tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post7815475812376719870..comments2023-11-05T01:12:05.729-07:00Comments on My Tangled Vine: Sepia Saturday - My Norway Connection: The Herstad FamilyYour Genetic Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696248341534125135noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post-82730522187894900412010-11-29T08:25:59.866-08:002010-11-29T08:25:59.866-08:00As always you lead us on a tour around the photogr...As always you lead us on a tour around the photograph, and as always it is a tour de force.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post-73350471613339988772010-11-28T16:47:45.775-08:002010-11-28T16:47:45.775-08:00I also think it is a woman on the left and I love ...I also think it is a woman on the left and I love that they are sitting around a table and have books as a prop. The older lady could be his step mother or could even be an aunt.Life Goes Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777055726019503326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post-34354907246998056342010-11-27T21:09:59.037-08:002010-11-27T21:09:59.037-08:00This photograph enlarged so beautifully when I cli...This photograph enlarged so beautifully when I clicked on it. Wonderful! Did you notice those exquisite lace curtains in the windows?!!! Wow!<br><br />I think the person standing on the left is a young woman for two reasons. It looks like a dress that she's wearing, and, if it were a man, the hair would not be pulled back so tightly (and I doubt men wore long hair in those days). The books indicate to me that the family is literate, something that cannot be said for lots of folks of that time period. Obviously, that was something very important to them or they wouldn't have made a point to show it in the photo. Thanks for sharing this gem of a photo. I hope you're able to figure out who the two unknowns are.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post-861341647946661332010-11-27T15:23:55.460-08:002010-11-27T15:23:55.460-08:00Beautiful photo! Simply stunning. And thanks for t...Beautiful photo! Simply stunning. And thanks for the historical information.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post-20980143946891799942010-11-27T15:15:39.534-08:002010-11-27T15:15:39.534-08:00there is certainly a lot to ponder there; maybe pl...there is certainly a lot to ponder there; maybe placing this photo next to others with the same people at different ages will help; if she is the step mother did she have other children? The person behind her might be another of her children...it is difficult to determine the ages from this...I am sure you will prevail...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post-12758134101595132652010-11-27T15:09:16.761-08:002010-11-27T15:09:16.761-08:00I wonder if they had cross-dressers in those days?...I wonder if they had cross-dressers in those days? He sure does look like a young man and his clothes look like a dress with even a broach at the neck. How absolutely intriguing!<br />My ancestors are from Norway, also and I haven't been able to trace them at all. The other side of the family I've traced back to Cleopatra, although I'm not sure I believe it. Maybe almost everyone goes back to Cleopatra.North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post-78911521535205873482010-11-27T09:44:09.826-08:002010-11-27T09:44:09.826-08:00gosh i can get lost in that photo - it is fantasti...gosh i can get lost in that photo - it is fantastic! totally reminiscent of ingmar berman films!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770189024177986525.post-84414733015234638152010-11-27T08:51:12.917-08:002010-11-27T08:51:12.917-08:00Fascinating photograph! Here are my thoughts - I t...Fascinating photograph! Here are my thoughts - I think the person standing on the far left is a woman - though I agree the face looks like a young man's. But the drape of the cloth from the waist down and the neck look like a dress to me (a cassock is a possibility, but seems unlikely). I see a strong resemblance between this person and the holder woman sitting in front of her/him - esp. the eyes and shape of the head. I see less resemblance to the rest of the family - though Fredrikka's jawline matches. I wouldn't rule out the seated woman being in her 80s. <br />Finally - I LOVE the details. The tabletop is so highly polished it shines. The books - I want to know what they're reading. Fabulous image.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.com