JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
Our ancestors could not spend all their time engrossed in all-things-war. Some had to, many volunteered their time, 100% of it until an outcome either way was ensured . Still, life went on, or tried to around the edges. People were born and died of causes other violence on the battle field or disease in camps, others married, set up homes together, some? Continued to find distractions by way of play, vacations and games, social gatherings, time to forget the ever present storm clouds and distant cannon. Sometimes it was found in the view over a battlefield, hence gratifying Lookout Point's intrepid little cliff-clinging photography business. Or a back yard. Or miles away.
Not everyone traveled in their own conveyance. Stage stops like this one could take you to stations where trains and steamers stood waiting, bound for main destinations.
Love this. May be a little post war, Yosemite, some very determined tourists.
From Wiki, The Crystal Palace would have been a huge draw should a tourist venture overseas.
It's a baseball game, whatever that looked like, in New York state
And always, always, Niagara Falls
Sorry about the quality, outings to paint were extremely popular.
As were croquet although it was also very popular when one was an overnight guest at any number of hotels.
Fair warning- next is post-war, there was sea-bathing at the time. Cannot find a photograph. Some must exist.
Included this because the little wagons which took females down to the water were so funny- while older women must have sweltered on the shore. Still, they must have loved this as much as all of use to have gone in such numbers.
These were events, too, taking photographs.
Here we go. Officers and wives at Lookout Point, 2,000 wayyyy above the Tennessee River, R.M. Linn somehow built a studio here in 1863 although love to know exactly when, given the November battle. It must have been a great ' tourist ' kind of attraction itself. Countless of these were taken before the end of the war although few women.
One of my favorites ( love pontoons hugely ), an outing over this on the James ( rats, now forget the name of the island, will come back and edit ) it looks like either a wedding or an outing, There is one woman in a light dress, large hoop. I've never been able to make up my mind.
Not everyone traveled in their own conveyance. Stage stops like this one could take you to stations where trains and steamers stood waiting, bound for main destinations.
Love this. May be a little post war, Yosemite, some very determined tourists.
From Wiki, The Crystal Palace would have been a huge draw should a tourist venture overseas.
It's a baseball game, whatever that looked like, in New York state
And always, always, Niagara Falls
Sorry about the quality, outings to paint were extremely popular.
As were croquet although it was also very popular when one was an overnight guest at any number of hotels.
Fair warning- next is post-war, there was sea-bathing at the time. Cannot find a photograph. Some must exist.
Included this because the little wagons which took females down to the water were so funny- while older women must have sweltered on the shore. Still, they must have loved this as much as all of use to have gone in such numbers.
These were events, too, taking photographs.
Here we go. Officers and wives at Lookout Point, 2,000 wayyyy above the Tennessee River, R.M. Linn somehow built a studio here in 1863 although love to know exactly when, given the November battle. It must have been a great ' tourist ' kind of attraction itself. Countless of these were taken before the end of the war although few women.
One of my favorites ( love pontoons hugely ), an outing over this on the James ( rats, now forget the name of the island, will come back and edit ) it looks like either a wedding or an outing, There is one woman in a light dress, large hoop. I've never been able to make up my mind.
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