Bruns or Bredhoft Relatives?

Ancient Faces

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Ancient Faces commented

This unknown photo is believed to have been taken in 1850s Central Europe. It was customary for travelers to take ‘goodbye photos' dressed in their best native clothing.

Nov 02, 2015 ·

N Hertel

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N Hertel commented

It was a tradition in Germany to take "Good-by" photos just before they actually left, and they dressed in their best native costume when traveling or emigrating, but in Germany, the native costume was somewhat different, depending on where you lived, and the time frame. They also could have been from Austria or Switzerland, or even western Poland.

Oct 30, 2015 ·

Stephen Zaremba

Stephen Zaremba commented

Maybe In Poland . Looks like the way They Have Dressed. Thank you so much. I have to say it is A nice Picture

Nov 02, 2015 on

Lucy Cerejo

Lucy Cerejo commented

Not at all

Jan 16, 2016 on

Stephen Zaremba

Stephen Zaremba commented

Jan 16, 2016 on

Stephen Zaremba

Stephen Zaremba commented

How Would you know There are different Parts and Different Years of the way of Dressing. Interesting you seem to know is that your Family.?????

Jan 16, 2016 on

Georgi Georgiev

Georgi Georgiev commented

[external link]

Nov 02, 2015 on

Judith McNutt

Judith McNutt commented

Looks like those dolls stacked inside each other

Nov 02, 2015 on

Sveta Lute

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Sveta Lute commented

"Matryoshky".)) But I'm sure, the children aren't Russian. From Slovakia m.b.?..

Nov 03, 2015 on

Jessica Day Hotchkin Everett

Jessica Day Hotchkin Everett commented

I was thinking Czech/Slovak.

Nov 16, 2015 on

Jan Burrell

Jan Burrell commented

I wonder about the kerchiefs they're holding

Nov 02, 2015 on

Barbara Faust

Barbara Faust commented

Why? It is very common waving goodbye with a handkerchief.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Willena H. Thomas

Willena H. Thomas commented

Looks more like a dish towel than a handkerchief!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Mazie Haven

Mazie Haven commented

BEAUTY!!!!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Brenda Beck

Brenda Beck commented

Really neat, Kimberly Liestman Wurl

Nov 02, 2015 on

Carol Strube

Carol Strube commented

Great picture.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Terri Allen

Terri Allen commented

Nice one.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Jean Lay

Jean Lay commented

Beautiful photo !

Nov 02, 2015 on

Barbara Faust

Barbara Faust commented

I'd say it is from Bulgary, Hungary or Romania.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Tracy Shaffer

Tracy Shaffer commented

Thank you for sharing

Nov 02, 2015 on

ياسين الكوردي

ياسين الكوردي commented

🌿🌷🌷🌷🌿

Nov 02, 2015 on

David Gorman

David Gorman commented

Wow

Nov 02, 2015 on

Anne Talbott

Anne Talbott commented

I wonder what happened to them... what a story!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Carole Brooks Fowler

Carole Brooks Fowler commented

I would love the story behind this picture!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Deanne Martin

Deanne Martin commented

I love old pictures

Nov 02, 2015 on

Laura Limon

Laura Limon commented

Wow!

Nov 02, 2015 on

JG Wilkins

JG Wilkins commented

Could you tell me what country these children came from the clothing? My mom has pictures when she was small that favors the little girl on the right!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Alf Johnson

Alf Johnson commented

Hi! That's German folk dress, probably from the state of Hessen. I'm a folk dress expert, especially in the folk dress from the 16 states of Germany.

Nov 04, 2015 on

JG Wilkins

JG Wilkins commented

Her features not the clothes!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Regene Steffen

Regene Steffen commented

They knew that they would never return

Nov 02, 2015 on

Ronny R. Alders

Ronny R. Alders commented

A very nice old picture! Looks like from Poland or Czechoslovakia

Nov 02, 2015 on

Sándor Zoltán Szász

Sándor Zoltán Szász commented

Czechoslovakia didnt exist back then. Nor does it now. This photo could be from almost anywhere in Central Europe, as folk clothing was very similar and had so many different variations that it makes it hard to tell apart

Nov 02, 2015 on

Mona Helal

Mona Helal commented

So nice and genuine

Nov 02, 2015 on

Stephen Zaremba

Stephen Zaremba commented

But on the Border Line Looks like it Plus Remember that Not a Lot of Money Back Then . Hungry Maybe . If you have a good Idea Please Tell us So we Have a Better Idea Where. Thank you so much. And Thank you so much for Like in what i have Been Trying to at Least.!!!!!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Stephen Zaremba

Stephen Zaremba commented

Thank you for your reply. The Bout of You. I love the fact that I can get Some Help And feedback . SQ CQQL

Nov 02, 2015 on

Stephen Zaremba

Stephen Zaremba commented

W G. Thank you so much for your reply Truly Love it.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Mark Jankowsky

Mark Jankowsky commented

My guess is from Poland

Nov 02, 2015 on

Ørjan Torgersen

Ørjan Torgersen commented

Lokka like norwegian folksuits!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Ronny R. Alders

Ronny R. Alders commented

Maybe it's Scandinavian as Ørjan Torgersen says!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Betty J. Copeland

Betty J. Copeland commented

Wonderful.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Catherine Gavin

Catherine Gavin commented

Love ALL the Ancient Faces photos!!!!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Mary Mcneilly Goodall

Mary Mcneilly Goodall commented

I see photos like this all the time. In the second hand shops there are boxes of them. When an old person dies. All there cherished memories are sold of as a job lot.

Nov 02, 2015 on

N Hertel

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N Hertel commented

To Mary Mcneilly Goodall. How very sad. No appreciation for past family, nor parents' memories.

Nov 02, 2015 ·

Kathy Murphy

Kathy Murphy commented

They all look the same (faces)!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Lenka Shaw

Lenka Shaw commented

Maybe be Russian?

Nov 02, 2015 on

Sheila-marie Kroeis

Sheila-marie Kroeis commented

This picture is true from Europe yes my female clan had it done as well.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Michele Janovick-Custer

Michele Janovick-Custer commented

Well, Brun in German could mean "Brown"...I'm enjoying the embroidery on the girls apron. I'm not thinking this is very Central Europe like we know today- rather we know Germany encompassed parts of Poland, (Prussia), Moravia or Bohemia perhaps? look into Austria-Hungary. Even as far west as the The Palitinate- this reminds me of my Bavarian ancestors somewhat...so, I'd bet they are Moravians. Many Moravians came to the states to start communities here.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Sharon Boehlert

Sharon Boehlert commented

I thought Poland.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Mary Crestani Silantyev

Mary Crestani Silantyev commented

How lovely to see a photo like this. It looks Prussian to me.

Nov 03, 2015 on

Sylwia Urban

Sylwia Urban commented

I'd say they might have been from Denmark. Check some of the costumes here [external link]

Nov 03, 2015 on

Allison Laster Fitch

Allison Laster Fitch commented

No. This is German folk dress from the German state of Hessen.

Nov 06, 2015 on

Allison Laster Fitch

Allison Laster Fitch commented

Mary Crestani Silantyev you might be correct, since part of Hessen was in Prussia.

Nov 06, 2015 on

Jim Chaffee

Jim Chaffee commented

Very fashionable !

Nov 02, 2015 on

Diane Fox

Diane Fox commented

Germanic or Slavic. I don't think Scandinavia.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Stephen Zaremba

Stephen Zaremba commented

SQ CQQL

Nov 02, 2015 on

Sandra VanOrman

Sandra VanOrman commented

Captivating

Nov 02, 2015 on

Sarah Lydle

Sarah Lydle commented

Earendur Ancalimon - any idea?

Nov 02, 2015 on

Earendur Ancalimon

Earendur Ancalimon commented

about what?

Nov 02, 2015 on

David L. Langenberg

David L. Langenberg commented

A bit later than the 1850s, I think. Perhaps the 1870s? Looks like a cabinet card.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Alexis Lynds

Alexis Lynds commented

Amazing.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Joan Dear

Joan Dear commented

Awesome

Nov 02, 2015 on

Bert Visser

Bert Visser commented

I am a collector of these ancient photographs. This is a masterpiece!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Mary Crestani Silantyev

Mary Crestani Silantyev commented

Bert Visser I would very much like to know how do you find them? I think this type of collection awesome.

Nov 06, 2015 on

Bert Visser

Bert Visser commented

Auctions, flee markets, friends and relatives, second hand stores and a little bit of luck :-) I am retired so you must have the time and be patient. Furthermore i'm also collect postcards.

Nov 06, 2015 on

Tanya Ferogiaro-Campbell

Tanya Ferogiaro-Campbell commented

They look so young!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Catherine Mary Clark-Bartram

Catherine Mary Clark-Bartram commented

Christine Riedel you might like this. Interesting pictures

Nov 02, 2015 on

Teresa Regenold

Teresa Regenold commented

Cute kids

Nov 02, 2015 on

Cindy Clough Nicol

Cindy Clough Nicol commented

My great grandmother and my grandfather who was born in 1900. She was full blooded native american but not sure which tribe.

Nov 02, 2015 on

Valerie Horner

Valerie Horner commented

Where was she from? What area?

Nov 02, 2015 on

Cindy Clough Nicol

Cindy Clough Nicol commented

Idk

Nov 02, 2015 on

Emma Fuller

Emma Fuller commented

I would love to read more about this story , interest!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Susan Briney

Susan Briney commented

You find the most interesting things!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Norma Monroe

Norma Monroe commented

They certainly look related

Nov 02, 2015 on

Ulf-Peter Stüve

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Ulf-Peter Stüve commented

It reminds me on the traditionally dress in northern Germany around 1870 .

Nov 02, 2015 on

David Byrd

David Byrd commented

Reminds me of Russian nesting dolls

Nov 02, 2015 on

Thet Tun

Thet Tun commented

#It's #great !!!"!

Nov 02, 2015 on

Elinor Almeida

Elinor Almeida commented

Impressionante !

Nov 02, 2015 on

Mitcham Rose

Mitcham Rose commented

Slovakia dress

Nov 03, 2015 on

Lorene Decatur

Lorene Decatur commented

It is my understanding that in many cases the clothes were provided for them by the photographer or friend. So many were too poor to even own such finery.

Nov 03, 2015 on

Patricia Kathleen Mary Reed

Patricia Kathleen Mary Reed commented

Brave young souls.

Nov 03, 2015 on

Bee Kerr

Bee Kerr commented

I wonder what country they were from

Nov 03, 2015 on

Michèle Storck-Leiser

Michèle Storck-Leiser commented

Love les anciennes photos !!

Nov 03, 2015 on

Sher Stookey

Sher Stookey commented

I wish I did. The branches in the back look like a "Charlie Brown" Christmas tree. :D

Nov 03, 2015 on

Sylwia Urban

Sylwia Urban commented

I'm Polish and I'd say this photo has something Germanic/Scandinavian about it. It's similar to this costume from Denmark [external link]

Nov 03, 2015 on

Linda Mannix

Linda Mannix commented

I do love these oldies..
Wonderful

Nov 03, 2015 on

Allison Laster Fitch

Allison Laster Fitch commented

That's German dress, probably from the state of Hessen.

Nov 03, 2015 on

Barbara Faust

Barbara Faust commented

I don't think so. I'm german and I never saw such flowers on the dresses of my relatives. I concider it's more from eastern Europe, maybe Hungary or Austria near the borders to Hungary.

Nov 03, 2015 on

Allison Laster Fitch

Allison Laster Fitch commented

Barbara Faust I am a folk dress expert who specializes in German folk dress
(Called "tracht". ) I run a facebook page called German folk costumes. I collaborate with a German relative of mine who runs German folk dress exhibitions. Germany has 16 different states and every one of those states has completely different, unique folk dress. Look up Hungarian folk dress and you will see none of its types look anything like this. Austrian folk dress also looks different. The tracht in the picture above is distinctly Hessian, and I can tell you that it is a part of the wide range of costume found in the German state of Hessen. My German ancestors were from Hessen, and my relatives are still there. So I should know.
AncientFaces, please take note of my comment. I hope it's been helpful.

Nov 04, 2015 on

JG Wilkins

JG Wilkins commented

Well you good people have answered my question as my moms heritage from her grandfather, her daddy's father, as her great grandparents were German and Austrian and some where along the way after they arrived in America a Blackfoot Indian got mixed in!! Then her grandmother, her daddy's mommy was Scandinavian but, haven't found which country yet! So, that's why my moma looks just like the little girl on the right when she was a child! Thank you so much! Moma is going to be so excited when I tell her!

Nov 04, 2015 on

Hussain AD AD

Hussain AD AD commented

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Nov 04, 2015 on

Lori Ybarra

Lori Ybarra commented

Looks like they are holding dish towels

Nov 05, 2015 on

Allison Laster Fitch

Allison Laster Fitch commented

Listen people. There is a folk dress expert here and no one is listening. I am so insulted. I already told you that this dress is from the German state of Hessen. I am unfollowing this page.

Nov 06, 2015 on