The wedding photo of Pedro and Eloisa Garcia Sloss in Brownsville Texas circa 1910. I know that my greatgrandmother was 5yrs older and their firstborn was in 1911.
This awesome picture is my Grand Father and Grand Mother. The parents of my father George Garcia Sloss, I am the son George Sloss Jr. My dad would take us all the time to see our grand parents who lived only a few miles away on 147th street next to the Lawndale City Hall.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...
World War 1, the Mexican Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Easter Rising in Ireland . . . the sinking of the Titanic and the Lusitania. Spanish flu killed well over 20 million people world wide ...
Discover the rich history and culture of Texas, as seen through the lens of family photos shared by the community. From black-and-white snapshots of early settlers to color photos of family vacations ...
Antique and old photos showing weddings and anniversaries through the centuries.
Did you know that the white wedding dress was popularized in the West by Queen Victoria in the 1800's? In the East, a red wedding dress is considered good luck.
Regardless of particular customs or...