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Small Stories: Defaced & Captioned Snapshots

With the introduction of the Kodak Brownie camera in 1900, amateur photography grew in popularity. Almost immediately, people personalized their pictures by fearlessly writing directly on them; names, dates, stories and witticisms written on borders or across the image, along with arrows, numbers, cartoonish circles drawn around eyes, and faces scribbled out, are a few examples of the ways people ensured their snapshots expressed personal sentiments and stories. Crudely personalized and written on vintage photographs are often funny, surprising and oddly endearing. For more about altered photos,  For purchase info: blevine@projectb.com

Crazy Eyes, c.1970

Not sure, c.1910

I built this boat, c.1925

Oct. 23, c.1910

Dog Tags, c.1940

Dog Tags (back), c.1940

Some catch, 1954

Rainbow, 1928

On the Road, c.1935

Studio of Dance, 1961

Defaced, c.1950

Defaced 2, c.1940

Mask, c.1965

Ode To Sickness, 1908

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Good shadow, 1938

Gas Drill, 1943

Big Leg, 1938

Finish roll of film, 1964

The girls, 1929

Duke of Kent, c.1950