12.18.2013

Girl Crush {Mystery 40s Girl}

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Finding an old photo of a cute girl is one thing, but finding dozens to sort through is a whole other barrel of monkeys. I stumbled on a few of these in Divine Consign on a wall, and when I was spotted spending a ridiculous amount of time looking at them, the lady said "Oh, there's a whole box of those, I can bring them out from the back if you want." 

Yes. Yes I do want. 

The only photos of her were early WWII-late 40s, and in that span of time she had a baby and wore lots of darling outfits. No wedding photos, so maybe she and her sweetheart (I snagged a pic of them) got married before he joined the military. 

I have no idea what her name is. The only writing on the backs were names of babies and on the swimsuit photo she writes "I  look like a sea hag here"

So I kind of love her. She's cute, and silly, and I'd steal her wardrobe in a split second if given the chance. I can't pick a favorite. 
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37 comments:

HailesHeartsFashion said...

Really loved this post...the photos are amazing. I wish they still existed like this. There is something so romantic about them. I love wondering what people's stories are/were.

Great post!

Hailes<3
Hailes Hearts Fashion.

Jade Sheldon said...

Oh my word, she is so, so lovely. It always makes me kind of sad to find stacks of old photos like this. But I'm glad they were rescued and are now loved by someone new...

Ana said...

Gosh, she is wonderful. Such an easy beauty. Thanks for sharing!

Ana said...

Gosh, what a beauty! She's got such a graceful, easy beauty. Reminds me a bit of Katherine Hepburn. Thanks for sharing.

Liv said...

I love all of her brooches! Also, her wardrobe and like, everything else! What a fantastic find.

Unknown said...

OMG she is sooo gorgeous! And I'm not saying this because she's a vintage/40s girl - but she really does have a gorgeous face and hair and smile!!! I really wish I could find things like this! I'm allergic to dust and struggle to go through old paper stuff in shops :( I really wanna be friends with her - wish we knew her name!

Vivian de Violet said...

She is very cute indeed, lovely girl, I wonder who she was.

Anonymous said...

Wow! What an incredible treasure. Wouldn't it be fantastic if you could find out more about her? It would be like a historical treasure hunt. How exciting!

CBoyer said...

What a DOLL! She's a darling gal, and oh! How I wish I knew her name! I adore these kind of candid shots from way back… Kinda makes you realize that the people back then were human too, not just illustrations and photographs from a fashion magazine or press photos. Love this post! You lucky thing finding these treasures!

-Charlotte
boyerfamilysingers.blogspot.com

Kalin said...

Oh, she looks like she had such an amazing personality. So carefree and happy. Like Charlotte said above, we so often think of the people back then as just illustrations, not people like us, with quirks, personalities and even silliness! She seems like a card, I'm sure we'd get along just fine!
Www.modestyismypolicy.blogspot.com (vintage fashion blog)

Dakota said...

She has such a distinctive (and beautiful!) face. So intriguing. What a wonderful find!!

Unknown said...

Wow these pictures are awesome! She's so pretty and silly. I love it! Sometimes I almost forget people were just about the same back then - silliness and all. Sometimes the black and white photos make things seem dull when it was really vibrant and colorful and people had tons of personality. I wish you knew more about her!

J. MacIsaac Studios said...

Isn't it interesting getting to glimpse into the past life of a stranger! I wonder what they would think to know that modern girls are looking at their photos as if they were looking through a fashion magazine?

Julietslace said...

"I look like a sea hag here"
That made me snort in the library! She's gorgeous, thanks for sharing.

Sweetpaintedlady said...

I love these, they are soo charming and they capture the essence of her beautifully

Porcelina said...

Thank you for sharing these wonderful photographs! She did seem quite the character. She looks very young, late teens maybe?

Good find! x

Cat said...

beautiful photos x

Unknown said...

I love these photos but also find it kind of sad that someone's life in photos has been picked up by a stranger to her (although you obviously love and will cherish them) and not passed down to her family - maybe she had no family to pass things down to or they didn't want them, it's fascinating to guess at the history behind them. Anyway I'm glad that you have them and have shared them here with us all! xx

Babes in Thriftland said...

I want to be her best friend! I wish through the power of the internet we could figure out who she is! Does anyone we know own facial recognition software? :)

A Vintage Nerd said...

Oh my word these are just too adorable! I hope one day to snag a box of someones photos. I think its imp to remember people even if we didn't know them. Thank you for keeping them. xox

Anonymous said...

You could turn these into a really interesting photo story.

Tania of Voyeur Vintage said...

This is so wonderful! Just a handful of photos can tell so many stories. I recently rescued a small collection of yearbook photos from the early 50s all inscribed to "Maggie" but don't have a single picture of her, only a name and the sentiments her friends wrote her.

zionastar said...

i think her husband is my husband... i showed him the picture, and he literally had to take a couple steps back. it's really uncanny!

Kate-Em said...

These are wonderful. I love to find old photographs. Thanks for sharing.

Mim said...

What lovely photos - it's great that you were able to keep the shots of Mystery Girl together.

Erin Marie said...

Oh my word, she's hilarious! I love this!! A while back my mother went to the flea market and came back with a box of old photos that some family had just left.....I love finding old photos because they tell such amazing stories. This was great!

Mark said...

She looks quite a bit like my neighbor Katie across the street. I wonder if she had red hair?

Anci said...

You have a really nice and lovely blog ! Maybe I've said that before ? :)

XX
Anci

Mary said...

Is it just me or does this girl look very similar to Emily of rubyslipperjourneys.blogspot.com? Especially in the last picture.

Witchcrafted Life said...

These are flat out awesome!!! She seems like such a jovial, happy-go-lucky, plucky kind of lady. I greatly enjoyed seeing these photos, thank you very much for sharing them, dear gal.

Wishing you the very merriest of Christmas weeks!
♥ Jessica

I Art Fashion said...

Such a great collection!
She looks like so much fun, thanks for sharing :)

BaronessVonVintage said...

What a babe! I love the photos of her sticking out her tongue. You can tell she had spirit....and style!

Anonymous said...

How interesting it would be to find out who she is and more of her story. She definitely has a great sense of style and personality!
+Victoria+

Sabrina said...

"Sea hag"?! Pish posh. What a lovely girl. Can we share vintage best friends? ;)

une femme av said...

She is so damn crush worthy!

ohsorosie said...

Wow.. what anamazing thing to stumble across!

Marie said...

What a beautiful, flirty, silly, lovely lady! These photos are so divine! So sad that they ended up in a shop, but how lovely that they're being cherished once again. Thanks so much for sharing!