Saturday's Old Photo a Day Late

 

I scanned this photo to use yesterday and then decided I was too tired to finish things up and actually post it, so I’m posting it today. This is a photo of my Grandpa Vogt, done a little bit like the more famous photograph, Grace. I posted this once a long time ago on the old blog, but I didn’t have a scanner then, so I took a photo of the photo. Using a scanner works a lot better.

I have this photograph framed and hanging on my dining room wall along with several other old family photos. My grandpa was a Kansas wheat farmer; notice the working-man hands. Next week I’ll post another photo of Grandpa Vogt, one showing him dressed up for Pioneer Days.

Comments

[Judy]

Your photo reminds me of the only thing I know about my maternal great grandmother, Olava Persdatter Dubvig Otteson. She was known to have been "a woman who prayed a lot." So much said in so few words.

[rosemary]

Oh, what a wonderful photo. It actually brought tears to my eyes.

[She who leaves cards in library books]

I feel like I made a similar comment on your original post. "I think I told you this before." Amnesia meets Deja Vu

[Kim from Hiraeth]

Hey, Rosemary! I was going to say that!

Really, it did bring tears to my eyes.

[rebecca]

Judy,

Nope. I checked.

[Judy]

Whew!

Now to stay on topic. That is one powerful picture.
Thanks for sharing it.

[lisa writes...]

Here courtesy of Leslie @ Lux Venit--what a beautiful portrait and far more beautiful legacy. Thanks for sharing.

[Julie Stiles Mills]

Also visiting from Lux Venit. What a wonderful photo. A timeless message. And a glimpse into the character of a man for his children's children's children. Thank you for sharing this.