Blackdoll Photos

[utopia13]

This is one of those sites I frequent. This lady's photography is absolutely amazing, not to mention her preferred subjects!

Anyone else ever stumbled upon her photographs? Certainly a treat...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackdoll/

One of my favorite places to daydream

[SkipW]

Fantastic site, thanks for posting.

I could probably kill a few hours looking through the photos.

[eclecticcottage]

Subject matter is really cool...pics look like snapshots to me though. Not in a bad way, just not anything wall worthy...

[lupinfarm]

Really neat, found a couple of blogs like that...The town hall on blackdolls photostream looks quite a bit like the fire hall
in Campbellford, a town about 20 kilometers from me. It has the same kind of Domey thing at the top of its tower.

[housecrazy sarah]

I found those photos really intriguing... I get kinda tired of the highly manipulated, expensive camera shots... these were natural.
I especially liked the pic of the old house with the sign that read "please respect this house"

[YinzerMama]

I found those photos really intriguing... I get kinda tired of the highly manipulated, expensive camera shots... these were natural.

me too!

great site, thanks for posting!

Inititially thought this was going to be PC-questionable collectors dolls from the 30s...

[nezwick]

Thanks for posting that - I hadn't run across Blackdoll's flickr yet. Awesome photos.

Something that always catches my eye about southern houses, is that many of the pictured don't have foundations/basements. It would kinda creep me out to have an open space under my house where people/animals could freely roam. Here up north, everybody has a basement or enclosed crawl space.

[utopia13]

Glad to hear you guys enjoyed those. I have that site bookmarked. Just something about her approach to photography. Like in the "elegent decay" album. Even if no one has lived in them for decades...they have a life in them that really translates well through her eye.

That site...and Shorpys...2 of my favorites.

[pqtex]

YinzerMama said:

Inititially thought this was going to be PC-questionable collectors dolls from the 30s...

I have a fabric doll given to me by my aunt, who purchased it in New Orleans around 1953 or 1954. The doll is a rotund black woman wearing a red polka dot dress with a white apron and red kerchief on her yarn hair. It very much resembles a dear old woman who worked for my grandparents for many years. I saw her on a daily basis and she sometimes babysat me. She was a big part of my life and I loved her kind heart. That doll, while so politically incorrect, is special to me and I display it with some other childhood treasures. I wrestle with the worry of how other people might view what was called a Mammy doll. I moved it out of sight when some co-workers came to my house because I didn't want to accidentally offend anyone; but I felt guilty for hiding it because it was a cherished gift from someone I love and reminds me of someone I loved and have many good memories of. I still waffle about what is the right thing to do: Leave it on display and explain my attachment, leave it on display with no explanation, or remove it from sight on selective occasions.

I love the photos at the Blackdoll Flickr webite. They are pretty awesome.

[utopia13]

Hey pqtex... If that doll were mine, I'd display it. It is both a piece of History and also a sentimental gift from your past.

Certainly more "display-worthy" than a lawn jockey. imo