My childhood seemed to have stretched out longer than human time. Those childhood memories have a dreamlike quality. I have memories of the time when I was perhaps three, perhaps younger. I even have an infant memory, although I am not sure if this is a true memory, of me laying on the bed and a big dog entering the room and everyone getting excited. I remember being with my Yaya Yvonne in the … [Read more...] about Old Photographs 4 — Cecilia Brainard — 6–7 Years Old
Old Photographs of Cecilia Brainard — Happy Days by the Sea
HAPPY DAYS BY THE SEA As I mentioned, I just have a handful of photos from when I was a baby and child. This was during the time when people used real cameras, with real film, that had to be developed and printed. The paper used were not necessarily archival and the pictures disintegrated; and most of the time, the rolled up negatives got lost or were destroyed. Here is one photo I found of … [Read more...] about Old Photographs of Cecilia Brainard — Happy Days by the Sea
Old Photographs — Baby Pictures of Cecilia Brainard
I thought I would post pictures of me through the years, starting with my baby pictures -- 2 of them, that's all I have. One shows me on the bed; this photo is in very poor condition (it looks almost like some kind of art). The other shows my siblings and me the baby. L-R: Vicky holding me, Ana holding a doll, and Junior or Jess holding a Brownie camera. In the back, you can catch a glimpse … [Read more...] about Old Photographs — Baby Pictures of Cecilia Brainard