Awesome picture of my great grandmother

[MagicAndMayhem]

My mom used to have this picture hanging up in our house somewhere but then we moved and lost it....then I discovered it in an album at my grandmother's house.

This is my great grandmother at age 17. IIRC she contracted scarlet fever or something not long after this photo and all her hair fell out. She only wore it short after that.

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[isabelx]

Wow! So beautiful and thick.

[mz_grim]

WOW what a beautiful and elegant photo. and such beautiful hair

[LocustSpawning]

Wow, awesome! Would make a fantastic painting!

[Oksana]

What a brilliant picture!

[Madora]

Thanks for sharing that gorgeous photo of your great grandmother, MagicAndMayhem. Looks like she took great care of her wonderful mane!

[Gingerbear]

Gorgeous hair!

[Automne]

Beautiful picture!

[Amber_Maiden]

She is so pretty! Nice photo! Wow!

[Demetrue]

Just gorgeous!

[Lostsoule77]

That is an absolutely gorgeous picture! Your great grandmothers hair was beautiful. :) Thank you for sharing.

[allycat]

Wow, what a beautiful photo. Stunning hair.

[spike316]

So pretty. Is that a crown on her head? She looks like a princess! ^_^

[Starlight1986]

Ooooh, sooo lovely! I want her hair. :)
I love these old photos. It's like a little window to the past.

[txhedgehog]

Beautiful! I'd like to grow up and look like her.

[Yozhik]

Beautiful photo!

It has a great dreamy quality to it, and actually strongly reminds me of J.W. Waterhouses' paintings. :crush:

Thanks for sharing!

[Lissandria]

I just love old sepia-toned photographs. Beautiful, beautiful hair. Thankyou for sharing.:)

[Mayflower]

I LOVE looking at old pictures, it's just so interesting to realise those people were alive back then. I don't know how to explain it, but I find it really intrigueing. Beautiful hair and girl by the way.

[VikingVampChick]

Beautiful photo!

It has a great dreamy quality to it, and actually strongly reminds me of J.W. Waterhouses' paintings. :crush:

Thanks for sharing!

This. Love Waterhouse. My favorite is The Lady of Shallot <3

[Sewas]

What a beautiful photo of a lovely, young woman. Cherish it forever.

[Mina17]

She's beautiful! That photo is definitely something to be treasured.

[Lapin]

That picture is really amazing - your great grandmother was very beautiful, and her hair was extremely thud-worthy!

You should take a picture in a similar pose, in similar clothing - something for your relatives to see. Plus, fun!

[els23]

That hair is amazing!! And I love what she's wearing too :)

[Falcore]

So beautiful...

[MagicAndMayhem]

I'm glad you all appreciate it :D It's hard to believe this pic was taken over 100 years ago.


That picture is really amazing - your great grandmother was very beautiful, and her hair was extremely thud-worthy!

You should take a picture in a similar pose, in similar clothing - something for your relatives to see. Plus, fun!

Ooooo I like this idea! :D

[pinupdancer]

I love old photos. It's such a lovely picture, in every aspect. What a shame she got so sick.

[Vanilla]

I love this! Amazing picture.

[Helix]

Stunning picture.

[Minxymoo]

Oh wow, that is such a great photo! Thanks for sharing :)

[vanity_acefake]

What an amazing photo. She was so beautiful and her hair was stunning.
Thank you for sharing.

[MrsGuther]

WOW!!! That is some amazing hair there! You've got some good hair genes that got passed on to you. :)

[Firefly River]

That's a beautiful picture!

[HazyMoon]

Wow! I absolutely love older long hair photos.

I always wonder what products (or lack of) they used on their locks.

My mom always said that when she was younger, they washed their hair less than once a week (1950s). I imagine it was similar in the early 1900s.

[mel88lem]

I love old photos. Girls and ladies used to have such long hair, but their hard-working ways required them to pull it back and up. In the Little House books, Laura talks with her little sister Carrie about when she's older she will have to put it up (a coming of age thing?) rather than wear it down in braids. Also, in another book written by Laura's daughter Rose, Rose says she remembers when her mother would let her hair down to brush it, it would touch the floor (this is when Laura would have been 25ish) and how Laura loved to be able to let her hair down because the weight was so much when it was bunned. Long hair isn't prized like it used to be.

[kanaka]

Amazing and Gorgeous. her hair is so thick and she is so beautiful :)

[PixxieStix]

Wow, what pretty waves. That is such an amazing piece of family history right there. My great grandmother never wore her hair past shoulder her entire life.

[Earelia]

Wow, she looks so beautiful!

[darklion]

I had no idea that scarlet fever can cause your hair to fall out!!!
what a shame!
lovely photo!

[ImperatrixMundi]

Nice! I love old pictures and victorian women with long,braid waves hair.

[longhairedlady]

Beautiful picture! :)

[Ardellis]

Gorgeous photo. Such a shame to lose a head of hair like that.

Darklion, scarlet fever doesn't cause hair loss, but in those days they often cut the hair very short or even shaved the heads of patients, partly out of superstition that long hair sapped your energy, and partly because it was easier to keep a patient cool when fighting an illness that brought on a fever.

[Nadiner]

Her hair is awesome D: wish mine looked as natural and healthy as that. Maybe someday it will be.

[bunzfan]

Gorgeous photo. Such a shame to lose a head of hair like that.

Darklion, scarlet fever doesn't cause hair loss, but in those days they often cut the hair very short or even shaved the heads of patients, partly out of superstition that long hair sapped your energy, and partly because it was easier to keep a patient cool when fighting an illness that brought on a fever.

This is true they did cut very long hair for health reasons, my grand mother told me she had her classic length hair cut in to a bob because her dr believed her thick hair was the reason she kept fainting!

[Ice~Cold~Wind]

Beautiful. Long hair is definitely timelesss. :)

[Annalouise]

Very thick hair! She must have at least iii. Good hair genes, lucky you!:) I LOVE her dress too. Thanks for sharing.

[MagicAndMayhem]

Gorgeous photo. Such a shame to lose a head of hair like that.

Darklion, scarlet fever doesn't cause hair loss, but in those days they often cut the hair very short or even shaved the heads of patients, partly out of superstition that long hair sapped your energy, and partly because it was easier to keep a patient cool when fighting an illness that brought on a fever.

Oh wow, I did not know this. Thanks for this tidbit of info :skittles:

[heidi w.]

Neat-o photo! Thank you for sharing it with us.

heidi w.

[arwenevenstar37]

This picture is amazing! such beautiful hair! adn the dress adn lighting are great too!

[oktobergoud]

Wow, that is amazing! :)

[jojo]

How very beautiful both the hair and your grandmother; she reminds me of the Queen Mother when young. I hope you have inherited her hair genes.

[Navydoc_76]

wow! what a beautiful photo! that would definately be a centerpiece in my house if that were my granny!!

[HintOfMint]

Woah... that is just so... regal! Really that's the only word I have to describe for it. So awful about the scarlet fever but at least you all have that memento of her lovely hair.

[estelwen]

Oh what a beautiful picture! And I'm sad that she lost her hair shortly after it was taken.

[bettylibertine]

Absolutely lovely!

[Toiréasa]

Such beautuful hair,thanks for sharing!

[Nae]

Wowie zowie! That is some fabulous proof of some fantastic hair genes. I love that picture!

[chelshireling]

So beautiful!

[jacqueline101]

Wow she's beautiful. Are you going to follow in her foot steps? Grow your hair as long as she did?

[Quetiepi]

I wonder, does your hair have similar waves? I imagine that your great grandmothers are braid waves. I looked at your picture and I think your face is a little thinner than hers, but your eyes look like hers. You are both very beautiful! Thank you for sharing this photo.

[Sushi144]

My mom always said that when she was younger, they washed their hair less than once a week (1950s). I imagine it was similar in the early 1900s.

My neighbour has a 1930's manual for young girls education and, on the chapter of hygiene, the say you should wash your hair every three weeks. :eyebrows:

Nice picture by the way, I love old pictures - my avatar is a picture of my great-grand-aunt. :)

[lolabird]

SO beautiful and such a cool pic! Very sad that it all fell out :(

[CrunchyMama]

I love this! I wonder why long hair like this grew out of fashion? It was so beautiful, ethereal, and feminine!

[blondie9912]

Holy cow, you've got some great genes working in your favour ;) She has stunning hair! I love the texture and fairytale ends :)

[Lisa R]

Amazing picture! Thank you so much for sharing it. What a treasure to have.

[goldenmoments]

Such a beautiful photo!

[Amazinggrace]

A beautiful photo, and what a lovely young woman. It is always a treasure to find those long lost photos, a look back at your history.

Thank you for sharing it. :)

[LissaJane]

Wow, what amazing hair

[elbow chic]

What a beauty! I love her dress, too.

[Gypsygirl]

Beautiful... :crush: I am sure she was heartbroken when she lost it. Oh my gosh. :(

[Humbug]

Woww, I love it!!

[Isadora]

Beautiful hair, this picture is a little treasure!

[sarelis]

Thank you for sharing, what a lovely photo! There is a similar one of my great Grandmother somewhere, her hair was not quite as long but was beautifully thick, dark & shiny. :)

[littleizz]

So gorgeous. The first word/feeling that comes to mind when I see old pictures like that is "peaceful" :) What a treasure!

[3azza]

This is a priceless picture, thanks for sharing, it's beautiful.

[dementedkitten]

What wonderful hair! Beautiful photo :)

[blackcatw81]

:eek: What more could I say? The pic is very... suggestive *_*

[Shoga]

AWESOME!!! Gorgeous photo, thanks so much for sharing!

[Hylia]

just amazing.

[shazzshazshz]

wow, her hair is really lovely!