Alan, Mary, and Robert Brebner, Spruce Grove, Alberta, ca. 1900, by Robert McKay Brebner, via Provincial Archives of Alberta Commons on flickr (both photos).
There is more about the Brebner family here.
Spruce Grove, Alberta
In a vase on Monday: midsummer roses
Roses from the garden this afternoon.
To see what other bloggers have put in a vase today, please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
The Sunday porch: Miami, Florida
House in Miami, Florida, July 11, 1955, via Florida Memory (State Library and Archives of Florida) Commons on flickr (cropped slightly by me).
Widely available by the 1950s, aluminum awnings were touted as longer-lasting and lower-maintenance than traditional [canvas] awnings. . . . [T]hey were especially popular with homeowners. Aluminum awnings were made with slats called “pans” arranged horizontally or vertically. For variety and to match the building to which they were applied, different colored slats could be arranged to create stripes or other decorative patterns.
— U.S. National Park Service “Preservation Brief“
The flower seller, Stockholm
Hamilton, Ontario
Gladiolus in the Children’s Garden, Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario, 1955, via Local History & Archives, Hamilton Public Library (used with permission).
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