My dear friend Sharyn provided me with archival photos left to her by a relative who had been a professional photographer in Ohio around the turn of the century.  
(The last century!)

These photos, many of children, make me wonder about the mysteries of their lives, the hardships and joys they faced, the realities of life a hundred years ago.

Here is a series of collages honoring these 
wonderful children.

Click to see the next face