The Sepia Society

26/11/2025

Everything in the shop is 50% off till Dec 2nd!! Get your digital ephemera for an amazing price! Great for all those DIY gifts and crafts!

Shop Curated Digital Antique Ephemera by TheSepiaSociety located in Wildomar, California.

03/11/2025

Christmas is nearly here! My latest Etsy offering includes antique Christmas images, perfect for holiday DIY and scrapbooking. My listing shows you multiple ways you can utilize these adorable holiday images. On sale! Click here -->
https://thesepiasociety.etsy.com/.../antique-christmas...

18/09/2025

New listing in my shop! 31 bird die cut images circa 1880s-1900s. They are gorgeous! Link in my profile.

12/09/2025

I have an announcement to make. For the last couple weeks I have been spending almost all of my spare time between work and mom-life creating an Etsy shop https://thesepiasociety.etsy.com . My shop sells digital antique ephemera that can be used for all kinds of uses, especially scrapbooking, junk journaling, graphic design, teaching and creating gifts and home goods! I will have more and more as time goes by, especially fun teaching resources (already have one uploaded). It would really mean the world to me if you share my shop with anyone and everyone that you know. It would mean JUST as much to me if you favorite my shop too. If you feel like looking at my page now and then to drive stats up and help me hit the algorithm requirements to be "seen" on Etsy that would be amazing. Thanks friends!!

12/09/2025

I have an announcement to make. For the last couple weeks I have been spending almost all of my spare time between work and mom-life creating an Etsy shop https://thesepiasociety.etsy.com . My shop sells digital antique ephemera that can be used for all kinds of uses, especially scrapbooking, junk journaling, graphic design, teaching and creating gifts and home goods! I will have more and more as time goes by, especially fun teaching resources (already have one uploaded). It would really mean the world to me if you share my shop with anyone and everyone that you know. It would mean JUST as much to me if you favorite my shop too. If you feel like looking at my page now and then to drive stats up and help me hit the algorithm requirements to be "seen" on Etsy that would be amazing. Thanks friends!!

05/08/2023

This photo has so much character!! I am dying to know more about this nautical fellow. The cabinet card looks to be late 1800s. I've wondered if he is associated with the Toronto Life Saving & Police Patrol Service when it was under a different name. The binoculars indicate some sort of search and rescue/lookout occupation. His hat says "Toronto" but I can not tell what the rest of it says. He has some pretty fancy metals. I've never seen the elaborate filigree he sports at the end of each ribbon; they are very much like the British Royal Navy dolphin. The age of the card most likely means that this predates the creation of the Royal Canadian Navy. He also has a beautiful medal hanging from his lapel by a large bow, but I can not quite make it out. The back of the card reads, "To sister Jenna, from Willie". Willie has the stripes of a captain. If only these photos could talk! I'm captivated by Captain Willie, and I hope one day I can learn more about him and his life.

29/06/2023

Here we have a cabinet card of a handsome, young man of the early Gilded Age.  Photographed in 1900-1901 in Fargo, North Dakota by photographer Ernest H. Richardson.  On the back of the card, there is a faint pencil of the name, "Arthur Neyhart." Mr. Neyhart has such fine features, with his wide-set mouth and masculine chin.  His eyes are haunting, with their subtle creases and intense stare.  I imagine him to have a gentle smile, and soft spoken voice.  I have not been able to find any concrete information about him, but I can say with certainty that the date of this photo is very specific to 1900-1901 based on the below information:

"Ernest H. Richardson was born at Old Orchard, Maine, on November 22, 1875. He came to Fargo around December 1899 and took over the Charles Judd studio. In 1901, he married Florence Amelia Hamilton, and together, they had four children. Mr. Richardson left Fargo sometime around 1901. He was a photographer in Minnesota until 1917, when he moved to Ames, Iowa. In Ames, he served as the Iowa State College photographer. Mr. Richardson died in Ames on May 18, 1941."

"Fargo, North Dakota Photographers,  (Draft December 6, 1999)," State Historical Society of North Dakota, www.history.nd.gov

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19/06/2023

This beautiful woman was photographed at the turn of the 20th century (1900-1910). Notice her blouse, which billows over the waist. This style of blouse was actually called a "waist" or "shirt-waist" blouse. She's wearing a lovely hat decorated in plumage, but off to the side, we can see a boater hat and a parasol. She's dressed in a fashionable walking outfit for her time. That waistline is Itty bitty, and she looks very youthful. I love this playful pose. There was no information on the woman or the photographer.

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10/06/2023

These young "actresses" look like a close bunch. Circa 1919-1920 is my best guess. I believe these ladies are standing outside of a high school. The names read: Me, Neva, Ruth, Agnes, Olach(?), and Critsy. The back of the photo says what I thought was the name of "me" in the photo, but I can't make sense of it. I uncovered it after carefully removing the black album paper and adhesive from the back of the photo. It looks like it says, "Sola F' mton" or "Sola Imton." I've tried to look into this and can't find any answers. I hope one of my followers can assist! I love their beautiful coats and hats. Critsy has a wonderful smile and a very cute dimple.

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05/06/2023

This lovely young woman is poised so perfectly. The photographer must have directed her very well. Her hand is so relaxed on the rock she stands next to;  the opposite hand holds her parasol effortlessly.  Her velvety hat, with its ostrich feathers encompassing the top, is fetching but not overdone.  The high-neck collar of her bodice is accented with a small amount of frill, as well as a beautiful broach and a flat-chain necklace.  She is not flashy at all, and yet, she catches your eye.  I believe this photo was taken in the early to mid 1880s.  The dress she is wearing has what looks like a mid-bustle, and the bodice drops below the hips.  Her silhouette is gorgeous.  The fited and curvy lines of her waist give way to the draped and pleated fabric of her skirt, which was all very trendy around 1885.  Compared to other years' fashion, this dress actually looks comfortable. Her sweet face immediately reminded me of Daisy Mason, played by Sophie McShera, from Downtown Abbey.
She has a quiet yet resilient look.  Do you agree?  I could not find anything about the photographer, J.E. North of Trenton New Jersey.  I would love to know more about him if anyone has further information. 

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31/05/2023

"She ought to be home with her mother." Hah! This was a fantastic find in an assortment of random photos my husband won for me at an online auction through invaluable.com. I'm placing them in the 1920s with his flatcap and shawl- collared cardigan and her Mary Pickford ringlets and Mary Jane heels. My husband said she reminded him of me because of a hat I often wear that is similar to hers. The playfulness here is priceless. I love that they are sitting on some sort of swing in a yard. She looks slightly caught off guard while her counterpart is cracking up; like he caught onto a joke before she did. Just another perfect moment in time.

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29/05/2023

Here, in the United States of America, tomorrow we celebrate Memorial Day. On the eve of Memorial Day, I felt that this photo was pertinent. I picked this up today at Old Town Antique Faire in Temecula, CA. I believe we are looking at two proud brothers, wearing replicas of their father's uniform circa 1917-1918. They are sporting the "doughboy" uniform notorious for the U.S. soldiers who joined into the fighting of WW1 later in the game. I would love to know what the cap and collar insignia are, as well as the meaning behind the cuff stripes. It was common for children to wear replicas of their father's uniform during this war, so I would like to think that's what this photo is capturing. Both the boys look happy and proud. However, the sobering fact is that these boys may not have ever seen their father again. According to Patrick J. Kiger's article, How Many People Died in WW1(hostory.com): "The Allied side, including Britain (885,138 deaths), France (1,397,800), Russia (1,811,000), Italy (651,000), Serbia (275,000) and the U.S. (116,708), in addition to a host of other nations—lost 5.4 million military personnel." Victory was won at a GREAT price. Let us not ever forget the brave men and women, and yes, even children, who lost their lives fighting for what they believed in. Whether these boys' father came home alive or otherwise, I hope he was celebrated for the hero he was.