We're all familiar with the interest in getting the autographs of famous people on their photos... as far as I know people still do it, even in the digital age. However, how many of us have signed photos of our friends? Signing photos for friends and family used to be fairly common, especially when parting ways with people you might not see again for a while (there are lots from fellows who met in the service!). It's such a lovely personal touch.... I think I might do some for my far away friends!
"To my friend, Lou Gordon," from a fellow whose signature I can't decipher, 1920s. Source
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| Australian National Maritime Museum |
"Yours Truly, Fred Ward," ca. 1915. Source
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| Australian National Maritime Museum |
"All best wishes from an old friend/ Jack Kirkwood," 1917. Source
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| San Diego Air and Space Museum |
"To my kindergarten instructor [ie, his first flight instructor, hehe] with best regards, Morgan B. Ford." ca. 1920. Source
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| State Library of New South Wales |
Australian Olympic swimmers at the 1912 Games in Stockholm, signed by the fellow in the middle, Harold Hardwick. Source
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| San Diego Air and Space Museum |
A signed portrait to a swell pal, from a ca. 1940 photo album. Source
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| National Media Museum |
A signed spiritualist photo... signed by the medium, not the ghost. ca. 1920. Source
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| Smithsonian Institution |
A photo signed by early airmail pilot E. Hamilton for his "old boss," the first superintendent of the U. S. airmail service. Source
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| San Diego Air and Space Museum |
A signed picture from a group of fellows, 1920s. Source
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| Australian National Maritime Museum |
"Yours Sincerely, M. Kershaw," with a personal letter on the back, 1906. Source
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| Australian National Maritime Museum |
"Sincerely Yours, T. S. Battersby." A note on the back includes " 'Dear Miss Kerr, I promised you last night I would send you a photograph of myself, and here it is." 1908.
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| Australian National Maritime Museum |
"To my dearest mother, from her ever loving son, Percival," ca. 1910. Source
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| San Diego Air and Space Museum |
A picture of the Ryan FR-1 Fireball plane, with signatures of staff (who worked on it? with it? the caption doesn't specify), ca. 1945. Source
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| Australian National Maritime Museum |
A signed paper moon postcard of a performing pair. Source
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| San Diego Air and Space Museum |
"To my good friend Walter," from a fellow whose name looks to me like David (the SDASM thinks it looks like "Dan[illegible]"), ca. 1920. Source
A pilot's photo signed in Japanese, ca. 1920. Source
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