August 1913.
During a trip to Dorset, UK, amateur photographer Mervyn O’Gorman snaps colorful autochrome pictures of Christina*, the daughter of a family friend, philosopher Edwyn Robert Bevan. (In the background, the iconic landmark Durdle Door can be spotted.)
You’d think someone had taken photos of actress Mia Wasikowska and artificially aged them. The photos have the ethereal atmosphere of a dream.
*Christina Elizabeth Frances Bevan (1897-1981)
Oh, by the way—behold a photo of my dog, Tommie, taken at the same location 101 years later, in September 2014.




















