{"id":6411,"date":"2015-06-10T11:37:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=6411"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:47:57","slug":"the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-xi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-xi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unseen – County Home Portraits, Part XI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Could a greater miracle take place
\nthan for us to look through each other\u2019s eyes
\nfor an instant?<\/p>\n

-Henry David Thoreau<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I spent Monday morning at the Belknap County Nursing home. I was there to continue work on this year-long personal project, which I began last November.<\/p>\n

This is Jim, who worked as a machinist and a fire fighter. He also volunteered in the Salvation Army.
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\nAudrey and Sheldon share a room at the nursing home. They’ve been married for 68 years.
\n\"Elderly
\n“What kind of birds are out there?”
\n“Regular ones.”
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\n\"Profile
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\n“Let me just figure out how I can put the two of you together in this small space.”
\nAudrey: “I’ll sit on his lap.”
\nSheldon: “…you will?”
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\n\"Photographs
\nFor Georgiana’s portraits, I taped a sheer curtain on her window and then shot through cream-colored tulle for a soft, diffused, almost antique look.
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\n\"Woman
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\nI learned that Marie, who I photographed in March, passed away last month at the age of 101.
\n\"Marie\"
\nTo read how this project got started, click here:
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits\/<\/a>
\nTo see parts II through X, click the links below:
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-ii\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-country-home-portraits-part-iii\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-iv\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-v\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-vi\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-vii\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-viii\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-ix\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-x\/<\/a>
\nTo read Part XII: http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-xii\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other\u2019s eyes for an instant? -Henry David Thoreau I spent Monday morning at the Belknap County Nursing home. I was there to continue work on this year-long personal project, which I began last November. This is Jim, who worked as a machinist<\/p>\n

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