I was photographing the East Bedroom August 1, 2011, and noticed the interesting image (a woman's face) that appeared on the wall.
I walked around the room to photograph from another angle. The image of the woman's face is even more clear than the other angle.
The image of the woman's face did not remain. I've tried to recreate the light escaping from the slots of the top metal cap of the beaded shade, and cannot make the face reappear. I had an observer stand in the room where I took the photographs. Degree by degree I turned to lampshade, trying to get the face to reappear again. Nope, couldn't make it happen.
On the dresser is a 1914 photograph of Bessie Pauline Quien Pasternacki, daughter of the second owners of our house. The Quien family owned our house from 1917 until 2007. 90 years!
What a surprise! I found Bessie's photograph in an antiques store. The owner of the shop told me she had two photos that she believed were women who had once lived in my house. She was right. I recognized Bessie and her sister Ragnhild immediately. I made no bones about wanting to purchase both photographs and bring them home.
While photographing the face on the wall in the East bedroom, I turned my attention to the vintage Westinghouse fan.
Look closely at the pedestal of the vintage fan. Do you see the image of a man in dark clothing and dark hat. Perhaps our original owner/builder John Olson Wrolstad, a civil war veteran.
