Mystery photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to pinpoint where this ancient architecture is from

MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to pinpoint where this ancient architecture is from

We’ll give you this clue for this edition’s Mystery Photo: it’s Roman. Now you tell us where. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

Ruthie Lachman Paul of Norcross recognized the last photo from a trip in 1983: “It’s the Equestrian statue of King José I in Lisbon.It is in the center of the new “Praça do Comércio” Commerce Square.

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by · May 30, 2023 · Mystery photos
ANOTHER VIEW: Send GwinnettForum your favorite Southern phrases

ANOTHER VIEW: Send GwinnettForum your favorite Southern phrases

By Will Nelson  |  I like Southern phrases.  Perhaps after reading this, GwinnettForum readers will bite and send in some Southern phrases of their own.  I would like to hear from others with their favorite phrases.

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by · May 26, 2023 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional man-on-horse statue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional man-on-horse statue

Today’s mystery photo is something of an older, traditional statue, mounted high on a pedestal. See if you can figure out where this photograph was taken. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · May 26, 2023 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a nighttime puzzler for you to identify

MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a nighttime puzzler for you to identify

Clues abound in this nighttime Mystery Photo. See if you can put together enough clues to identify this issue’s photograph.  Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. 

George Graf of Palmyra, Va,. did it.  He submitted a photograph that stumped all our readers. 

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by · May 23, 2023 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: The location of this mystery may not be what you think

MYSTERY PHOTO: The location of this mystery may not be what you think

Today’s Mystery Photo may not have the geographical location that many associated with Christmas. See if you can determine where this photograph was made. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown. 

Two GwinnettForum readers correctly identified the last Mystery Photo because they had been there. 

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by · May 19, 2023 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out which port town this photo shows

MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out which port town this photo shows

Today’s Mystery Photo is obviously a seaport, and there may be some features that will easily give away its location. Try your hand at identifying this photograph, and send your idea to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown. 

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by · May 16, 2023 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY: Name this island with few distinguishing features 

MYSTERY: Name this island with few distinguishing features 

This edition’s Mystery Photo has few distinguished features, at least none man made. But many of you may have passed by this landmark. Now the job is to tell where it is located, and name it. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

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by · May 12, 2023 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Squat figure asks you where it is located

MYSTERY PHOTO: Squat figure asks you where it is located

Today’s mystery is a beautiful wooden shaped figure that you might call a troll.  Look at the intricate placement of pieces to make it look like a human figure. Figure where this photograph was taken and give us details about it. Send what you can about this figure to elliott@brack.net and be sure to tell us where you live.

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by · May 9, 2023 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: “Now where was it that I saw this building?”

MYSTERY PHOTO: “Now where was it that I saw this building?”

Some readers may be scratching their heads about today’s Mystery Photo, thinking, “I’ve seen that building. Now where is it?”  Try your hand at identifying this classic building’s identification. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. 

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by · May 5, 2023 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Golden dome of classic design

MYSTERY PHOTO: Golden dome of classic design

Today’s photo mystery is a giant golden building of classic style, beautifully lighted against the night sky. Use your wits to figure out where this photograph was taken, then send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, to include your hometown. 

Several readers recognized the last mystery, the Mercersburg Academy Chapel in Mercersburg, Penn. The photo came from Ross Lenhart of Stone Mountain.

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by · May 2, 2023 · Mystery photos