Mystery photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a different style of home for your consideration

MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a different style of home for your consideration

You don’t see homes built in this style any more, though some higher-priced modern homes have many fancy doo-dads. Figure out where this home is, and tell us about it. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. 

Man alive!  The response to the most recent Mystery Photo was heavy, as 19 readers, some newcomers, recognized the photo at Buford Dam.  The photo was from the top of the dam, looking south to the foot of the dam.  It was from Larry Zani of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and was made in the summer of 1987.

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by · January 21, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound, so where was this photo taken?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound, so where was this photo taken?

A goat, a hill, a road, some water: these are several clues to today’s Mystery Photo. We’ll give you one more clue: this is a dated photograph. Now your job: tell us where (and when?) this was taken. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

We thought the last Mystery would be tough and it proved to be that way. Only Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex., identified the photo, which was sent in by George Graf of Palmyra, Va.

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by · January 18, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Pointed elements, plus classical design, in this edition

MYSTERY PHOTO: Pointed elements, plus classical design, in this edition

There are several pointed aspects to today’s Mystery Photo. Added to the classical design, it makes a handsome photo. Tell us where you think it’s located, and include your hometown when you send your idea to elliott@brack.net.

Last issue’s mystery:  Reader Doug Cozart shared, “Frank Lloyd Wright designed and lived in this house, if I remember right. I’ve been inside the house, in 2005 or 2006, with my Dad, on a ‘Wright Plus’ walking tour in Oak Park, Ill. (Chicago area).

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by · January 14, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Dark photo had a distinctive history; What is it?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Dark photo had a distinctive history; What is it?

Today’s Mystery Photo is somewhat dark in shade, but it is distinctive. Tell us what you think this represents. Send your idea to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

Early on, Jon Davis of Duluth recognized the most recent Mystery Photo: “That is a picture of the Eastlake Country Club main building.

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by · January 11, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound in this iconic photo: Where is it?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound in this iconic photo: Where is it?

Look at all the clues you see in today’s Mystery Photo. Now for the tough part: making an identification of this photo. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.  

Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. identified the most recent Mystery Photo: “This is the Miami International Airport in Miami-Dade County, Fla.”

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by · January 7, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: The dawn of a new year

MYSTERY PHOTO: The dawn of a new year

The new year brings hopes and aspirations aplenty.  As a jet takes off into the rising sun to a new place, where is it taking off from?  Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and make sure to list your hometown.  

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by · January 4, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Large building, waterfront, so where was this photo taken?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Large building, waterfront, so where was this photo taken?

Where’s this water and building scene. Hint: it’s not around the corner. Try your hand at identifying this photograph. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill sent in the photograph, which Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. commented on: “Today’s mystery photo is a picture taken from Mother’s Beach (also known as Kennebunk Beach), off the coast of Maine, just two-miles west of Walker’s Point Estate, the summer retreat of the Bush family, in the town of Kennebunkport, Maine.

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by · December 21, 2021 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: This photograph will give you chill bumps in winter

MYSTERY PHOTO: This photograph will give you chill bumps in winter

Today’s Mystery Photo doesn’t look like a place to visit on a winter’s day. Yep, it’s a beach, but where?  Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

The most recent Mystery Photo was a refreshing story of ingenuity on the part of a Lions Club in McRae, Ga.  Several readers researched the photo, and came up with the right answer. The photo came from Brian Brown of Fitzgerald in his “Vanishing Georgia” series.

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by · December 17, 2021 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell us where you think this Statue of Liberty is located

MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell us where you think this Statue of Liberty is located

Replicas of the Statue of Liberty can be found in many places in the United States. A half-size replica can be seen in Brooklyn, New York at its Art Museum. This photograph is not in Brooklyn. So, can you identify where this particular Statue of Liberty is located?  Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown. 

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by · December 14, 2021 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out these magnificent stained-glass windows

MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out these magnificent stained-glass windows

Today’s Mystery Photo shows more magnificent stained-glass windows. Some are enormous. Tickle your mind to determine the location of this art, and send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

It’s not a well-known landmark, and now sits in disrepair, while three people recognized last issue’s Mystery Photo. First came in was Jim Savedelis of Duluth identifying the mystery as the Hotel Willard in Helena, Ga.  The photo came from David Earl Tyre of Jesup.

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by · December 10, 2021 · Mystery photos
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