Passing it along

Have you heard of Pinterest? It's a little hard to explain, but it lets people organize and share images from the web. I like that the link to the original post stays with the image, so it's easy to find out who originally posted the image. One of the measures of success, I think, is to see if anyone shares, or "repins" your images (called pins).

My SIL is on Pinterest, and I thought I'd join to see if I could drum up bracelet business. I saw other images I thought were interesting (I think that's how it's supposed to work...) so I posted those as well. Here's one I found in one of my favorite blogs, from Today's Document, done by the National Archives:

The caption reads: "Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. View of row of operators. View of chairs showing type of chairs used by telephone company. 04/07/1927"

As of this morning, it's been repinned 86 times. It's so interesting to me what appeals to people. Why this photo? I think vintage and retro are inherently appealing, so maybe that's it. And maybe because it shows women working (all with their cute short hair styles) and that makes us feel good too.