Mystery photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can identify this colorful photograph

MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can identify this colorful photograph

Here’s a colorful Mystery Photo that may be difficult to identify. We’ll say no more, but ask you to tell us where this photo was taken, and what it signifies. Send answers to elliott@brack.net and be sure to list your hometown.

The last mystery photo got few responses, even though it’s a park in Gwinnett County. Wally Watson of Stone Mountain identified it as McDaniel Farm Park in Duluth.

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by · February 15, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just where is this old-time house with porch located?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Just where is this old-time house with porch located?

The forsythia were in bloom in the current Mystery Photo of what appears to be an everyday house with its tin roof and front to enjoy. Your job is to tell us where this house is located, and its significance. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. 

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by · February 11, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: You can see for miles from this mighty tower

MYSTERY PHOTO: You can see for miles from this mighty tower

Today’s mystery photo is of a soaring tower. No doubt visitors can take elevators to the top of this tower and see an unfolding vistas for miles. Your job is to tell where this tower is located. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

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by · February 8, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out and tell us about this peaceful mountain scene

MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out and tell us about this peaceful mountain scene

Today’s Mystery Photo seems like a pretty peaceful place. Tell us where you think this photograph was taken, and add some details about the area. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. The photo came from the county’s web site. 

There were few clues in the most recent Mystery Photo, but three readers got it dead right. George Graf of Palmyra, Va. wrote:  “I believe this is Miller Lake at Little Mulberry Park, near Auburn.”

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by · February 4, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this beautiful autumn nature photo

MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this beautiful autumn nature photo

This beautiful fall photograph has few clues jumping out at you. But it is so beautiful that we just had to run it as today’s Mystery Photo. Try to figure out what and where this is, and send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.

In what we thought would be a difficult Mystery Photo, several readers were dead on target!

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by · February 1, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this somewhat romantic scene 

MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this somewhat romantic scene 

Today’s Mystery Photo may be another which proves difficult. It’s certainly taken at a different angle, and aims at something historic. Figure out this masterpiece of photography and send in your answers to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.

Only two sleuths recognized the Kehoe House in Savannah as our most recent mystery photo.

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by · January 28, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s more to this photo than you might think

MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s more to this photo than you might think

There’s more than meets the eye in this photograph. First, identify where it is, and then tell us what’s different about this tight photograph. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown. 

The recent Mystery Photo again brought in multiple correct answers. The idea behind the photo came from Marlene Buchanan of Snellville. Holly Moore of Suwanee wrote: “That is a photo of the Joel Chandler Harris house, ‘The Wren’s Nest’ on Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard in Atlanta.

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by · January 25, 2022 · 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