This Old House: Photographer captures eerie empty home of her ancestors in stirring collection The eerie stillness of a home which was left vacant for almost three decades has been captured in a mesmerizing set of new photographs. The project has a special resonance with photographer Emily Blincoe as the house in Smithville, Texas is the former home of her great-grandparents, Emil and Alma Reimers. She found the once-cherished family home covered in dust and mold, noting that 'nature has slowly crept in'. A stopped clock hangs on the wall and family photos still remain wedged behind a light switch. The story of how the Reimers acquired the house is charmingly simple and embedded in another time. The photographer told the Huffington Post that her great-grandparents bought the home 'on a handshake' while the Second World War raged overseas. They spent a lifetime in the home, watching their children grow and running a successful farming business. Emil and Alma died in 1983 and 1987 respectively - but their home has remained, untouched. This project 'The Home Place' and more of Blincoe's work can be found here. Where we once sat: The photographer took pictures of the abandoned home of her great-grandparents in Smithville, Texas Wreck: An old camper van sits outside the Texas home which has not been inhabited for three decades Grimy: The beds were covered in dusty and mold-covered linens Down in Texas: The antlers adorn the outside wall of the abandoned rural home Memories: A stopped clock adds to the eerie sense of the house along with the forgotten photographs Grime: Stacks of ice-trays are piled high in the sink as sunlight streams through the dusty curtains Childhood memories: Coloring-in book efforts still cover the fridge. The couple raised their family at the home which was bought in the middle of WW2 Finer times: In spite of the awful conditions of most of the house, a good deal of crystal remained Family ties: Old photographs and clippings show some human sign of life Uninviting: The unkempt exterior does not appear warm or welcoming to any bypassers Get out of dodge: The home was not the only abandoned remnant of years passed on the property