Those are lovely bits of history, Jim. As I grow older I appreciate such
history more.
Chris
> On 7 Dec 15, at 20:52, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In 1980, I was shooting with a Polaroid SX-70. This is an edited scan,
> showing my late wife and our first grandchild. He is now a doctor with a
> successful practice in Internal Medicine, and has four children of his own.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rob+and+Grandma+1980.jpg.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rob+and+Grandma+1980.jpg.html>
>
> Among the family history keepsakes that my wife had was a studio photo of her
> great-grandparents and their family, typical of the studio work of the early
> 1900s. Her grandfather is the young man second from the right as you view
> the photo. There are some stains from the years that show if one looks too
> closely. I did not attempt to remove them.
>
> Her grandfather went on to build his own trailer incorporating a Direct
> Positive studio, which he and his wife used at fairs and celebrations to
> provide income during the 1930s. His younger brother, in front, organized a
> crew that toured the West offering to convert family pictures into
> curved-glass covered portraits. Though most such crews were honest, there
> were some dissatisfied customers, resulting in signs telling portrait
> salesmen that they were unwelcome and might be shot.
>
> The young girl in front lived to be 101.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Orr+Family+Circa+1906.TIFF.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Orr+Family+Circa+1906.TIFF.html>
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