Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After my father's death, I looked through the photos, going back to the 1920s in some cases (from Lublin in Poland). They have held up amazingly well, I think because they were all made by professionals--nobody had cameras in Poland in the 1920s. So they were properly processed and washed. The color photos from the 1960s and 70s are completely washed out by comparison. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Feb 7, 2010, at 4:09 AM, Jim Nichols wrote: > A cousin who is also into family history just sent me a couple of early > photos. This one, of my wife's Mother, was made in early 1912. With a > little touch-up in PS, I was amazed at the quality. I suspect it was made > in a small studio in the upper Mid-West, probably in North Dakota. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Orpha.jpg.html > > Comments welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >