Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Two lovely images, Jim. Those toys look familiar as my eldest had similar ones around the same time. I rather suspect they're still preserved by my wife somewhere in the attic. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 8:52 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Two From My Archives > 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 > > 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 > > Comments and critiques always appreciated. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >