Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, it was tough, Douglas, but he lived to reach the age of 90. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 1/16/2019 3:33 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > A tough life, but fascinating, Jim. > Douglas > > On 12/01/2019 23:18, Jim Nichols wrote: >> Recent discussions of older photos led me to dig into some images I >> scanned quite a few years ago, from a collection of negatives and >> prints we inherited from my wife's grandmother.? This sepia image is >> from the middle to late 1930s, when my wife's Dad provided a meager >> income for his family by following the Midwest fairs and celebrations >> with his portable studio, selling "4 for a Dime" direct positive >> portraits to the fair visitors.? The studio could be folded and >> carried on the trailer seen in the background.? Herb is posing >> holding on to the awning frame that could be covered in bad weather. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20090417-Herb+with+Portable+Studio.JPG.html >> >> >> >> Here is an actual-size copy of one of the seventy-year-old >> Direct-Positive photos, which received no Photoshop treatment at all. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gene+01.jpg.html >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >