[Leica] Family photos, 1920s-40s

[pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)]

LUG:  If you're interested, you can partake of more of my family history 
here:
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/family/messen20s-40s1/>

These are from my late mother Emilie's cache of black and white 
snapshots, scanned with VueScan on an HP consumer flatbed. Some were in 
pretty bad shape. I've done some curve adjusting and removed the worst 
spots on people's faces where possible but nothing really drastic.  
Black and white really lasts, and even if faded, a judiciously applied 
curve can bring it back to life.

I remember my grandfather had a folding camera with black leather 
bellows, brand unknown. It had some kind of little right angle 
viewfinder that he looked down into. The shutter was triggered with a 
cable release.  The photos from the 1940s are probably taken with this 
camera.  Most were taken in New York City, with summer photos in White 
Lake, NY (in the Catskills).

Enjoy!
--Peter