I do have a small image of my grandmother at about age 2, which would place
it around 1874, but the quality is very poor. I may try to bargain with my
distant cousin's husband and see if he can get me a better scan. I would
like to get a good copy of that one.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Image from the Past
> Well, fooey! I hope you can find the real thing.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 9/21/2012 11:15 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Thanks for looking and commenting, Chuck. After further research, we
>> have
>> concluded that this is the second wife, not our actual gr-grandmother.
>> That
>> places the photo in the early 1900s, much later than we thought. I think
>> I
>> will find another to work on.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:56 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Image from the Past
>>
>>
>>> Agreed, great portrait. I assume you'll be cleaning up some of the
>>> spots and reprinting it?
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/19/2012 2:39 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> Thanks, Bob.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:43 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Image from the Past
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Great portrait.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Bob
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 17, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I exchanged family genealogy material with a cousin today, and
>>>>>> received
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> copy of an image that I did not know existed. This was a formal
>>>>>> portrait
>>>>>> of my great-grandmother, who died in 1889.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is typical of the studio portraits that I have seen from that
>>>>>> era,
>>>>>> but also gives me a hint of why my hair began to recede by age 20.
>>>>>> ;~)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/MEHN+1880s.jpg.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Comments welcomed.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> _________________________________________________________________
>>>>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
>>>>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
>>>>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> --
>>> _________________________________________________________________
>>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
>>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
>>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> --
> _________________________________________________________________
> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>
>
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|
