tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post6573745573485126960..comments2024-03-04T06:12:38.695+13:00Comments on Photo-Sleuth: Sepia Saturday 187: Ephemera and the preservation of family photo albumsBrett Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-3124649024306927322013-07-31T17:43:06.355+12:002013-07-31T17:43:06.355+12:00Ah, too late for that advice, in my case.
When I ...Ah, too late for that advice, in my case. <br />When I closed home for my parents, I grabbed a mere few pictures of people I somewhat recognized and let go of the rest... Pity!! <br /><br />Quite a journey you've had with this album. Nice to hear it will return [eventually] to its family. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-34521686413966249252013-07-29T14:23:51.776+12:002013-07-29T14:23:51.776+12:00Diane - I guess the answer to your question is &qu...Diane - I guess the answer to your question is "all of the above, plus an awful lot more." I like to dig out the story behind the photograph, make a connection between the photographer and his subjects, and look at the more technical aspects, relating models and types of cameras to the photographs that they produce. I came to it originally from a family history background, so I suppose that's always been the root of my interest but, to be honest, I go where the whim takes me.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-42608408673892808382013-07-29T13:33:42.103+12:002013-07-29T13:33:42.103+12:00You have a fascinating hobby. It must take you hou...You have a fascinating hobby. It must take you hours to research these albums. What actually do you in your collection? Is it photos, albums, postcards or all of the above? Do you look for a specific type of photo? Sorry about the questions but I haven't heard of this hobby before and I am very interested.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-80902815660179621512013-07-29T13:01:51.975+12:002013-07-29T13:01:51.975+12:00Thanks for the superlative endorsement, Lorraine. ...Thanks for the superlative endorsement, Lorraine. Of course there could be many reasons why an item like this ends up on eBay.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-56346674131886800322013-07-29T12:46:31.576+12:002013-07-29T12:46:31.576+12:00Supersleuth strikes again!
Amazing that this album...Supersleuth strikes again!<br />Amazing that this album wasn't kept by the family but great that it'f found a very good home.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-21827288409261105992013-07-29T08:25:42.427+12:002013-07-29T08:25:42.427+12:00Yes indeed they were.Yes indeed they were.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-40350039577692093072013-07-29T08:25:26.661+12:002013-07-29T08:25:26.661+12:00I have researched quite a number of albums over th...I have researched quite a number of albums over the years, and am slowly developing techniques that can be used, in some cases, to identify those subjects of the myriad of unmarked portraits. Yes, it's important that we don't make the same mistakes and leave piles of anonymous photos to our descendants, but it's inevitable this will happen, I suppose.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-55904092968257005312013-07-29T06:41:04.527+12:002013-07-29T06:41:04.527+12:00A great find and wonderful sleuthing! I'm so g...A great find and wonderful sleuthing! I'm so glad you were able to find the family and I hope they were as pleased to be 'found' as you were in finding them.Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-55358872303162633532013-07-29T01:26:19.669+12:002013-07-29T01:26:19.669+12:00Thanks Brett for that amazing research. I have sev...Thanks Brett for that amazing research. I have several similar albums and although I know who owned them, most of the portraits are not named so I can only assume they were family? or more likely friends. I think it is important that we ensure that the photos we collect have a record with them for future sepia addicts - except our photos are probably not going to be sepia and in all probability will not last as long.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-38693434288425377222013-07-28T14:17:18.236+12:002013-07-28T14:17:18.236+12:00Thank you, and yes, I thought the same thing. I h...Thank you, and yes, I thought the same thing. I had a look at the 1848 <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brett/payne/henryp_bapcard.htm" rel="nofollow">baptism card</a> for my gg-grandfather and that has spaces not only for parents, but also for god-parents.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-18172136080305852692013-07-28T10:34:57.779+12:002013-07-28T10:34:57.779+12:00Impressive research.
It seems odd that the elabor...Impressive research.<br /><br />It seems odd that the elaborate baptismal certificate doesn't provide spaces for birthdate and parents.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-84910571629667048462013-07-28T09:06:39.577+12:002013-07-28T09:06:39.577+12:00That sounds like a fascinating project Joan. Well...That sounds like a fascinating project Joan. Well done for rescuing the collection from the tip, and I look forward to reading of the results of your own research into the photos.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-34675135318495841882013-07-28T09:04:24.574+12:002013-07-28T09:04:24.574+12:00I suspect that the ease of taking and storing digi...I suspect that the ease of taking and storing digital photos these days will be matched by the ease with which they are lost forever. I know that I take them in such great numbers that I only document a very few.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-80907171168998984312013-07-28T09:03:02.342+12:002013-07-28T09:03:02.342+12:00Thank you Nancy. As you know, it's beyond a p...Thank you Nancy. As you know, it's beyond a passion, more of an obsession.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-88705916214230452832013-07-28T09:02:25.173+12:002013-07-28T09:02:25.173+12:00It's very satisying to be able to give them th...It's very satisying to be able to give them their real names.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-36864970142359188832013-07-28T09:01:04.702+12:002013-07-28T09:01:04.702+12:00Well all of or waists were thinner once :-)Well all of or waists were thinner once :-)Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-23045318916715065382013-07-28T08:56:33.515+12:002013-07-28T08:56:33.515+12:00Brett, a fascinating view of putting together the ...Brett, a fascinating view of putting together the story behind the Sears (Morton) album. I came into a "collection" of of over a hundred old photos, tintypes and cartes several years ago. All of the photos had been torn from several old albums -- which were also in the pile of a cousin-type's refuse to be thrown out. Over the years I have identified a number of the the individuals, but I have a whole pile of baby photos that look very much like one another. That's not too surprising as, I believe that all of the photos are of the Keyes, Donnelly, Butler, and Brown families which were tightly interconnected. You give me new found determination to look further --as well as a few more tools.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-68008618461135737132013-07-28T06:56:09.092+12:002013-07-28T06:56:09.092+12:00A great find and as you say luckily it was not bro...A great find and as you say luckily it was not broken up and the photos sold individually. It is really a shame when Albums like this are broken up.<br />It is part of history then like ours now more and more not kept in albums any more but on disks. I think the way the records were kept in albums is beautiful.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-29956899287305898972013-07-28T06:22:56.667+12:002013-07-28T06:22:56.667+12:00What a treasure you found on Ebay and you turned i...What a treasure you found on Ebay and you turned it into such an interesting history. I'm always amazed at your excellent sleuthing.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-58374399678749084052013-07-28T05:30:56.528+12:002013-07-28T05:30:56.528+12:00It's a fine thing you do, sleuthing your way t...It's a fine thing you do, sleuthing your way through information to give those pictures names and meaning - even if it is obviously a hobby you enjoy so much. When perusing antique shops & the like, & seeing old photographs for sale with no names to identify those in the pictures, I feel sad. If the pictures are particularly appealing, I buy them & give the subjects names of my own choosing, then add them to my Old Fashioned People collection. :->La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-25504801368552050832013-07-28T04:56:46.256+12:002013-07-28T04:56:46.256+12:00Oh the treasures you find in these things! 1895, 1...Oh the treasures you find in these things! 1895, 1903, 1843 - so old, so awesome. And look at those tiny waists. I'm jealous.<br /><br />HazelHazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866700983578714993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-18818208252092954022013-07-28T00:21:57.476+12:002013-07-28T00:21:57.476+12:00Yes, I think you're probably right - one of th...Yes, I think you're probably right - one of those professions that was quickly replaced with a mechanical device. A relative of the descendant already sent a photo of 124 John St so I didn't need to head to Google's Streetview. Thanks for visiting.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-63363981207400539752013-07-28T00:15:51.143+12:002013-07-28T00:15:51.143+12:00I loved this history that you pieced together. As ...I loved this history that you pieced together. As a Torontonian I googled 124 John St. <br />But I couldn't find a definition of a book folder, I'm assuming it has something to do with book binding.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-28590134391145479472013-07-27T23:41:37.114+12:002013-07-27T23:41:37.114+12:00Yes I think so too. Thanks for visiting.Yes I think so too. Thanks for visiting.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-67666360675495561662013-07-27T23:29:28.654+12:002013-07-27T23:29:28.654+12:00Beautiful Baptism certificate.Beautiful Baptism certificate.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.com