Suzanne is the "keeper of the family legacy" in photos. Some are over 100 years old. In excellent condition for the time period. mid 1800's to 1920's.
I was exploring that period photograph wise and found that it was most intriguing how film was toned.
Dan
All these are scanned files from the original photograph. I did NO editing here. To me for a 150 yr old+ photo, #2 is extremely sharp!
I will mention that the last image was cropped by Dolly's mother. What was lost is a relic hand pump fire engine that stayed on the Tscheffely property for a hundred years.
Aunt Dot
Early Tscheffely family- pre-1900- Great Grand parents of Suzanne
Suzanne's great uncle Claude- An explorer. The Explorers Club, NYC- early 1900's-My most favorite of images.
These are fantastic, Dan! They really transport the viewer back in time! In the group photo, I find the expressions priceless. In terms of the toning, is that a function of the photographic process used?
I'm also the digital documenter in my family. A couple years ago I put together a slide show for my 93 year old mom's future service, but showed it to her when I got the first version done. She loved it! This summer we showed it on my brothers big screen TV when we had a family reunion and it was a big hit. I'm afraid the next generation doesn't seem to have much interest in our history and much of it will fade away when I'm gone.
Detroitable wrote:
Interesting images Dan. You think these are taken with the mortar and flash bang like in the movies or just kind of a long exposure.
Mortar and flash bang "Motown"!
There is a photo in Suzanne's album's somewhere with a picture of the photographer. The family was quite "into" photography for that time period.
Thanks!
Dan
charley5 wrote:
These are fantastic, Dan! They really transport the viewer back in time! In the group photo, I find the expressions priceless. In terms of the toning, is that a function of the photographic process used?
-Charles
I cannot answer that in fact Charles. I am assuming YES to your question. The same photographer did images in the mono tone and the "reddish" tone.
What I find interesting is that 99% of the images, the subject(s) are posing. Very few impromptu shots except for the children.
Thanks!
Dan
jon.oman wrote:
These images were in outstanding condition! Very interesting Dan!
Thanks jon!
These have been passed down by generations. The albums that the originals came in have deteriorated pretty bad! Suzanne kept the photos in glassine holders for protection. The binders also had protective covers for the pages.
Dan
Jim Dockery wrote:
I love old photos like this and these are great.
I'm also the digital documenter in my family. A couple years ago I put together a slide show for my 93 year old mom's future service, but showed it to her when I got the first version done. She loved it! This summer we showed it on my brothers big screen TV when we had a family reunion and it was a big hit. I'm afraid the next generation doesn't seem to have much interest in our history and much of it will fade away when I'm gone....Show more →
I could NOT agree with you more Jim!
My family was quite the opposite, Nary a photo to be seen! Yes there are a few "oldies" but not many from a huge Italian family on my mother's side and a small closed German family on my father's side.
That is a real shame for me as my mother and her family fled Fascist Italy in the 1920's for America and the family was huge! My last visit to her hometown in Italy, the family there only had a very few images from the late 1800's to 1920's.
I am happy your mother enjoyed reliving her memories.
Dan
Danpbphoto wrote:
I cannot answer that in fact Charles. I am assuming YES to your question. The same photographer did images in the mono tone and the "reddish" tone.
What I find interesting is that 99% of the images, the subject(s) are posing. Very few impromptu shots except for the children.
Thanks!
Dan
Not surprising about the formal poses given that exposure times were quite long, and it would often be a momentous and serious occasion to go to the photographer: being a new recording art form, the "poor man's" portraiture, and a chance at posterity.
These really are great, Dan. The image quality is just amazing. I'd guess the studio shots are most likely done with the flash powder but the outside photo of Aunt Dolly looks like available light.
I'm also tasked with being the family photo archivist and my older sister just sent me a large package of old family photos to digitize. I think it's time to invest in a flatbed scanner.
Brent
bnfotografie wrote:
These really are great, Dan. The image quality is just amazing. I'd guess the studio shots are most likely done with the flash powder but the outside photo of Aunt Dolly looks like available light.
I'm also tasked with being the family photo archivist and my older sister just sent me a large package of old family photos to digitize. I think it's time to invest in a flatbed scanner.
Brent
I have a very reliable and very good flatbed scanner. Canon 9500F. It is about 15-20 years old but is excellent.
I am sure all the outdoor photos are with a "squeezebox" as I call it.
Great photographs from the early days of photography. Each one tells a unique story in more ways than one. You did a great job of digitizing your family's memories for future generations.
I can't help but notice that Aunt Dot has the face of a lovely young (20 something) woman. However, her hands suggest she is much older....perhaps a life hard lived.
LarryBeemer wrote:
Great photographs from the early days of photography. Each one tells a unique story in more ways than one. You did a great job of digitizing your family's memories for future generations.
I can't help but notice that Aunt Dot has the face of a lovely young (20 something) woman. However, her hands suggest she is much older....perhaps a life hard lived.
Lightsearcher wrote:
Fantastic collection of pictures, the lady looks so glamorous and of course she is beautiful.
Amazing condition for a +100 years old picture.
Marcelo
I was stunned when Suzanne gave me the binders that had these old photos in them. Most were in perfect condition. The many years of their storage did not deteriorate their condition. Kudos to the person that originally "filed" them for posterity.
Aunt Dot loved hats and her collections were wide and varied. Suzanne's younger sister, Dorothy, looks just like "Aunt Dot".
Thanks brother!
Dan
