Posted 7 years ago
JDowden
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These are photos taken by a Charles Wright, on what I'm assuming was his graduation trip in the 1920s. I have his degrees, postcards referring to the photos, and pretty much his whole lineage..... I found it all in the trash believe it or not along with ambrotypes and other old photos. Any information would be great. The gentleman in one of the photos is Howard Carter
Wonderful! I too salvage old family photos, and now have 4 bundles of many old photos from 4 different families around the USA. I just cannot imagine throwing families away even if you never know them What little space it takes to "keep them together" for the sake of family members down the line who will care!! I do commend you for doing "the right thing"! And look at the photos you have now--a part of history too. Keep the photo in good shape by not exposing them to light
I put a lot of mine in acid free folders.(so they stay as near to the same condition as you have found them.) There are several books out on preservation, and I have two of them, which I bought for under $5.00 each. Cheers Lois
Thank you for the advice, and I completely agree. I even found a picture of a steam car in the early 1900s that the steam car club of Great Britain wanted to put in their magazine. How do you feel about donating items? I was talking to the Egyptian Museum in San Jose and they said they'd love to have them. But, like you said, I don't necessarily want to break all this up. I wish I could find more information on the family. I was able to identify one of the Ambrotypes as a Union Soldier from Ashtabula Ohio which was pretty cool. Thanks again. Oh, what type of postcards are you into? I'd like to show you some of the ones that I found from the same guy in the 1920s. I'll take a pic and upload it here once I arrive home.
love RPPC cards (Real Photo postcards) of the 1906-1925 era. Always looking for the unusual, not just headshots) If the person is doind something--barnraiding, working, plating will old dolls, staning in front of old stores, going on a vacation trip, at the seashore in nutty old swim suit, and so much more!!) Not collecting colored cards of states and towns---just personal photos folks have had placed on postcard stock. And if they are sent thru the mail with messages--then I want them all the more. You learn so much about the people and times just from personal chit-chat! Thanks for asking! I'd love to see your postcards! Lois
Ooops--my eyesight in not good and I often make mistakes like
barnraiding should be--Barnraising!! Ha ha.
doind something --doing something
staning in front of old stores, standing
plating with dolls---playing with dolls
---By now, 2 years on CW I am sure everybody gets their daily laugh by reading my posts!
I did... with the BARNRAIDING!!Now THAT would be some prize photo!
Lol. I was about to start googling barn raiding lol. Here are the ones from his trip. All early 1920's.... I have more. Just have to dig them out. I literally grabbed 5 full boxes and other various items from this pile of "trash". By trash I mean my 97 year old neighbor was moving out and her kids threw it all in a big take a way trash bag out front. Said I could have whatever. I found bibles from the 1820s even.... so insane to just toss it. Anyway, here's that pic. When I dig through the boxes I'll post more. I also have about 1-3k letters between their family from the 1920s to 50s.... so much stuff. It's overwhelming. I would like to sell some of the stuff that is less valuable, to preserve the other stuff, but it's been tough, nobody knows about any of this stuff. Here's that pic, will post more soon. http://imgur.com/Lw8OKDp
Unlikely they'd be seen by many people if donated. Things like that tend to sit in archives, never seen, never thought of, at museums.
As for stuff being thrown out, it's good for me but bad for those in the family that actually care. For $3 at an estate sale I bought a large box of papers and books, with letters from a deserter soldier in the Civil War who had fled to Canada, and an entire family tree in their family Bible! LOL.