Chris, Although your post seems to have nothing to do with any of the subject lines mentioned, I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing your comments which, by the way, I always enjoy reading. Greg Fraser http://home.golden.net/~fraserg (same crap, different address) > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: Where is the original? Was: RE: Value of the Original; > Guidelines for pricing > > The print of the image of Sarah at 21, my Grandma (died 1976 > at 98) is not > the original, I would have thought, there was a glass plate negative > original. I think the family had these until about 1950. I > might have > broken it (I was 8). I do remember 1950, I still carried a > gas mask in a > canvas carry case on a strap. And I was really nasty because > a cracked a > window with my fist because I had been locked out. It was > never repaired > and a wooden board covers the space. And the house now is > deserted until it > is sold as the remaining family member (my aunt, now 89) is in an old > peoples home. > > The picture is in a draw here and the prints made from the scan are on > display. > > My family have been into photography all that time, my Uncle > gave me bits to > do contact prints in a printing out frame in the window using > salt solution > to do the fixing. I had a box brownie. In 1952. I was not > allowed hypo or > developer then. That came later. > > He was into photography in 1920, and astronomy, with grandpa > who was into > science. "They WILL split the Atom". There was a telescope > too. But we > were poor. Mum did not have shoes the whole time. > > And her photograph was on the Wall, the first twelve months, > you know, the > ring around the proud mother holding her baby. Yes its all > been done.... > > And Grandpas picture was one side of the overmantle and > grandmas on the > other side with the two fine ladies (Porcelain) next to them. > They only got > broken in the last ten years. > > Then the house at 91 was cleared out. Only bed linen and the old beds > remain. Even the lace stands for the china dressing table > set has been > thrown away. Made by the baby in the photograph for her Mum, Sarah. > > Life is very cruel. > > Where is everybody now? Blowing in the wind! > > Its a sad world. > > But a young Sarah is growing into her business at number 86. > > And soon a new young family will move into the old house. So > our cycle > continues. > > Where will I put the photo? > > Chris > http://www.chrisspages.co.uk > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David > > Dyer-Bennet > > Sent: 04 June 2004 22:48 > > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > > Subject: Re: Where is the original? Was: RE: Value of the Original; > > Guidelines for pricing > > > > > > >
