I was able to scoop up most of the old photos at my childhood home. So I guess that makes me the keeper of the photos. I scan them when I get a chance and post them to an album I have on facebook. A lot of the extended family has access to them. Most enjoy seeing pictures from decades ago of long ago passed relatives.
What I find interesting, in picking apart decrepit albums is that those things were in the house the entire time I was growing up. Me and my older brother scoured every single inch of that home when we were playing as kids. We spent hours in the basement when it was too cold or wet to go outside to play. We dug around in the closets and the old steamer trunks looking for stuff to play with. Yet I'm now finding pictures that were there the entire time that I've never seen before in my life. Old memories of parties or gatherings from long ago. Many are not the best quality due to the equipment available in those days.
Some pictures are too large to scan. Those I just take a picture of and then post the picture. I'm glad nobody thought to shitcan those. ANother funny thing is now that I've expressed an interest in getting those, some of the siblings have decided that they also want some of the pictures. I don't care who has them, as long as they don't end up in a box in a storage locker somewhere. I think they should be shared for all to view.
Anyway here's a picture of my maternal grand parents wedding party from the 1930s. Lower middle class people that took a day to celebrate a wedding.
I get now why many people are nostalgic for things from the past. There was a lot of elegance and grace during that period. The people of walmart didn't exist during that time. Look at an old time photo of the world series played during the 1950s. All the men with hats and ties on. That was the style. No parachute pants or track suits in the crowd.
So if you have any old photos in boxes somewhere, get busy scanning them and share them with the world.
What I find interesting, in picking apart decrepit albums is that those things were in the house the entire time I was growing up. Me and my older brother scoured every single inch of that home when we were playing as kids. We spent hours in the basement when it was too cold or wet to go outside to play. We dug around in the closets and the old steamer trunks looking for stuff to play with. Yet I'm now finding pictures that were there the entire time that I've never seen before in my life. Old memories of parties or gatherings from long ago. Many are not the best quality due to the equipment available in those days.
Some pictures are too large to scan. Those I just take a picture of and then post the picture. I'm glad nobody thought to shitcan those. ANother funny thing is now that I've expressed an interest in getting those, some of the siblings have decided that they also want some of the pictures. I don't care who has them, as long as they don't end up in a box in a storage locker somewhere. I think they should be shared for all to view.
Anyway here's a picture of my maternal grand parents wedding party from the 1930s. Lower middle class people that took a day to celebrate a wedding.
I get now why many people are nostalgic for things from the past. There was a lot of elegance and grace during that period. The people of walmart didn't exist during that time. Look at an old time photo of the world series played during the 1950s. All the men with hats and ties on. That was the style. No parachute pants or track suits in the crowd.
So if you have any old photos in boxes somewhere, get busy scanning them and share them with the world.
