Okay, That's Weird

[woodwardiocom]

-I have a ziplock bag full of old family photos, some of them close to a century old. I spent part of today moving them into an album, and labeling them when I recognized anyone.

-So, over here we have what is actually a postcard, dated 1910, from an ACS to Roy Sandman. "Sandman" is my father's mother's maiden name, so this is clearly from that side of the family.

-Over here we have a picture of my father's stepfather, with what could be his brother and parents, from sometime around the late 30s. It's right next to a picture of what appear to be the same four people, judging by the faces, but a couple decades younger. This second one is also a postcard, with no writing on the back. Regardless, it's from my father's stepfather's side of the family.

-The two postcards are the exact same brand, near as I can tell. But, my father's mother and stepfather didn't get married until the late 40s, and surely their families weren't sharing postcards in the 10s and 20s. I guess whatever service they used to get family photos printed up as postcards was fairly popular and widespread.

Comments

[donnad.livejournal.com]

In order to preserve them for longer, You should make sure they are on acid free paper in the albums. Actually if you really want to make them last longer, store them individually in mylar sleeves in an acid free box. It makes them harder to show, but it protects them from finger oils and dust which will damage them over time.

I took a bunch of my mother's old photographs and scanned them and put them on CD in a web page format. I think the oldest one I have is of my grandfather taken in 1905 when he was 3 years old.

It's what I do, conservation of artifacts...

The archivist chimes in

[mizarchivist]

Donna. I love you. You just saved me a whole lot of typing.

Re: The archivist chimes in

[donnad.livejournal.com]

Like I said, it's what I do...
I forget there are other people I know that do similar things.

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

-Thank you. It's an acid-free album, with a cover sheet.

[mizarchivist]

I'll have to inspect your handiwork tomorrow :)

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

They're not appearing when I view this entry for some reason.

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

"Over here" was idiomatic.

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

Aw....teaser! Dozens of people must have looked at them when they were originally sent; what's a few million more?

[petesandman.livejournal.com]

Sir: My father was Roy Sandman and I am wondering where this postcard was sent to - we may have a connection. Thanks, Pete Sandman

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

It's addressed to Roy Sandman of Glencoe, Minn., is from "A.C.S.", and is postmarked May 28th, 1910, in Ironridge, Wis. I see from your LJ profile that you were born in 1948. Unless your father was well into his forties or fifties when you were born, I don't think it's the same man.