For a short time (too short a time), I've been collecting some old photographs of my ancestors. I thought I'd start something on theoryofpaul where I could display some of them along with some information about the people who gave birth to the people who gave birth to the people who gave birth....etc.
My agents have worked out who this is! It is a photograph of John Lemenski, who was in the navy!
Picnic in the park! My great-great grandmother, Mary Blaha, is in the back there, along with a lot of other people whose names we may never know. This, by the way, is a very well-done photo, apart from its sentimental value. It was probably done around 1907 or so, and it is marvellous to see that the photographer took such care with lighting, focus, and composition!! Plus, the print is in a very good state, and there is a huge amount of detail.
The photo was in an abyssmally poor state when I finally got it on the scanner glass, probably due to "less-than-idea" storage methods in the basement of my late grandmother's basement. Not only that, it seems likely that the lens that the photographer used was a little weak, as there is almost no variation of contrast around the edges, which are significantly out-of-focus (compared to the center area). This could also be a fixer problem. We will never know.
One can only really guess at who the other people are in this photo, except for a young Bennie in the back. It was probably done around 1915 or so.
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