Re: [OM] Archival photos especially family history

[Gregg Iverson]

Who was taking pictures of 140 year old relatives in shoe boxes?  Do you 
really have a clear idea of how they lived? :-)
Gregg


> A lot of what was written for the last digest, especially about photos with
> genealogical potential and archival need seem to me like a strong argument
> for including a healthy diet of Black & White in family photography.
>
> I have B&W (sepia) photos of ancestors here, 140 years old as far as I can
> tell.
>
> Will colour last that long.?
>
> Without those few shots we would be MUCH more lacking in information on
> what these ancestors of mine looked like and how they lived. Those photos
> tell so much. In shoe boxes. (Well, they were).
>
> Brian

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