tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post1375952227439361685..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: PhotographsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-33317577347455615492010-01-12T11:40:25.543-05:002010-01-12T11:40:25.543-05:00Mother is still living, and we have many hundreds ...Mother is still living, and we have many hundreds of photos dating from the late 1890's to the early 1990's. The newspaperman who raised my orphaned grandmother was an avid photographer, her husband was an even more avid photographer and historian, and my late father also took lots and lots of pictures.<br /><br />We have slides from the 1930's through the 1970's as well.<br /><br />Lots of photos have been notated on the back, some slides on their holders.<br /><br />The sad part is, there are none in the younger generation who give a hoot about even looking at these old photos, much less cataloging or preserving them. Same goes with my siblings and cousins. When Mother and I pass on who will care?<br /><br />I suspect the many, many digital images we all capture today will mostly go unseen as well.Dan Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-15218572180951361012010-01-10T17:00:07.718-05:002010-01-10T17:00:07.718-05:00I just went through old photographs yesterday with...I just went through old photographs yesterday with my parents The photos belonged to my grandmother and her sister. Fortunately, many of them were marked and so, we knew who the people were. For the rest, my dad did a pretty good job recalling places, people, and possible dates. <br /><br />My mother said it was sad to think all these people existed and are gone. I responded, thinking optimistically for them and myself, that I could not wait to meet them in eternity. <br /><br />Since middle-age forgetfulness is creeping in on me, I think I will go mark all my photos so I can explain them over the next twenty years to any descendants who want to know.Boethiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755968985821460943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-54036871253772526782010-01-10T11:12:53.495-05:002010-01-10T11:12:53.495-05:00I've got a stack of pictures from my mother wh...I've got a stack of pictures from my mother where she wrote helpful things on the back. Like "1st birthday".Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.com