This picture was also on the same roll as the previous photographs that I posted, and fortunately my Grandma jotted down the information for this one as well. Once again we have Melva on the left along with her other best friend Sophie, and it was taken “Winter 1924.” Unfortunately, the exposure isn’t that great on these early photos, but as I’ve mentioned, she wasn’t using the most accurate of cameras. The shutter exposure was however long you held the release for, and the focus, well there wasn’t one. So these early snap shots have an obvious learning curve to climb. Besides that though there is enough detail to make the image worth keeping. The cool topcoat on Sophie alone make this a keeper. One interesting detail is the paper that was used. It is not a thick sheet which makes sense since these were probably about the cheapest prints one could get. But, I really like the texture of this old paper. It’s hard to explain, but it just has this very rough feel about it that really does make it feel even older than it is. Then again, this picture is 88 years old, which really is getting up there. Anyway, the paper just has this very satisfying feeling in your hand. I wish I could make all of the pictures I print today have this wonderful feeling to them. 

This picture was also on the same roll as the previous photographs that I posted, and fortunately my Grandma jotted down the information for this one as well. Once again we have Melva on the left along with her other best friend Sophie, and it was taken “Winter 1924.” Unfortunately, the exposure isn’t that great on these early photos, but as I’ve mentioned, she wasn’t using the most accurate of cameras. The shutter exposure was however long you held the release for, and the focus, well there wasn’t one. So these early snap shots have an obvious learning curve to climb. Besides that though there is enough detail to make the image worth keeping. The cool topcoat on Sophie alone make this a keeper.

One interesting detail is the paper that was used. It is not a thick sheet which makes sense since these were probably about the cheapest prints one could get. But, I really like the texture of this old paper. It’s hard to explain, but it just has this very rough feel about it that really does make it feel even older than it is. Then again, this picture is 88 years old, which really is getting up there. Anyway, the paper just has this very satisfying feeling in your hand. I wish I could make all of the pictures I print today have this wonderful feeling to them. 

This picture was also on the same roll as the previous photographs that I posted, and fortunately my Grandma jotted down the information for this one as well. Once again we have Melva on the left along with her other best friend Sophie, and it was taken “Winter 1924.” Unfortunately, the exposure isn’t that great on these early photos, but as I’ve mentioned, she wasn’t using the most accurate of cameras. The shutter exposure was however long you held the release for, and the focus, well there wasn’t one. So these early snap shots have an obvious learning curve to climb. Besides that though there is enough detail to make the image worth keeping. The cool topcoat on Sophie alone make this a keeper. One interesting detail is the paper that was used. It is not a thick sheet which makes sense since these were probably about the cheapest prints one could get. But, I really like the texture of this old paper. It’s hard to explain, but it just has this very rough feel about it that really does make it feel even older than it is. Then again, this picture is 88 years old, which really is getting up there. Anyway, the paper just has this very satisfying feeling in your hand. I wish I could make all of the pictures I print today have this wonderful feeling to them. 

This picture was also on the same roll as the previous photographs that I posted, and fortunately my Grandma jotted down the information for this one as well. Once again we have Melva on the left along with her other best friend Sophie, and it was taken “Winter 1924.” Unfortunately, the exposure isn’t that great on these early photos, but as I’ve mentioned, she wasn’t using the most accurate of cameras. The shutter exposure was however long you held the release for, and the focus, well there wasn’t one. So these early snap shots have an obvious learning curve to climb. Besides that though there is enough detail to make the image worth keeping. The cool topcoat on Sophie alone make this a keeper.

One interesting detail is the paper that was used. It is not a thick sheet which makes sense since these were probably about the cheapest prints one could get. But, I really like the texture of this old paper. It’s hard to explain, but it just has this very rough feel about it that really does make it feel even older than it is. Then again, this picture is 88 years old, which really is getting up there. Anyway, the paper just has this very satisfying feeling in your hand. I wish I could make all of the pictures I print today have this wonderful feeling to them. 

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My Grandma Gen Kownacki, nee Zabowski, died in 2002. Shortly after her death I helped my father clean out her house and I came across hundreds of old photographs. Along with the photos there were plenty of negatives (sadly, I haven't had the chance to scan them). I never knew that she loved photography so much in her youth, though it does help explain why she supported my own interest. This collection of photos starts in the 1920s in Detroit and ends after WWII with her living in Chicago. Some of the images are simply snap shots of friends and relatives. Then there are some that are a little bit more. I hope you enjoy this peak into the past. Frank Kownacki (FPKownacki@aol.com)


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