Posted on 12/06/2009 3:30:02 PM PST by navysealdad
This Is A PowerPoint Presentation Of Really Old Pictures From Late 1800's and early 1900's
(Excerpt) Read more at angelfire.com ...
I would like to see them, but don’t want to open a file. Even a .pps one.
How far, so fast.
For anybody who is into genealogy, there’s a great site where people post pictures of their ancestors. You might find a hookup to your family tree this way. Here’s the site. Click on the state of your choice and see what you find. Good luck!
http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/
What program opened the file?
Very cool.
They must be great...but Angelfire and power point presentations are on my no fly zone. Can you post the pictures here?
ON THE INTERNET:
Ah, the really sad thing: Someday, somewhere on whatever technology exists at the time, there’ll be an image of you or me with the same caption: “Really old pictures”
You have to be patient.
Ignore this message:
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A few years back I was at an estate auction. They combined a few estates and folks were inspecting the goods. One person was trying to push a photo album. Anyone that looked at it was told, “have an instant family”... “people will be impressed”.
Reminds me of the Monty Python bit “Purchase a Past”!
Love old photos. The NYC 1896 one has me pondering, the truck is too advanced for 1896. It looks about 20 yrs after. As far as the Mexican photos, all I could think of was, “Badges”? That said, I have a question you folks may have an answer to. I came across 2 tins of 8mm film, one says Ft Sill 47-48. and the other Japan 1951, are they worth anything?
Many years ago, I found a hat box of old family photos out in the horse barn underneath a bunch of tack. It’s a miracle they weren’t rat chewed or that moisture hadn’t gotten to them. Anyway, that’s how I got interested in genealogy. I am so thankful granny was able to identify all but a couple.
Mr. B had some old pictures which I had his oldest relative ID so he is also able to have a sense of family history to look at.
The lesson here is if someone has some old photos, get them to the oldest relative before it’s too late. Don’t wait. Next week, next month, next year and it all might be lost forever. With family getting together during the holidays, this is the perfect time to quiz the relatives. It might be fun to hustle now to get IDs and make albums for presents. That, or Christmas afternoon while everyone is relaxing, sit around the table and go through them while you have several minds who might remember who’s who and can relate stories.
Nice - thanks for posting.
Why in the world were those two guys standing on the roof of the train while it was on that trestle?
I don’t know anything about trains really - does anyone know what purpose those barrels all along the sides of that trestle served?
When I was in Guatemala in the early 1990's, they still had brakemen, and they also still used the telegraph... It was like stepping back in time... I'm glad I saw it.
2) Wooden trestles, made of timbers covered in creosote, were prone to catching on fire, with devastating results. Those barrels are for fire suppression.
I bet someone else answered you already, but there ya are.
I got this PP in a eMail yesterday. Nothing like black and white photography to capture time...
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