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Archives for October 2014

1940’s Girl with chow on glider restoration project

This is one of those photos I took a risk on purchasing pretty much knowing it would not be able to be salvaged enough for my book, but I found it so charming I had to have it.  It reminded me so much of the photos I have of me and my Chow Lillian on […]

Pre-1900’s Chow photography…details revealed during restoration

Oh how I adore any sepia photos for their warm diffused hues and antique charm.   I treasure each and every one I have in my collection and these 3 are pretty darned special in my opinion!  Each is a studio portrait  photo (not a postcard) and in excellent  condition but with a lot of fading […]

THE GINKGO ….SYMBOL FOR THE ARCHIVE FAMILY TREE

  I get a number of emails asking me how I am archiving my original antique photographs to display and protect them so I thought I’d share an example. Inspired by the ancient Chinese Ginkgo tree (see more  below) I am showcasing each image in 100 percent archival /acid free/ligin free materials including a custom […]

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