Thursday, October 18, 2012

Treasure Chest Thursday - William Walker Photo

When my father-in-law passed away in 1998 he left behind a backpack full of family photos.  Sadly most of those photos were unmarked and, of course, storing them in a backpack was not the best way to preserve them.

At the very bottom of the backpack I found this photo:


It is torn in half with the corner missing.  The photo is of John William WALKER my husband's great grandfather.

William was born 17 May 1876 in Burley, Yorkshire, England.  He died 5 Sep 1945 in Bridgeport, CT.
As far as I know, this is the earliest photo anyone in the family has of William.  

Here is the photo after restoration:


Priceless.


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4 comments:

  1. Yvonne DemoskoffOctober 18, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    Isn't it wonderful what restorers can do to old photos!

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  2. MargelNovember 11, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    Lisa-
    I have a photo I would love to have restored - it has scratches all over it. Where can you get this done?

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  3. Lisa Swanson EllamNovember 12, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Margel:

    I had it done at Gene's Camera on Lincolnway East.

    Lisa

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  4. MaureenFebruary 7, 2013 at 10:05 PM

    Look at his sweet face! So soulful!

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