That's another thought :-) Looks like we need to hit "reply all" on these messages. I've been pasting KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com on the To: line. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynda Miller" <rjmillerjr@erols.com> To: "Kathy Latshaw" <kathyl@sssnet.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [KENTUCKIANA-L] photos...how did they do it? > I have a photo of my great grandparents born 1861 and 1869. It includes all > of their children and grandchildren born at that time. My mother told me > someone in the family was a photographer at that time and that is how they > were able to have the picture made. This family consisted of 11 children > born to my gr grandparents and their spouses and grandchildren. > > I a picture on another line in my family and they were very poor. But, > asking around I found out a relative was a photographer. > > So, some of these pictures were the product of relatives wanting to take > pictures of their own families and maybe gave each a copy. > > I can believe anyone who became a photographer at that time would want to > preserve their family or simply take pictures as samples to show other > customers. > > Just a guess. Happy New Year to all > > Lynda Lane Miller > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathy Latshaw" <kathyl@sssnet.com> > To: <KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 11:00 AM > Subject: Re: [KENTUCKIANA-L] photos...how did they do it? > > > > I've thought that too but have really not seen any discussion about it. > > Fortunate for us there was such a trade :-) One of several photos got me > > wondering about it. Look at the site below and scroll down near end. > > You'll see pic of Sophia Sandlin Couch and her children. She is widowed > > here and another on the way. Thinking maybe these families even paid the > > photographer with food or other goods. Can't imagine they could spare a > > dime if they even had it for a family photo. > > > > http://www.owsleykyhist.org/ > > > > Kathy > > Kentucky Couch Kin > > http://swapasource.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Canopy2@aol.com > > To: kathyl@sssnet.com > > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:52 AM > > Subject: Re: [KENTUCKIANA-L] photos...how did they do it? > > > > > > Kathy, my thought on the photos is that there had to be traveling > > photographers. I have old photos of some poor families standing out in > > front of an old unpainted house, with not a bush or a blade of grass in > > sight. They are all wearing simple house dresses, and the men are in pants > > with suspenders and their shirt sleeves rolled up. I bet they did not get > > to a town 2 or 3 times a year. This was in Texas and those towns were few > > and far between in the early 1900's. In the years before, when they were > > in GA, they had a big family studio portrait made, because they were > > closer to civiIization. I am sure someone saw the need for this > > occupation, and set out on the road with a camera. > > > > Pat Durham McRae > > > > > > ==== KENTUCKIANA Mailing List ==== > > > > Genealogy is supposed to be fun. Let's keep it that way! > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > >