I don't have a directory as to who might have done the paintings but I have painted tins of my great grandparents, which was done about 1896. I took them out and to Walmart and put them in the photo machine and made copies. They are beautiful. They are so old one of them was hardly recognizable, but I lighted it a bit before printing it. Again they are beautiful. Sammie Kay [email protected] wrote: I have what I thought was a very large photograph of my mother in an oval frame. She was an infant in the picture. It would have been made in 1918 in Britton (officially Edmond), OK. I finally got the courage to try to get it open only to discover it was a painting! Does anyone know who might have done a portrait like this that long ago? Does anyone have a directory from that era? Bettye ==== OKOKLAHO Mailing List ==== Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page