This photo was probably taken somewhere in the Northern Adirondacks of Clinton or Franklin County, perhaps early 1900's. Taken with a slow shutter speed with a half way decent camera but with a little light leakage at the edges. Somewhat digitally enhanced in the scanner.
To this I add my plea not to discard old photographs just because you don't recognize the faces or places. For the benefit of those who will care about you a hundred years from now when you are long dead, buried and turned to dust, the photographs of you that remain in an old shoe box somewhere should be labelled as to who, time and place. Visit your relatives, get them to identify & label relatives long gone, and save these artifacts in an archively stable environment. If nobody wants your family photo collection, please check out the local historical society and see if they would be interested.
Which reminds me, some of us are looking to put together an exhibit in Potsdam of the photos of Clarence E. Premo. Clarence was a master photographer, and the yearbook photographer for Clarkson College of Technology, and the Potsdam Normal School / State Teachers College for decades. Clarence did much more than your usual wedding and baby photographs, although he did many of those. Clarence's niece and nephew are involved in this project, and we hope that if you have photos taken by Clarence that you will be as well. More on this in future posts. Please contact me through the blog or at tomperrin240@gmail.com.
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