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27.04.2007 um 5:37 Uhr, Lizenz: Alle Bilder unterliegen dem Urheberrecht der jeweiligen Sender. All pictures © by the senders.
I found this image while servicing one of our dumpsters at the property I work at. Since I work with elderly persons, something like this is quite common.

I did some research on the photographer,..( Ira Martin was the photographer ) Macy was the name of the studio,..and Vinton, Iowa was where it was found. ( his logo was at the right bottom corner of the mat.), turns out he was a photographer from the 1800's. I even discovered one of his kins that has a site that has recorded the family history..Ive already contacted her.

What really left an impression on me was this families facial expressions...especially the womens. My supervisor ( who is a history buff ) was telling this time of the history was very hard on women. Makes you wonder what kind of life they had.

Also,...I wonder why someone would want to get rid of such a piece of family history?

Once again,..my supervisor was telling,..some of this images held very bad memories in the family history.

hmm?


Inregards to the image,...the lady who rented the property and owned this image passed away last month.

The photo with its original frame was left on the side of the dumpster.

Oh,..and by the way,..in the back of the mat,...was the order and pricing for the image,... $1.50 was the total.




Some corrections for above...

Ira Martin Macy's photo studio
Vinton, Benton County, Iowa


http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cecebibby/macy/advertisi
ng_ira_martin_macy.htm

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M. Sommer, 27.04.2007 um 5:45 Uhr

What a great document of history!
Like the details you wrote about and...
... foresure the faces of the women!

Best wishes, Michael


Tom McAlexander , 27.04.2007 um 8:41 Uhr

This is a real treasure. Thanks for sharing.
Aloha
Tom


Der Ohlsen, 27.04.2007 um 9:01 Uhr

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When , 27.04.2007 um 10:54 Uhr

How sad such a beautiful picture would be tossed out. I have a box of salvaged images myself from a house I bought of a man that passed away. I've been searching for his family on and off for about 10 years. I know there is someone out there.


Inez Soares, 27.04.2007 um 10:56 Uhr

wow..
great docum. and photo..
.. yes what is good for our eyes sometimes is very heavy in someone else 's heart.. thank you for sharing


When , 27.04.2007 um 11:10 Uhr

....oh and Raul...the expressions. Back in the day they didn't smile. The subjects had to stay perfectly still. Sometimes they would have braces up the back that had cradles for the neck to rest on so that the would stay still. It is harder to maintain a smile, but a staight relaxed facial expression could be held longer. So many of the images of the time the people are very sober looking.


Maguire , 27.04.2007 um 15:37 Uhr

Wonderful documentary. Not only the image but your report on the work you've done to try and trace the origins of this. So often people will just throw old photographs away when the owners die, not appreciating that they are items of great social documentary. Local libraries should regularly endevour to invite people to submit them to their archives rather than the dump.

Most of history has been a hard time for everyone below a certain social rank.. men and women. They all look thoroughly unhappy but then getting your photo taken in those days was a serious business and it was hard to sustain a smile for as long as it was necessary to expose the neg. Great work and I admire your interest in this old photograph and your investigative journalism in researching its history. Hats off to you.


Marisa Dunn, 27.04.2007 um 19:14 Uhr

Well done to you for rescuing a wonderful piece of work. In the old days they did not smile on photos it wasn't customary to do so, as Maguire states photography was a serious business. I love old pics like this, thankyou for sharing it with us.


Sergio Pessolano, 27.04.2007 um 19:26 Uhr

Great documentary image.


Petra Sommerlad, 27.04.2007 um 21:20 Uhr

I still have very old photos of my family. At this time it was unusual to smile on photos, because you had to absolutely remain still and stiff for the time the photographer would work. Usually "normal" people had problems in keeping a smile for a longer time without changing mimics. So they were asked to remain "still". Going to a photographer at this time was a serious thing like going to church and so everybody would dress in the finest stuff and put on all jewellery possible to give a perfect impression.
Very many old photos have been thrown away because the younger generation did not even know who was on it and just showed no interest in the photograph in itself. LG PEtra


Pascal Viyer, 27.04.2007 um 22:37 Uhr

Great docu
^v


Paint II , 29.04.2007 um 17:13 Uhr

great, that you found it, the womens faces are so bitter, super documentary raulito hug rosi


PINDORIUS, 30.04.2007 um 13:14 Uhr

very,very interesting. A good work about a document. I like these serious expressions and he atmosphere of another time


Sonja Rasche, 2.05.2007 um 22:11 Uhr

That is indeed a treasure. i like that a lot and I am glad you have shown it.
Sonja


John Holmes, 14.05.2007 um 20:05 Uhr

nicely presented and told. well done. jh


Pat Ackerson, 25.12.2007 um 0:43 Uhr

Great photo. I've spent a lot of time on our family's old photos and history. It is very special that you have preserved this for others to appreciate.


Robert L. Roux, 3.10.2008 um 16:52 Uhr

times change
but the people
stay the same ...

greetings from the north


hrishikesh thakur, 15.04.2009 um 17:04 Uhr

++++


Alessandro Deidda, 11.12.2009 um 17:51 Uhr

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