Saturday, March 24, 2018

Photographic evanescence


Perusing family photographs...
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To horse! To school!
Charlotte: When was it taken?
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Emily: It’s Andrea on Chestnut with Mum beside her. So it must be about 1920.
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Charlotte: Your mother rode?
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Emily: Oh yes. Sent all us kids to school on horse.
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Charlotte: Do you have any other photos?
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Emily: I think most were thrown out after Dad died.
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Voice-over


Some people like to discard and declutter. Archivists tend by nature to be hoarders. Compiling family histories can be a bit like a lottery.
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