1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
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pattiewhack
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Amazing Restoration Work There! Can we get a pic of the finished product?- Frame and all?
Amazing Restoration Work There! Can we get a pic of the finished product?- Frame and all?
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Bump-bumpity-bump-bump...........bump-bump!
Bump-bumpity-bump-bump...........bump-bump!
Detectingfreak
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Truley a remarkable post!!! I read all the way through and it was amazing how you did the restoration with the photo!!!
That was awesome!! To bad there wasn't anything more at that hunting site! 
Truley a remarkable post!!! I read all the way through and it was amazing how you did the restoration with the photo!!!
That was awesome!! To bad there wasn't anything more at that hunting site! 
starwarsblazer
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Absolutely amazing job on that photo, I tip my hat to you good sir!
Absolutely amazing job on that photo, I tip my hat to you good sir!
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
ME IS IMPRESSED!
Way to go! I am amazed at the before and after photos!
ME IS IMPRESSED!
Way to go! I am amazed at the before and after photos!
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
congrats on that restoration project !!
congrats on that restoration project !!
Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Hi Don,
Thanks very much for the picture!
As a result of your meticulous restoration efforts you've saved this piece from disappearing into history completely. 
I also love the work you did on the frame and the copper surround, it looks amazing! 
Thanks again for sending it to me,
Dave
PS. Just thought this post was interesting enough to resurrect it!
Hi Don,
Thanks very much for the picture!
As a result of your meticulous restoration efforts you've saved this piece from disappearing into history completely. I also love the work you did on the frame and the copper surround, it looks amazing! Thanks again for sending it to me,
Dave
PS. Just thought this post was interesting enough to resurrect it!
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Your right !
Your right !
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Don,
I loved this post during it's first go around. It has been three years since the first post. I know it is a long shot put have you had any luck trying to track down who is in the picture?
NJ
Don,
I loved this post during it's first go around. It has been three years since the first post. I know it is a long shot put have you had any luck trying to track down who is in the picture?
NJ
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
What more can I say that others already have said? STUPENDOUS, Yes I read this post from it's begining. You ARE DA MAN!!!! I wonder if any of your methods could be used on cruddy, toasted coppas? .........NGE
What more can I say that others already have said? STUPENDOUS, Yes I read this post from it's begining. You ARE DA MAN!!!! I wonder if any of your methods could be used on cruddy, toasted coppas? .........NGE
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Thanks for "bumping" this, otherwise I may have missed it. I read this last night and was simply amazed at your restoration. Job well done and thanks for sharing.
Richard
Thanks for "bumping" this, otherwise I may have missed it. I read this last night and was simply amazed at your restoration. Job well done and thanks for sharing.
Richard
OP
OP
Don in SJ
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
I did not find out who the man is in the photo, but will never give up on trying either, the neat thing though, in that time frame there was a Dag Photographer in the nearby town and his surname is the same as mine, but no relation, since all of mine were in Pennsylvania at that time.....
Don
N.J.THer said:
I did not find out who the man is in the photo, but will never give up on trying either, the neat thing though, in that time frame there was a Dag Photographer in the nearby town and his surname is the same as mine, but no relation, since all of mine were in Pennsylvania at that time.....
Don
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
I thought it would be rather hard to do unless you could tie it to a specific home site. Then work from there on the list of owners and their relatives. A friend of mine buys old pictures of civil war soldiers then researches who they are but that is a little easier when you have a rank and sometimes a company to go by. Not just flying blind.
Good luck
NJ
Don in SJ said:
I thought it would be rather hard to do unless you could tie it to a specific home site. Then work from there on the list of owners and their relatives. A friend of mine buys old pictures of civil war soldiers then researches who they are but that is a little easier when you have a rank and sometimes a company to go by. Not just flying blind.
Good luck
NJ
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
amazing and inspirational process to this restoration!
amazing and inspirational process to this restoration!
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Re: 1840-1860 era Antique Photo Portrait- Restoration COMPLETE! - 6 March
Just got done reading the entire post (thanks everyone, now I'm late)! Great find, great post, great restoration! Learned alot. Don, you continue to this day to be one of the best and I look forward to more finds posted.
Just got done reading the entire post (thanks everyone, now I'm late)! Great find, great post, great restoration! Learned alot. Don, you continue to this day to be one of the best and I look forward to more finds posted.
TheRockCollector
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sonofadigger
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wow this is an incredible post and the restoration process was fun to follow i know im several years late but this is an amazing post
