Well, despite my natural fears, I actually ordered a scanner on Amazon, received it, installed it, and scanned something....and it worked, only upside down. After pushing a few buttons, this scan of an old tin type picture was in my files, and here it is. The Irish Matriarch must have been a lady that was proud of her children, liked to dress them up, show them off and pay a photographer real money to record the moment. I just love how she is showing affection to the children for all the world to see. It appears to be taken in front of a decorative screen of some sort. There is no date on the picture, but I am thinking that it must be from circa 1890. Here she is with her three children:
- Annie Jane, born in 1867
- John J. Jr., born in 1870
- William Edward, born in 1875
I am not sure where John Sr. was, but these four look pretty dapper. Tintypes were easily made, quick to develop, and pretty durable. This one fell out of a scrap book I inherited a few years back.
I was interested in learning something about the hats that the boys wore. They are bowlers, and according to one web site (http://www.ehow.com/about_5037692_bowler-hat-history.html) they were common among men of various classes.
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