I love old photos, even if I don’t know the people in the pictures I love all the details of costume and setting, and the expressions on their faces. Here is a small selection of old family photographs. This is my maternal family, my grandmother’s name was Walford, my grandfather was the last but one of a long line of William Matthews
My grandmother, Ida Walford… I was always told, but I’m not sure; certainly a beautiful young Edwardian woman.
My grandmother, Ida Walford
My grandparents’ wedding day, Ida Walford to Reg Matthews; two of the page boys are Ida’s nephews. 4th March, 1916
My grandmother, Ida – dressed up; was she in a show or pageant? I’ll never know!
My grandma, Ida, her brother Horace and his fiancée or wife, Lottie
The Matthews family, 1919. My grandparents Ida and Reg, have the baby; beside Reg is father Billy, and seated is old William. The elderly ladies are my great and great-great-grandmothers, both are named Fanny
My great grandparents, Billy and Fanny with their four sons,
A wartime picture of my mother,Monica, on the right, with friends, including a serviceman on leave
I use gimp to size, scan, and color my cartoons. I am probably using less than 5% of the things the program does. It has a healing tool where you can mend torn and creased photos and even color them and don’t need a pro to do it for you. It is absolutely magical . Gimp download is free and has” how to” vids. .
Wonderful pictures Lois, and behind each one a story. looking forward to reading them
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You will! I mean you will be able to read about them, lol!
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I use gimp to size, scan, and color my cartoons. I am probably using less than 5% of the things the program does. It has a healing tool where you can mend torn and creased photos and even color them and don’t need a pro to do it for you. It is absolutely magical . Gimp download is free and has” how to” vids. .
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It sounds amazing… I shall go in search of gimp!
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Wonderful group of your pictures. Enjoyed.
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Thanks Barbro!
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Lovely pictures.
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Thank you!
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I really like the wedding photo
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