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Mr. Harper
Image by WadeB
Going through my desk tonight I found this old photo of my great grandfather. It’s a small little photo about the size of a business card. I think I rescued this from an album my grandmother had.
From some other photos taken on the same day, my guess is that this was taken in the late 40′s. So the car he’s sitting in was already old. And I’m not sure that it is his. I think he’s just hamming it up for the camera.
WIlliam L. Harper was on the School Board and later was a State Representative in Georgia. He did not stay in politics very long though. My mother always told me it was because he was too honest. He owned a general store for a long time and a gas station as well.
I loved visiting his house as a kid. He and my great grandmother had a big white house on a hill in Eillijay. It had a huge kitchen, big porches, and a long stairway. There was a big garden in the back, a garage filled with old tools, and a root cellar with my grandmother’s canned goods.
After he and my great grandmother passed, the house became a bed and breakfast. Sadly it burned to the ground a few winters ago. Only the chimneys were left.
I don’t know for sure who took this. Perhaps my grandfather, his son-in-law. And I have no idea about the camera. The back of the photo simply says it was printed on Kodak Velo Paper.
Anyway, posting this was a spur of the moment thing, and a nice break from my own work, plus I really like this snapshot.
It is a nifty snapshot. I have a few of my grandparent’s shots I’d like to post someday…
Thanks, moominsean. I’m sure seeing these as a child is part of the spark that got me interested in photography in general and the particular kinds of photograhy that I specifcally like.
Something similar is probably true with lots of photographers.
Old photos are great to look at, even if they’re not connected to one’s own history.
It’s fascinating how they often are technical very good, and they often starts up my imagination. It’s nice to think about the story behind.
Thanks for showing Wade!
yes it’s allways interesting to look at such an old thing. doesn’t matter if it’s photo or anything else… thank tou for this tale.
I love old photographs, especially family ones. This is a fantastic image to have.
Wonderful image and a heartfelt story … I’m just going through boxes of photos I borrowed from my Mom – stuff from the 40s to the 70s – and looking forward to many memories to surface!
wow, i don’t think i’ve ever seen this one. makes me want to go over to Nana’s and raid her photo albums…she is giving away things left and right these days…better get over there