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Joe Traill & Audrey Lawson | Page last modified: |
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Reference Pages: Initials, Names, Terminology
This is Audrey’s first of three photo albums that have come down to us. She (thankfully!) has labelled most photos and identified most people. The album begins with photos of Joe and his siblings, taken in 1897 when he was 10 years old. It then skips to 1915 or 1916, to photos likely taken by Audrey – she does not identify photographers. The photos are in approximate date order, and each page is typically focused on one period and subject. Some photos are clearly copies, e.g. on page 5, photo 5-C. Several photos of polo teams have been removed.
Recovery: We erased or replaced noticeable white or black dots, and enhanced faded photos with little or no modification to the images. However, photos damaged by damp (have large white &/or stained patches required careful repair: (i) skies - we erased & replaced (losing birds in flight, if any); (ii) vegetation - we replaced with identical or similar vegetation found in the same photo; (iii) walls - ditto vegetation; (iv) people’s faces - if sufficiently detailed, we erased spots manually at high resolution. (Note: We avoid automated spot removal software as it often reduces sharpness and may remove legitimate spots, e.g. eye irises, cigarette ends, buttons, etc.).
Audrey’s titles are highlighted in blue.
© Peter Benitz (Benitz Family)