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Old Timey Photo Editing

   August 14th, 2008 Brian Herzog

Before and after photos of Cedar Point dock, circa 1900The library in my hometown has a blog, which I read because it’s well done and because it’s a way for me to stay connected with where my family lives.

I particularly enjoyed one recent post. Someone found a photo in the library’s historical archive that had been later doctored for use in a promotional book.

Check the original post for bigger photos. It is interesting to see how the photo, circa 1900, could be altered so well - as opposed to some of the bad work being done now with Photoshop.

This shows that fun can come from library archive, especially photo archives. Also, too, the subject of the photo is interesting. It’s the dock of Cedar Point, an amusement park in Sandusky, OH. And I am always amazed at how dressing nicely was just a matter of course in that era. People at Cedar Point don’t dress like that anymore.



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In Ohio

   February 22nd, 2007 Brian Herzog

This isn’t a library-related post. I’m in Ohio this week. My grandpa died on Monday, and I came home to be with family. I’ll be back in Massachusetts this weekend.

Something occurred to me today, too, when I was thinking about writing this post. My grandpa was 90 years old, and I don’t think he ever in his life looked at a computer screen. Television, yes (he loved the Indians and the Browns), but the only interest he had in computers was that he knew my job had something to do with them.

Regardless, I still learned more from him than almost anyone else I know.

oh, ohio, sandusky, wayne c. fairfield, wayne fairfield



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