“History never looks like history when you are living through it.” – John W. Gardner
Our first tale concerns the oldest photograph ever brought to the Heirloom Art Studio, my fine art and restoration studio.
A customer had phoned stating she had a tintype photograph in her possession that had rusted and required some restoration services. At the appointed hour of her appointment, the woman arrived with nothing apparent in her hands. Following introductions, she reached into her purse and produced a plastic diaper bundle which she began to unfold. She grasped the contents between her fingers as if she were dealing cards and thrust the image toward me.
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