Ricochetrider Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Hey for anyone who has a f@c3 b00k account, there’s a guy who is active on some of the analog photography group pages that I am a member of. He has a neighbor who saw him with a vintage camera out in the neighborhood one day, and asked if he’d like to see some old photos he had stashed in his barn! Well, it turns out these are not just any old photos but a pretty large collection of antique glass negatives (of a couple different sizes) by one or maybe two photographers- from the late 1800s & early 1900s from the Oakland/San Francisco area! He is scanning and sharing them and they are fantastic. He’s gotten such a rousing response that he created a dedicated f b page named In Howard’s Barn. It is really enjoyable to see these great old photos. If you have an account on f b you can definitely see them in his page and maybe anyone can see them anyway? Don’t know about that per se but do an internet search on In Howard’s Barn + Facebook + Photography or something similar and hopefully you can view these too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_morton2 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I just looked him up. You can see the pics scattered across various posts even if you don't have a FB account (I don't anymore). The photos are beautiful. His domain is parked, so no looking at them on a website. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_sampayan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Amazing. Is the name of the photographer known? I can't seem to find that info, if it's even known. I came across a (sort of) similar story whilst visiting Paso Robles CA for wine tasting. Some 2000+ glass plates recovered from a barn. Saw some of the photographs at a downtown museum and was completely enthralled looking at them. Photographer name is Richard J Arnold. https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article39439164.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 I (and many others) see these as having serious historical significance. I am certain we would all love nothing more than to know who shot the images. A few people have asked the presenter to interview the owner of the negatives to gain as much knowledge as possible about them. I am reasonably sure the gentleman presenting them is fully aware of the importance of these. Hopefully some day they’ll be turned over or presented in some way to local historical society. For now tho, it is lovely that he is so willing to put them all out there so we may all enjoy them and for that I am thankful. I think he’s enjoying the moment and it is indeed his moment. I’m completely content to have the pleasure of viewing these without having to bear any of the responsibility that goes along with such a momentous find. It is truly a ton of fun to see these photos in this way - not as the first-ever viewers of the images but the first since way back when! I’m grateful and thrilled and look forward to following along on this sweet journey through time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Wonderful photos! I also really like the way Mike Ahmadi posts 'before' and 'after' PP versions. You can quickly see how his PP brings the original photos to life. Mike Hey for anyone who has a f@c3 b00k account, there’s a guy who is active on some of the analog photography group pages that I am a member of. He has a neighbor who saw him with a vintage camera out in the neighborhood one day, and asked if he’d like to see some old photos he had stashed in his barn! Well, it turns out these are not just any old photos but a pretty large collection of antique glass negatives (of a couple different sizes) by one or maybe two photographers- from the late 1800s & early 1900s from the Oakland/San Francisco area! He is scanning and sharing them and they are fantastic. He’s gotten such a rousing response that he created a dedicated f b page named In Howard’s Barn. It is really enjoyable to see these great old photos. If you have an account on f b you can definitely see them in his page and maybe anyone can see them anyway? Don’t know about that per se but do an internet search on In Howard’s Barn + Facebook + Photography or something similar and hopefully you can view these too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleflash Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 He should make a WordPress blog. I could not find any of the photos mentioned in the OP, but did see the one at the picnic with gun. Why make the photos so hard to find? It should be all straight forward and no BS. Internet Archive Search: May Day Fete Wreath Dance 1920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I was actually an early adopter of facebook. When I wanted to leave, it some months of strenuous effort to get them to actually take down my account. So no fb for me, no way would I ever enthrall myself again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_sampayan Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I don't have a Facebook and was able to view the album? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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