tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post8789638709746355324..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 727Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-53480166256664851562011-12-05T17:30:45.884-06:002011-12-05T17:30:45.884-06:00I think it may be one of those fancy tintype cases...I think it may be one of those fancy tintype cases, they are hinged like that. :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-40923294266689122672011-12-05T14:07:17.288-06:002011-12-05T14:07:17.288-06:00It looks like a box to me - perhaps a jewery or ci...It looks like a box to me - perhaps a jewery or cigar box? It's pretty fancy...Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-43222741461972181602011-12-05T12:09:53.186-06:002011-12-05T12:09:53.186-06:00Does anyone know what the item on the table is? I...Does anyone know what the item on the table is? It looks like an open book or something....TheArchivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689516989780286377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-18593237932717480522011-12-05T07:50:39.111-06:002011-12-05T07:50:39.111-06:00This photo interests me because of the artistic pl...This photo interests me because of the artistic placement of curtain and tassels in the foreground. Gives a nice depth to the pic!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756045431717118627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-746225758272891212011-12-05T06:45:58.460-06:002011-12-05T06:45:58.460-06:00According to one web source, the photographer was ...According to one web source, the photographer was active in Keokuk, Iowa, 1857-c. 1880s. This means he started his career at the age of 17.<br /><br />Samuel Van Grieken, early day photographer, owned 1123 Bank St in the late sixties, early seventies. His daughter, Jennie married Melvin E. Justice, a Burlington RR office man.<br /><br />I wonder if this might be Mr. Justice?Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com