Old Memories On Film

It seems like a lifetime ago that we used to take black and white pictures with old Brownie camera's or later the Polaroid or any of the other cameras of those times.  The onset of colored film back then was an exciting development.  We'd marvel at the pictures we took.  Picking up a pack or two of pictures at your local photo processor was always both exciting and nerve wracking at the same time,  you wondered how many of the fabulous shots you took would actually turn out, and although you hoped that they all would,  there was often 2 or 3 over exposures or even the whole film sometimes, which was really a bummer.

First Mass Produced Color Film

Kodak did a lot to boost the photographic industry and was a leader in the market for many years.  Hopefully their latest struggle to survive in today's fast paced market doesn't spell the end for the company.

Brownie

My 1st 35mm Camera

There are always lots of old photos kicking around and the history contained in them is a precious record to be cherished and preserved.  For myself,  I have moved so many times that very few of the photographic records I tried to keep survive and are long lost.  This saddens me as I've been fond of photography for as long as I can remember and had a large portfolio of pictures,  and worse yet,  I've even lost almost all the photos that I managed to salvage from my parents albums and almost all of my own.


The following pictures are all I have left of my own old photos and a few I acquired from other family members.

The Author With A 49 Ford In The Background

    

Me posing with my Fathers old Dodge

Me As A Cowboy

My Parents Beatrice Joy Hilton nee Schutz and Robert James Hilton

My Grandfather Hewart Schutz

My Adoptive Grandfather Olaf Fredin

My Grandmother Ruby Nee 'Skellett' Fredin

Step Grandmother Vera Hilton and Grandfather William Hilton, Middle

If you have any old photos that you haven't scanned and put on disk yet,  it's a great idea and an extra bit of security against losing your own pictures.

When I was younger,  it was always my dream to become a freelance photo journalist  and even work for National Geographic magazine.  Things change though and so do plans and dreams.  The onset of Digital camera's has spelled the end days for camera's that eat a steady diet of film.  Who knows what's next as technology races forward at a breakneck speed.  One things for sure though,  I'm going to run out of those little plastic film containers soon.

Do Have A Good Day And Smile For The Camera.

                             Jeffrey R Hilton