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Alicia


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Collection: Random and Transportation
Location: Cincinnati Ohio
Galleries: Family
Date Uploaded: Oct 8, 2007

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Comments: 14
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This is not a photo I took, obviously.

My mother sent this to me last week. It's a photo of her and my dad in 1961 or thereabouts. My mom is a pianist and my dad was an opera singer. We moved to Germany where my dad made a career singing.

This picture has huge sentimental value for me, seeing my parents together like that. This was before I was born and before things got complicated in life.

I scanned it in and processed it to make it sharper and clearer. The actual photo is a little washed out.


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10/11/2007 10:48:26 AM
What a GREAT slice of life! Without them where would you be?? Thanks for sharing the story too, that's awesome that you have so much talent in your family!
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10/08/2007 07:19:30 PM
It must have been wonderful to grow up in a house with live music. This tells so much of the era, with the clothes, furniture, dress, etc.
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10/08/2007 07:08:00 PM
This is awesome. Great work on the processing to both add contrast and keep the aged factors. Excellent. (And it's a good shot to begin with, so thank whoever took it, too!)
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10/08/2007 06:52:16 PM
Wow I like what you have done with this and I am sure your Mim would lovwe to se what you have done with the processing to make it more pleasant to view.
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10/08/2007 06:47:01 PM
Nice story. We should have a side challenge of old restored photos. I have plenty of them.
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10/08/2007 06:32:34 PM
Alicia, that's such a nice story -- thanks for sharing this old photo and bit of family history with us.
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10/08/2007 04:42:15 PM
Alicia, what a great photo and a great story! I'm so glad you shared this with us. From your story it sounds like maybe they aren't together anymore. That's always painful whatever the circumstances.

When I first saw it, it reminded me so much of my parents. My mom and/or dad were always sitting at the piano playing old hymns and one or the other of them or us were standing around singing with them. Did you inherit your dad's musical gifts? I hear it's often a genetic thing.

Wasn't life different back then. I notice they are all dressed up, and they are singing and playing the piano.

Ok. . I'll shut up now. This just brought so much in my heart up. Thanks, Alicia!
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10/08/2007 03:41:21 PM
Wow a slice of the past thats great and it has given me a good idea!
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10/08/2007 02:25:53 PM
Thanks for the history. Sometimes it's nice to look back. This is truly a treasure for you to find.
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10/08/2007 01:43:48 PM
Definitely a "slice of life" and a treasured memento as well. Nice job!
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10/08/2007 01:42:33 PM
wonderful you have this excellent memory of them together probably doing something they loved and had passion for ..:)x
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10/08/2007 01:30:48 PM
Oh that is just toooooo great!!!!!
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10/08/2007 12:39:02 PM
Think you did a great job here! (I have so many photos to do)
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10/08/2007 12:35:41 PM
Wow - that is excellent moment for you to find and a fine photograph for you to have!
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