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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

1925? Embossed "Post Card" Type Print


An scan of Maximilienne Valiquette's half sister, Rolande Charlebois, of her First Communion ceremony. I think it's approximately from 1925.
In those days, pictures were rare and far between, and when one was done it was a special event. Production of the print was special too for poor families.



In the back of most pics of this size 3.5 X 5.5 inches was printed like the photo was a Post Card. This was done commonly in those days.



But the unique thing about this print is the embossing done on the lower right. This one says "A Brien 640 W Notre Dame St Montreal", A defunct photo shop. Creating this image of the embossing was not easy. The scanner would not show it well. I had to take a pic from my digital camera and orient the camera-print so the the light coming from outside would just graze the pint to highlight it's embossed part.

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