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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 9988842, member: 6444"]I know a surprising amount and could probably trace down the family, but this came from an estate cleanout and wasn’t wanted by the family. Traveler from Kansas. Scrapbook kept by son, but when he died in his 90’s in MA, his living relatives probably could not identify anyone or heard story of travel in these pics so apparently not interested. Should people care? I don’t know. Once generations get beyond the people they personally met and knew, it is hard.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can’t explain organization, though pics seem to have been attached to scrapbook once the traveler got home and arranged them the way he wanted. Maybe a few favorites in front? That said, there is a grouping by country in most of the pics. Surprising they were attached without copying the writing on the back, but he probably knew it since he took the pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the pics are glued to scrapbook in four spots. Careful lifting shows most but not all of the pics with writing on the front are indeed RPPC (thank you, a term and history I did not know). Can also see that some have writing on the back identifying place or people. Of the three pics that are loose, this one is an RPPC, other RPPC seem to have same printing on back. Would guess about a third are the same RPPC, based on size and border. Most of the rest are on similar card stock, but not same size and no postcard printing on back. Some are smaller, 3-3/4 square, so I included a couple of those. Seem to be same trip (age of auto) but different camera? Reminder of history, this is only a few years after Lawrence of Arabia was there.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]501619[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501620[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501621[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501622[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501623[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 9988842, member: 6444"]I know a surprising amount and could probably trace down the family, but this came from an estate cleanout and wasn’t wanted by the family. Traveler from Kansas. Scrapbook kept by son, but when he died in his 90’s in MA, his living relatives probably could not identify anyone or heard story of travel in these pics so apparently not interested. Should people care? I don’t know. Once generations get beyond the people they personally met and knew, it is hard. I can’t explain organization, though pics seem to have been attached to scrapbook once the traveler got home and arranged them the way he wanted. Maybe a few favorites in front? That said, there is a grouping by country in most of the pics. Surprising they were attached without copying the writing on the back, but he probably knew it since he took the pics. Most of the pics are glued to scrapbook in four spots. Careful lifting shows most but not all of the pics with writing on the front are indeed RPPC (thank you, a term and history I did not know). Can also see that some have writing on the back identifying place or people. Of the three pics that are loose, this one is an RPPC, other RPPC seem to have same printing on back. Would guess about a third are the same RPPC, based on size and border. Most of the rest are on similar card stock, but not same size and no postcard printing on back. Some are smaller, 3-3/4 square, so I included a couple of those. Seem to be same trip (age of auto) but different camera? Reminder of history, this is only a few years after Lawrence of Arabia was there. [ATTACH=full]501619[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501620[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501621[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501622[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501623[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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