AnneTheWriter<p>"Well, the dress is 1890s. I estimated your age-- which, if you pardon my saying, seems to be in your late 30s-- and the likely number of generations since the 1870s-- their birth decade-- and saw the family resemblance." </p><p>Then (as politely as possible), I noted the resemblance between his ears (which stuck out prominently), nose (which was kind of pointy like a bird's beak), and hairline (which shared a specific balding pattern).</p><p>He snatched the photo off the sales floor. </p><p>It's funny how the value of an old photo changes when you know who's in it.</p><p>[Be sure to also read the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> for information about the posted photos.]</p><p> 🧵 2/2</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EstateSales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EstateSales</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photographs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photographs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AntiquePhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiquePhoto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AntiquePhotograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiquePhotograph</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VictorianPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictorianPhotos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/IdentifyingOldPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentifyingOldPhotos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FamilyTreasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyTreasures</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LostAndFoundPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostAndFoundPhotos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuroraIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuroraIllinois</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LocalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FamilySearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilySearch</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Geneadons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geneadons</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenealogyThreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenealogyThreads</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geneadons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geneadons</span></a></span></p>
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AnneTheWriter<p>One of my favorite moments from estate sales is years ago, when I saw an antique photo in a nice frame. It was a picture of a young couple with a nice horse and buggie. It was being sold for only $40.</p><p>I asked the estate sale lady if they were sure they wanted to sell it. A man came up and said that he was the owner, and yes... it was for sale.</p><p>I looked at him a minute, looked over the photo, then did some quick math.</p><p>"You really shouldn't sell a photo of your Great-Grandparents," I told him. "Whoever buys it is just going to rip out the photo, throw it away, and use the frame."</p><p>"How do you know they're my Great-Grandparents?" he asked. </p><p>"Well..." 🧵 1/2</p><p>[Be sure to also read the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> for information about the posted photos.]</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EstateSales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EstateSales</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photographs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photographs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AntiquePhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiquePhoto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AntiquePhotograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiquePhotograph</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VictorianPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictorianPhotos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/IdentifyingOldPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentifyingOldPhotos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FamilyTreasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyTreasures</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LostAndFoundPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostAndFoundPhotos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuroraIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuroraIllinois</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LocalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FamilySearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilySearch</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Geneadons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geneadons</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenealogyThreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenealogyThreads</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geneadons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geneadons</span></a></span></p>
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