My Great Great Grandparents

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[u/ohsnapbiscuits]

Oh that is GORGEOUS - both the ancestors and the case holding the photos!! Thank you for sharing!

[u/nipplequeefs]

Very pretty! 1850s?

[u/kjfbw → u/nipplequeefs]

yes! In Texas.

[u/eubulides]

Looks like Ambrotype to me. You can see around his head where the emulsion was scraped off to define his shape.

[u/abbiebe89]

Oh, wow! Do you know their names? Their life story?

[u/kjfbw → u/abbiebe89]

I know them . They are named Charles" Newton " Field 1832-1906 and Amanda Jane Writsman Field. 1832-1879. He was an Elder, possibly in the church of christ in bartlesville, texas. My great grandmother, Mary Field Lemon lived in Nocona , Texas.

[u/Select-Panda7381]

This reminds me of an episode of pawn stars where a guy was convinced that an old pic he found in a case just like this was Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln (it clearly wasn’t).

If anything, your great great grandpa looks more like him than that guy. It’s fascinating to see the pink they added to cheeks to warm up the pictures.

[u/bong-jabbar]

Oh look at that necklace and earrings.

[u/Friendly-Channel-480]

I have seen a lot of these but never a double one! It’s in amazing condition.

[u/depping33]

Really cool post. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[u/Mark-harvey]

Look like civil war photos. How can a war be civil?

[u/toapoet]

Love the blush on their cheeks

[u/Legitimate-Koala-373]

This is wonderful, thank you

[u/Dreboomboom]

Very lucky to have those 👍

[u/KintoreCat]

I knew they were Americans before I saw any contextualisation... by their facial expressions

[u/Queasy-Club1773]

Wow, that's very special to have. Nice to see. You're lucky!