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J. W. Curtis
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J. W. Curtis

This is my grandmother's great, great grandfather I think (not too sure about how many greats.) The article explains how this early type of photography was recovered by a Dallas photographer.

Good ol' J. W. was a Texan! Surprised me, I never knew we had Texas roots. He owned a dry goods and grocery store in Weatherford, TX. It's a small town outside of Fort Worth. Had quite the colorful life: 2 wives (not at the same time), 13 kids, had a stake in the California gold rush, and during the Civil War formed a patrol protecting the town from Commanches (he was too old to serve). He also was the first mayor of Weatherford.

If you're interested, link to article: https://www.flickr.com/photos/spcouta/21889534680

Supplies:
ArtPlay Palette Snapshot
https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-SnapShot.html

Process notes:
I used SolidPaper No. 1 from ArtPlay Palette Snapshot as my background. I created a rectangle box of transfers to use a mat for my photo and article. On the left side I stamped the camera brush, recolored it and added the button from the kit (at 44% opacity) to the center so it looked like the lens opening. I then placed the article and added an adjustment layer to give it a grey tone to coordinate with the photo. Added a mask and blended it into the background. Title was added above. On the right side, I created another box out of transfers and placed my photo and masked out certain areas for a smoother blend. Added the camera transfer above it and placed some pertinent text above the photo. Placed some squiggles and splatters. Title at the bottom was the final touch.

Oh, I learned something new about vertical text, when typing more than one word the order is reverse. So you have to type the last word first.

Thanks for looking.
love how you created the box style mat with transfers, it works really well and so do the colours of snapshot with the vintage pictures.
 
Love the coloring and your wonderful photos--great blending and the button is a stroke of genius!!
 
Fabulous heritage page! Love the grid framing, article and history! Always fun to learn about the ancestors!
 
Congrats! This fabulous layout is featured in tonight's Haps @ Oscraps newsletter!

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