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Photography

Mousetoescamper

(6,407 posts) Wed Apr 3, 2024, 02:52 AM Apr 2024

My first camera and one of my first photos [View all]

I took the photo of my paternal grandmother and father in 1962. Dad bought the camera when he was stationed in Germany with the Army during the Korean War. I was given the camera to use when I was five or six years old.

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My first camera and one of my first photos [View all] Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 OP

Nice photo, and what a lovely piece of family history! niyad Apr 2024 #1

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #5

Great photo and memory. multigraincracker Apr 2024 #2

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #6

Wasn't that long ago, you could multigraincracker Apr 2024 #9

hahaha justaprogressive Apr 2024 #14

Beautiful! HAB911 Apr 2024 #3

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #7

Beautiful bit of family history, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2024 #4

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #10

Wow! Fun. nt TeamProg Apr 2024 #8

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #11

Wonderful photos, thanks for sharing. Grumpy Old Guy Apr 2024 #12

Thanks! If I could find 120 film I'd take it out of retirement. It's been more than 50 years. Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #13