I took this shot on one of my early morning walks around town. It is one of many older homes that can be found around town. This is SOOC . But I think it has good bones.

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The photo I’ve posted is of my father. As can be seen, material has flaked off in several places. Restoration may be difficult because of the location of the white spots around the right eye. I don’t have the talent or tools to even attempt to restore the photo myself, but what with the wealth of expertise among those regularly posting on the UHH site there may be some who might be willing to give it a try. If so, I would be truly grateful even if efforts are unsuccessful.

The photo was taken, I believe, in 1916. Dad, born in 1899, joined the Mississippi National Guard likely seeking an opportunity to get off the farm. That opportunity arose when his Guard unit was activated and sent to France. He made it through the war unscathed. I have a snapshot of him sitting at a table on a sidewalk in Paris drinking a glass of wine. He never made it back to the farm, but took up the carpentry trade and eventually retired from his job as head of the Carpenter Shop at Brookley Air Force Base at Mobile, Alabama. He died in 1982.