ACME Camera Shop
ACME Camera Shop stocks cameras, projectors and boat motors!
posted by Ookpik at 7:19 PM
Friday, March 24, 2006
ACME Camera Shop stocks cameras, projectors and boat motors!
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- Location: Michigan, United States
I began my interest in vernacular photography by a chance acquisition of over 10,000 negatives dating from the late 1920's through the early 1970's. Luckily, I knew what I had was something more than "someone's old pictures." This cache of old images became the impetus for me to create two Photoblogs: Ookpik’s Negativity and Mystery Ships Of The Great Lakes. Ookpik’s Negativity contains photos that I would like to know more about while Mystery Ships Of The Great Lakes features photos of ships that I am trying to identify.
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3 Comments:
that is my grandfather. he is not in his shop, but at a trade show. we have a print of this framed in our living room. no he did not sell boat motors or sprinklers. they were just the adjoining booths.
Hello Anonymous,
Is that really your grandfather? You are right, the photo was taken at a trade show. I had a series of photos from this trade show but did not know where or when the event was held. Do you know? Where was your grandfather's shop located? Elderly relatives of mine, all longtime Detroiters, remember the name but cannot recall the location. Please click on the link for an uncropped view of the photo:
http://www.geocities.com/ookpikblogz/acme.jpg
Always great when someone makes the connection! I've only had one or two pictures on my found photos page where anyone has chimed in to say they know the person pictured. Thanks for the info, anonymous relative! :)
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