Let Freedom Ring, July 4 2014

Amid all of the fireworks, picnics, barbques and beer that will flow over this holiday weekend I thought it appropriate to remember the great cost of our freedom.  We have two of these folded flags in our house. The one pictured above was draped over the coffin of Nathan H Moran and the other (not pictured) over George Clarence Pepin, Kent's father and mine respectfully.

Tintype, Unidentified Man

We have a trunk of old photographs and I found this small tintype at the bottom of the trunk this morning. It's 1.75" h x 1.00" w.  Date and subject unknown.

Original scan (R) and auto-corrected (L) scan:                                                                                

Unknown Man in Formal Attire

No clue who this very well-dressed gentleman is.  The photo has faded and has a lot of "silvering" on the surface.  I included the original scan and one that has been adjusted.