Wanted Old Photographs
 

I am looking for any old photographs, It don't matter what subject or condition they are in (can be faded or torn) although any local sporting pics or general local pics would be appreciated.


If you can help, please can you email me :) [email protected]

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Hello, could I politely ask why you are after old photographs. My Museum group are also after photos of the area, to use as exhibits and to hopefully, have a book printed, which would raise well needed money for our Musueum group.

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Same here Atarah,
I've been waiting for some one to respond, I've 100's of pictures, mostly military, which has taken me years to collect, then along comes a clever burgger who thinks he should be handed every thing on a plate without any explanation.
Well he can do like we had to do, its called research.
It takes a bit longer than a quick cheeky post, but more satisfying in the end, especially when its been elluding you for ages.

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Seems like all thinking on same lines. Or n explanation woulda been given?;)

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Somehow I feel you are a little over the top with your reply, in fact it seemed to display all the smug faults you were trying to condemn.
:(

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Quite amusing - "Pot calling the Kettle" springs to mind. One should take care to use "spellcheck" before criticising the spelling of others:rolleyes:

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Thank you for your rather SMUG and long winded retort. Casper is not the first to think they can have owt they ask for. It gets irritating as time goes by.
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Over the years, I have made appeals for photos and they were always forthcoming, as said just what I wanted to do with them ie publish in a book. The book 'Accrington Acclaimed' was the last such book. My co-compiler. Geoff Taylor did not take any payment for his contribution, and I paid £500 to St John's church appeal. We need to hear from Billy Casper. Please do bear Atarah's appeal in mind -quality copying of photos is so easy these days.

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Perhaps I should explain.

The reason I am looking for old photographs is this,
I am a restorer of old and damaged photos . I am in the process of starting a web based business and just wanted some old photographs to practice on (and I was/am willing to reprint said restorations for free, but I am also well aware of the forum rules ie

Advertising & Spam
Advertising a website, product or service is not allowed unless permission has been given from the Forum Staff or in a specific forum with rules on posts that can be made.

Not wanting to break rules, I thought I would ask people to email myself and I could then explain why I wanted said photos.
"Please do bear Atarah's appeal in mind"
I actually pmed Atarah the same day to explain (was the only person to ask me in a civil way).

Retlaw this is the second time you have jumped on me for my postings, (you where so obnoxious last time the moderator deleted your posts), Have I done something to upset you ?. At what point did i say I would like these photos "handed to me on a plate"
Why call me a "clever burgger" ?
"Casper is not the first to think they can have owt they ask for" Thats a bit rude, why would you say I think I can have owt I ask for, do you know me ?.

I actually already own lots of old and interesting local photo,s (I have been collecting them for years) in fact you would probably find a lot of them interesting.

So there you have it, hope it all makes sense.

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If you already own lots of interesting local photos, why did you need to ask the way you did for more to practice on. Old photo's can be found on any flea market.
As for Clever Burrger read your own punch line on your posts, as you say I've met them before.
Quite a lot of my military photo's have been given to me by the older generation, who don't want their photo's thrown away when they pass on.
They are now in Accrington Library, for research purposes only.
Several members of Accy Web have seen a picture of a relative for the first time through this collection.

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Without doubt, me missus being one of em.

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I did not not ask originally for photos to "practice on"
I have now explained why I asked for photos (and tried to explain why I went about it the way I did).
As for my "punch line" (always thought it was called a signature), it has appeared at the end of all my posts on accy web for the past 8 years, if you insist on quoting it please do it correctly.
And finally you start talking about yourself again.
I did not ask at any point what you had done or collected.
You dont know me ,my age or anything about my collection. (you never know mine might be bigger than yours:tongueout).
Anyway thanks for hijacking my thread (just as you did last time).

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Billy, I think you have responded well ,and whilst it would have been better to have given a fuller explanation in the first place, your request is not unreasonable. Because of my technical limitations, I do not keep photos. If I did, I would be willing to share them with you after what might be called a misunderstanding. I repeat that it would be good to remember the museum's interests - this is OUR museum.