Restoring An Old Photograph

Davey Do

Davey Do

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Location
Goofy, Illinois
On a local historical website, I found one of the oldest known photographs from the1800s of a road which is now a five-lane interstate highway which runs through my hometown.



old road-.jpg

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Just for poops & giggles, I used MS Paint and attempted to restore the photo, somewhat. Here's the result:

old road.jpg


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Not great, but it does demise the blemishes somewhat.
 

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I just noticed this thread, and that photo fascinated me.

The first (original one) ..... the subject, as you described it,
as well as the photography of that time,
and in addition, my imaginings about that moment when it was taken "live."

Nice effort on the restoration attempt, too.
I can see why the picture caught your fancy, and was worth the try.
 

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