At
the end of the 19th Century
a large family by the name
of Kittle lived up on Amber
Lake. This was the family
of Ella and Lincoln Kittle,
whose names appear on a
plaque in the Beaverkill
Church. These pictures of
the Kittles were taken in
1901 and preserved on glass
negatives.
The
negatives were then stored
in a sealed box until
about 30 years ago when
they were discovered in
an abandoned house on
Lincoln Farm. No prints
have ever been found.
Nor has any member of
the Kittle family ever
been located.
A
certain amount of deterioration
to the glass negatives has
occurred in the more than
100 years of their existence.
The webmaster has chosen
not to “erase” the crack
lines, nor to remove other
blemishes.
It
is not surprising to note
that one hundred years ago
photographers used to stay
with people when undertaking
such a large project. |
