Research on early photography indicates why hair lines are often reversed
on tintypes and daguerreotypes, as many of these images are actually mirror
images. By correcting two tintypes (digitally reversing) and comparing
with later pictures, two unidentified Nova Scotia pictures appear to be
the brothers, John Albert Scott and Alexander Dill Scott taken while
they lived as young boys in Halifax in the mid 1870's. Both show characteristic
features seen in later pictures, and would be the earliest images known
of either person. As John and Dill were the only males born during
the 19th century in the house where the images were found and the house
has been within the same family for the entire time period since tintypes
were made, this strengthens the possibility as well.
Other treasures
of the secret drawer include pictures of the grandchildren
of one of the individuals in the tintypes. The California grandchildren
of Alexander Dill Scott are included in a picture which are identified
as being - Alger Jr, Harriet and Roy Scott while visiting cousins on an
uncle's ranch and mentions "little cousin second from the left".
A dated picture of two individuals from the same group show Harriet
and her brother Alger Scott Jr. in 1919.
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