Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The Proof In Black And White

 


One of the wonderful things about the internet, is the ability it gives us to retrace our steps. Yesterday, I scanned an old negative that had been gathering dust in my negative files for over half a century. Looking at the image that emerged from the scanner, not only could I not recognise it, it seemed to date from a time even before my antediluvian youth. Determining place is a skill set in itself - looking for locational clues, Googling trades names, comparing modern equivalents - and if ever there was a need for Artificial Intelligence to step up to the mark, it is in this field. It took AB much longer that AI to crack the puzzle, but eventually I tracked it down (I think) to Fermanagh Street in the town of Clones in Ireland.  It must date from the early to mid 1960s and I must have taken it during a family holiday in Ireland. I still can't remember visiting the town, but the proof is there in black and white.



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