May and Ern Hills Family Lantern Slide Compilation
Percy and Maud became friends with my father’s family after WW2 and Margaret’s marriage to “Dig” (Ernest Last – my Father). May and Ern Hills and their daughter Sue lived not far away from Carshalton Beeches, in Carshalton. Sue now lives in Walton-on-the-Hill with her husband Ken Hunt
Percy’s Photography
I do not know what if, any photographic development and black and white photographic print making, Percy did before they moved to 10 Willis Avenue. But, he was certainly well set-up in that house with a full dark room to enlarge and enhance the prints he made. Working in a Photographic Dark Room I did […]
Magic Lantern Slides and Why They Were Popular
Magic Lantern slides were slides which were shown in “magic lanterns” (slide projectors) and they were first produced in the mid-19th century. Before the days of TV and Computers, people enjoyed “slide shows” in the evenings. For Percy it would have been another way to present his photographs. He would give a slide-show when friends […]
