Reflecting on Cedar Rapids
Photo Courtesy Katie Miller
Group Photo: 1st Row (l-r) Katie Miller, Christine Crossen, Corey Crossen; 2nd Row Margie Hayes, Ed Young Jr.; 3rd Row Annette Crossen, Vicky Sutterfield, Becky Sell, Jan Neil, Scott Crossen.
It seems hard to believe that it has been almost three weeks since our copy run to Cedar Rapids. Since that time we have uploaded those photos to our galleries and the restores are starting to come in. OPR had a total of 30 family orders; 316 images; African American Museum prints around 100. We met some wonderful people who were so happy that we could restore their prints.
Every copy run takes a lot of planning and Becky, Jan, and Vicky worked tirelessly behind the scenes. We want to thank Susan Kruecker, Katharine Hardy, Ed Young Jr. and the staff of the African American Museum for their help in making the beautiful Aldeen Davis Celebration Hall available for our use. Special thanks to Ed’s son Shawndell Young, 11 years, who was there to help with set up and closing up.
While we did not get to meet her in person, Mindy Kayser, Director of Development & Communications for The Salvation Army, was the force in getting the word out about our copy run. Mindy sent out 97 emails to announce our trip and made contact with the local TV station about interviewing us. Her help was priceless!
Katie Miller, professor from UW-Stevens Point, was the main photographer (Becky the 2nd). It was fun to hear how excited her students were about her trip and how anxious they were to get started on some photos to restore.
Photo Courtesy Jan Neil (Katie Miller & Christine Crossen)
Photo Courtesy Jan Neil (Corey Crossen)
Thanks go out to Scott Crossen (DigMyPics) and his family: wife: Annette; son: Corey; and daughter: Christine. Not only were they fun to be around, but they were a big help and generous in donating supplies. I think we were all blown away at how well Corey and Christine were in taking charge.
When it came time to pack up and head home, my sister Vicky decided to take the back roads to enjoy the scenery. As we headed out of town, the Cedar Rapids River looked so calm and beautiful that it was hard to believe the destruction it caused some 15 months earlier.
Margie Hayes
Hi, I was wondering why the group was not using a scanner. Lots of photos seem to be ideal for digitizing them that way.
Hi Phillip,
The reason we do not use a scanner is that it is too slow and with some of the larger size photos we get, it would not work. Plus, some of the photos are in glass. As dirty as some of the photos are, we would be constanly cleaning the glass. The digital cameras used have better glass than a scanner. If you have 300 to 400 phots a day to scan, a scanner couldn’t keep up.
Hope that helps.
Margie
Margie
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