Jim Nolan's Blog

Photo Envelopes, Josef Rodenstock, Berlin 1941, Spector's Camera, Buffalo, 1960s

My grandfather Bengt Paul was never seen without a camera around his neck. He was a journalist and a talented photographer. Thanks to my brother Tom and my Uncle Heye (excellent photographers themselves), I've got four boxes of Bengt's carefully organized negatives—thousands of them, from Berlin in the 1930s and '40s, and from Sweden afterwards in the '50s and '60s. Looks like an amazing project to explore them. Bengt usually developed his own photos. But I guess he did avail himself of photo shops now and again, as evidenced in these envelopes. The Spector's envelope must have been from a visit to his daughter Christa's family (my mom) in the Queen City. 

Buffalo Forge Grill for Sale

Hey, here's a nice grill of Adam Gibson's for sale on eBay. As Adam describes it:

"It is missing some parts but has been pretty much restored and can be used for cooking immediately. The wheels have some damage and missing the hub caps and food tray."

If you are handy, you might want to check it out. Not many come up for sale.