Slator Family Archive I

The technology: the photos were scanned with a MicroTek 9800 using VueScan software. They were scanned at 600 dpi which is approximately the resolution of the original camera. Each image has been re-rendered as a 'thumbnail' and a 640 pixel image. Therefore, there are three versions of each photo on this site: thumbnail, medium, and (for purposes of historical research), the high resolution originals.

The photos each have a text field, where I have tried to decode and reproduce what was written on the back of each one.
In addition, I have grouped a few of them, that seemed to 'go together'.

For example, photos #5 and #6 were quite probably taken in the same place, and within minutes of each other.
Similarly, #10 and #11 appear to have been taken minutes apart.
And #12, #13, #14, and #15 appear to have been taken in the same place (the front of a house), and were also probably taken as two groups at two different times. The interesting thing being these photos have unknown characters.

It might be that the six photos #16-#21 were all taken in the same place, but at different times; and #23, #24, and #25 appear to have been taken together, out on a picnic one day. Mother Slator does not look happy, or is that my imagination? Meanwhile, the same door appears to be the backdrop for photos #26 and #27, and the same fence appears in the background of #28 and #29.

I have commented on a few of the photos and their captions. If you have comments, please send them along, and I will post them here.

1. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mother with Michael 1924 Chris Helen (Ellen) Comment: Could this be Mary, Chris, and (baby) Helen, in Ireland before the voyage to Canada? Click here for the full-sized original photo back
2. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary, Helen, Chris, Dad, Michael Click here for the full-sized original photo back
3. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Danny, Michael, Mother, Mary, Chris, Helen, Dad Click here for the full-sized original photo back
4. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Because Helen is 2 yrs older than Michael, baby here could be Danny Mary, Helen, Mother, Michael or Danny Moved to Stony in 1924. Could be Michael, has to be Danny (Sideways: Note I think there is someone behind the baby) Click here for the full-sized original photo back
5. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary, Chris, Helen, Michael, Danny Comment (Brian): this photo and the next one appear to have been taken together. The kids are wearing the same clothes and the wall behind them is the same. Click here for the full-sized original photo back
6. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary, could be Jim, Chris, Helen, Michael Comment (Brian): pretty obviously, this is not Jim, the infant is Danny, now sitting with Mary. Click here for the full-sized original photo back
7. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Dad, Michael, Helen, Chris, Mary Comment (Brian): Such a bad photo. It looks to me like there is a littler child in the frame, probably Danny Click here for the full-sized original photo back
8. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary Click here for the full-sized original photo back
9. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary, Helen, Chris, Michael Click here for the full-sized original photo back
10. Click image for larger version Text: Helen Comment: this photo and the next one appear to have been taken within minutes of each other Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: (Faint blurry blue printing) June 4th 1927, Girl Guide Field Day, Stony Mountain Click here for the full-sized original photo back
11. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: (blurry blue writing) Helen 1927 Click here for the full-sized original photo back
12. Click image for larger version Comment: this photo and the two following appear to have been shot in the same place Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Chris/Mary/Ellen Winnipeg 1922-24 Comment: the Chris/Mary/Ellen is improbable as the boy appears to be older than the other two (and Mary was the oldest), so this might be Chris/Ellen/Michael, or some other combination Click here for the full-sized original photo back
13. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: don't know who the lady is but the children are Chris and Mary Comment: judging by the angle of the sun/shadow, this photo and the previous one were taken at just about the same time (perhaps the young boy was allowed to snap this photo by the lady, who may have taken the first one) Click here for the full-sized original photo back
14. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Don't know Click here for the full-sized original photo back
The second set of original photos begins here
15. Click image for larger version Comment: this photo appears to be from the same place and time as the one just above Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: This could be Mary and Chris Click here for the full-sized original photo back
16. Click image for larger version Comment: note the picket fence and buildings in the background of this photo and the next five, possibly a favorite photo place. Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Could be Chris and Michael Comment: given they appear very close in age, Michael and Danny might be a better guess, or Danny and Jimmy Click here for the full-sized original photo back
17. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Dad Click here for the full-sized original photo back
18. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Michael Helen Danny Click here for the full-sized original photo back
19. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary in her Guide uniform giving the Guide salute to you Click here for the full-sized original photo back
20. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary and Chris Click here for the full-sized original photo back
21. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Michael Click here for the full-sized original photo back
22. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mother and ? When ? Click here for the full-sized original photo back
23. Click image for larger version Comment: these three photos might form a set, given the similarities among the vegitation and the clothing. One guess, this photo may have been taken by Jack Slator [...] Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary Helen Mother Danny Michael Chris Click here for the full-sized original photo back
24. Click image for larger version Comment: [...] and this might have been taken by Mother Slator, who was not as practiced with the camera Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Dad, Helen, Michael, Mary Click here for the full-sized original photo back
25. Click image for larger version Comment: there is someone in the background, probably Mother Slator, who appears to be reading a magazine, and there are two children laying on the ground at her feet, perhaps listening to her read. Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Helen Comment: possibly taken in sequence with the previous two photos Click here for the full-sized original photo back
26. Click image for larger version Comment: it appears this photo and the next were taken in front of the same door Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Danny Mary Jim Click here for the full-sized original photo back
27. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Chris Helen Michael Click here for the full-sized original photo back
28. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Mary Danny Helen Chris Michael Click here for the full-sized original photo back
29. Click image for larger version Comment: Note this and the next are taken against a different picket fence than up above Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Michael and Danny Click here for the full-sized original photo back
30. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Danny Helen Michael Click here for the full-sized original photo back
31. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: The lady could be Mother's friend from New York!! Mary Helen Chris Michael ? Danny Click here for the full-sized original photo back
32. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Michael Helen Danny Click here for the full-sized original photo back
33. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: Michael Recovering from a broken wrist year unknown but after 1942 because them [they] moved to the Village from they [the] government houses in 1942 Click here for the full-sized original photo back
34. Click image for larger version Click here for the full-sized original photo	Click image for larger version Text: This is an Irish picture, I think, or very early times in Canada Comment: Canada is more likely as the child appears to be standing in front of a snow bank Click here for the full-sized original photo back

Notes on the Site

Many of the photos also have a penciled name, usually Brian or Kevin. This is from a session where Helen let us go through the photos and claim a few.

You will notice that many of the photos have printed numbers on the back. Are these batch numbers that would allow us to reliably group the photos into 'rolls of film' or something similar? If so, it appears as though #3 was on the same roll as #31, and that #30 should be grouped with #18 and #19.

Some of the 'blurry blue ink' on the photo backs is caused, I am convinced, because the photos were stored back to back at one time or another. There are a few cases, but the easiest to see is between photo #28 and #29, where 'Michael and Danny' is printed on the back of #29, and appears as 'shadow text' on the back of #28.

Related Links

• The Slator Family Photo Archive I (this page) mostly the Jack Slator family in Stony Mountain Manitoba, during the 1920-30-40s
• The Larby Hiron Photo Archive 12 Photos from the 1940s of the Larby and Hiron families in Ireland
• Descendants of Michael Nugent and Margaret Russell genealogical research of the Nugent (fathers side) family
• Descendants of Peter Keating and Christina Anderson genealogical research of the Keating (mothers side) family
• The John (Jack) Slator (1892-1976) Page a grandfather who fought in WWI
• The Michael Slator (1924-1973) Page
• The Danny Slator (1926-1944) Page an uncle who died in WWII

Thanks to Dan Reetz for technical support and assistance.

Contact: bslator@cableone.net; Modified: June 2007