Album - The Poole Twins - Page Two

This second segment of the album of the Poole Twins will include some head and shoulder portraits. Some are identified and some are not. You can decide which is which, Jodie or Jackie.

From two separate "antique" malls in Amarillo come this set of photographs.

The photographs are of two women who were twins. Their photographs were in a jumble with several others but the connections were obvious. From the subjects and the sparse notations on the reverse of a few, this album of the Poole Twins was assembled.

A few of them are identified on the reverse but most are not. It is difficult to tell them apart.

It appears the two were both teachers. They must have touched many lives.

They are pictured individually, occasionally with a friend or a group but mostly just the two of them. Most importantly, they are pictured with some of their school classes.

According to City Directories of the time, they apparently lived together all their lives. They lived at 503 S Gillespie, Pampa, TX and then they moved to a home at 321 Tuke, in Pampa, across the street from the school where they taught. Both buildings are gone now.

How did these family photographs become abandoned photographs? We will probably never know. But here we pay tribute to two women who apparently dedicated their lives to teaching children.

I wish I had known them.

The Poole Twins.

On reverse:
Jodie
1947-48

School portrait 1929
On Reverse:
Jack Poole
Grade 6
age 12

On reverse:
Miss Jackie Poole
Oct. 1, 1938
Age 21 yrs

Date stamped
August 9, 1939

This is one of only two snapshots that include both twins but not dressed alike.
The other is on page three.

Date stamp on reverse:
Feb. 15, 1940

Date stamped
March 19, 1941

On Reverse
Miss Jackie Poole
box 114
Phone 458 J
Pampa, Texas
Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Poole

On reverse:
Miss Joe Poole
Pampa, Texas
Snapped: Monday
October21, 1940

Girls Basket Ball team
The twins are the third and fourth from right.

The twins are second and third from right.

Dressed alike.

Still in matching clothes.

On Reverse:
Mother - Jack - Joe - Jim - Garnet - Opal
On camping trip

There's that trellis again.

On Page Three, we go to school!

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Sepia Saturday - Common Mistakes of the Amateur Photographer

The Sepia Saturday suggestion this week reminds me of the seven common mistakes in amateur photography (...well, some professionals too...)

If you hadn't thought about it before, here's a list:
1.) The Shadow of the photographer is in the frame, sometimes ON the subject.

2.) Double exposures: The photographer forgot to advance the film between shots.

3.) A finger or something blocking the lens.

4.) Camera or subject is in motion when the shutter is snapped. (Dogs and children don't understand: "Hold Still.")

5.) Composition: camera not level, not framed right, missing heads, feet, and too far away or too close.

6.) Film is over-exposed/under-exposed because of improper lighting conditions or perhaps the flash didn't fire.

And last,
7.) There's a light leak in the camera because the photographer was using the camera to drive tent pegs. Or perhaps he just didn't load the camera properly, resulting in fogged film. (And really moody pictures...)

The Shadow of your ... Photographer

Double Exposure: More pictures to a roll!

Blocked Lens.
A finger or a tie or a hat

Just a finger or two.

Camera or Subject in Motion

The baby doesn't understand "Hold still!"

Action shot

The camera was in motion for this one.

Framing - Off With Their Heads!

Tilted

Tilted

Too close!

Too far away

Not centered

Improper Exposure - Too Light, Too Dark. Lighting Conditions

Fogged Film - Light Leak, Improper Loading

This is a part of a series looking at a few examples from Lost Gallery of the seven most common problems of the amateur photographer.

1.) The photographer's own shadow is in the picture.

2.) Forgot to advance the film: The Double Exposure

3.) Blocked the lens with a finger or a thumb or something

4.) Somebody moved, either the subject or the photographer

5.) Not framed right, Missing heads, feet, people

6.) Improper lighting (Overexposed, Underexposed)

7.) Fogged negative from miss-loaded film or a damaged camera.

Or, RETURN TO THE BACK PAGE INDEX.

Now snap on back to the SEPIA SATURDAY home page and see what else is in the Amateur Album!

Go back to THE MAIN INDEX PAGE

There are now more than 4,000 photographs in the Lost Gallery.
Or try out the NEW BACK PAGE INDEX

The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't miss
Cabinet Card Gallery
One Man's Treasure
Penny Tales
Square America
Tattered and Lost
Vernacular Photography
The best
FOUND PHOTOGRAPH
sites on the web.

And for postcards try
THE DAILY POSTCARD.
POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

"What are they doing?"