“Pals”

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Another negative from the Dearing family collection — unfortunately, we don’t know who the individuals were, but evidently they were pals! Probably the photograph was taken somewhere in the Chatham/Pittsylvania County area; if anyone recognizes the youths, please comment.

Someone (presumably Mr. Dearing) wrote on the bottom of the negative; when I scanned it and made a negative of the negative (does that make sense?), the word appeared in white.

From the Dearing family collection, courtesy the Virginia/North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Danville, Virginia.

Bank on Main Street, Chatham (circa 1920s)

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Main Street, Chatham, probably in the 1920s. The bank building on the left side of the photograph now houses law offices.

(This photograph is reproduced from a small, damaged negative.)

From the Dearing Family Collection, courtesy the Virginia/North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Danville, Virginia.

Photographer B. L. Dearing

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In the early 1900s, B.L. Dearing was a photographer in Chatham, Virginia. His studio was located in his house on Reid Street (behind the present-day post office on Main Street).

It is believed that this photograph was taken in his studio in Chatham.  Mr. Dearing was looking into a mirror when he took this shot.

From the Dearing Family Collection, courtesy the Virginia/North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society (http://www.vancpgs.org/contents/index.php ), Danville, Virginia.