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This is typical of the slide films that are not Kodachrome.
Restored by color restoration and various other techniques to bring something of the original image back
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James Louis Blilie, my father
Pictures of My Family Growing Up
1990s
All images are copyright © James W. Blilie, 2011, All rights reserved
For family members: If you want copies of these scans, please contact me.
Index to James L. Blilie Photos
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The photos indexed on this page are ones of or taken by my father, James L. Blilie (16-Nov-1923 to
26-Mar-2010). He was always interested in art and did a lot of it: Drawing, painting, and photography.
He must have started into photography in the late 1940s, buying an Argus C3 camera. Later,when
he traveled to Japan and Germany, he bought better cameras: Canon and Leica rangefinders with
various interchangeable lenses and a 6-cm (120/220) Rolleiflex. He did some excellent work and
it's interesting to see his technique and composition improve through time.
These are all scans of slides, prints, and negatives. Some of the originals are quite damaged. Most of
the scans required some restoration in Photoshop. I'm not sure what materials he was using. When
he used Kodachrome, the colors are still well preserved. On other materials, the color has nearly
faded out completely. Here are a couple of examples (click on the thumbnails). (This is quite a bit
of work as you might imagine. Luckily, the software really helps.)
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After he switched to Kodachrome (seems like this happened around the time they got married)
exclusively (or nearly so), the damage and fading ceases. The Kodachrome slides still look
vibrant and beautiful.
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Very young Kirsten, Isanti, summer 1990
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Very young Kirsten, Isanti, summer 1990 |
Very young Kirsten, Isanti, summer 1990 |
Me, fall 1990, before leaving on my bike trip around the world |
Fall 1990 |
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Winter late 1990 |
Winter late 1990 |
Winter late 1990 |
Jon and Bobbi, Dec 1990 |
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1991
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Jan. 1991, Isanti
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Jan. 1991, Isanti |
Jan. 1991, Isanti |
Jan. 1991, Isanti William the cat |
Southern CA, winter 1991 |
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Southern CA, winter 1991 |
Southern CA, winter 1991 |
Southern CA, winter 1991 |
Southern CA, winter 1991 |
Southern CA, winter 1991 Kirsten at the playground |
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Southern CA, winter 1991 Charlie and Shelley |
Southern CA, winter 1991 La Purisma |
Southern CA, winter 1991 La Purisma |
Southern CA, winter 1991 La Purisma Kirsten |
Southern CA, winter 1991 La Purisma |
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Julie, summer 1991 |
Jay Cooke St. Park, summer 1991 |
Jay Cooke St. Park, summer 1991 |
Jay Cooke St. Park, summer 1991 |
North Shore trip, summer 1991 |
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North Shore trip, summer 1991 |
North Shore trip, summer 1991 |
North Shore trip, summer 1991 |
Isanti, summer 1991 |
Isanti, summer 1991 |
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With Susan Robertson Isanti, Sep 1991 |
With Susan Robertson Isanti, Sep 1991 |
Kirsten, Nov 1991 |
Kirsten, Nov 1991 |
Kirsten, Nov 1991 |
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Winter road trip, Jan 1992
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Jackson Mississippi Central HS, where my Mom graduated HS Jan 1992 |
First Methodist Church, Jackson, MS Where my Mom's ancestor was bishop |
537 Warrior Trail, Jackson, MS the home my Mom grew up in |
New Orleans, LA, Jan 1992 |
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New Orleans, LA, Jan 1992 |
New Orleans, LA, Jan 1992 Uncle William, Mom, Julie, me, Jackson Square |
My Aunt Jean Ventress Slidell, LA, Jan 1992 |
With Aunt Lorraine and Uncle Alex, Florence, SC, Jan 1992 |
Jeff Mellor's mom and dad with my mom and dad, Arlington, VA, Jan 1992 |
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Julie, Mom, and me, Blue Ridge Mtns, VA, Jan 1992 |
Katie McKenny, summer 1992 |
Lauren McKenny, summer 1992 |
Lauren and Katie McKenny, summer 1992 |
With Vallea, her friend Joe Ruth, Tina, Anita McKenny and Anit's granddaughters, Lauren and Katie McKenny, summer 1992 |
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The Ventress clan, August 1992, near Woodville, MS Mom, Jean's son (?), his wife, Jean Ventress, William Ventress, Walt Spence, Ann Spence |
Jon and Taka, summer 1992 |
Prescott, WI, summer 1992 | Prescott, WI, summer 1992 | |
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April 1993, Isanti
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April 1993, Isanti |
Summer 1993, Isanti |
Mom amd Scout Summer 1993, Isanti |
Mom, Dad, and Scout, Sep 1993 |
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Jon, Taka, and Kobuk, Sep 1993 |
Scout, Sep 1993 |
75th Anniversary of Calvary Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Sep 1990 The church my grandfather Blilie helped found |
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1994
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Scout, Jan 1994
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Dad, Mom, and Scout, Jan 1994 |
Feb 1994, Isanti |
Charlie, Shelley, and Kirsten, Seattle, WA, May 1994 |
Charlie, Shelley, and Kirsten, Seattle, WA, May 1994 |
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Kirsten, Seattle, WA, May 1994 |
Charlie, Shelley, and Kirsten, near Seattle, WA, May 1994 (Big Four Mtn) |
Charlie, Shelley, and Kirsten, near Seattle, WA, May 1994 (Big Four Mtn) |
Charlie, Shelley, and Kirsten, near Seattle, WA, May 1994 (Big Four Mtn) |
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Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
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Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 Grand Marais Harbor |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
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Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
Nrth Shore trip, summer 1994 |
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Index to James L. Blilie Photos
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Family |
Air Force |
Various |
Background image is Mom, Dad, and Scout, Winter 1994
Last updated: 15-Feb-2011
