A Great Photo of My Kilted G-G Grandfather

[Jack Daw]

To see the pic properly, you'll want to put it up to the mirror as it was printed backwards. Cool pic! I also had to destroy some family legends when genealogical research proved otherwise.

[MACKAY]

To see the pic properly, you'll want to put it up to the mirror as it was printed backwards. Cool pic! I also had to destroy some family legends when genealogical research proved otherwise.

Thanks! I had no idea! I fixed it so that it displays properly.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

To see the pic properly, you'll want to put it up to the mirror as it was printed backwards.

I never fail to be amazed when people suggest photographs are printed backwards. I offer this advise: Look for buttons. A gentleman's buttons are on the right. Now look at the buttons in the photo... yup, they are on the right. While some early photos (usually glass plate photographs and some "tin types") are reversed image photos, the vast majority of photographs are printed right side around. Probably the most famous "backwards" photo is that of William Bonney, aka "Billy the Kid". For years historians looked at the photo and assumed Billy was left handed. Then someone pointed out that the buttons were on the wrong side, and even the loading port on his Winchester rifle was on the wrong side. This has led to a general belief that all old photos are printed backwards, which just isn't the case.

[Jack Daw]

I never fail to be amazed when people suggest photographs are printed backwards. I offer this advise: Look for buttons. A gentleman's buttons are on the right. Now look at the buttons in the photo... yup, they are on the right. While some early photos (usually glass plate photographs and some "tin types") are reversed image photos, the vast majority of photographs are printed right side around. Probably the most famous "backwards" photo is that of William Bonney, aka "Billy the Kid". For years historians looked at the photo and assumed Billy was left handed. Then someone pointed out that the buttons were on the wrong side, and even the loading port on his Winchester rifle was on the wrong side. This has led to a general belief that all old photos are printed backwards, which just isn't the case.

The buttons appear correctly on the right now because BMacKay corrected the picture after I posted. Refer to his subsequent post. Originally, the buttons and his cap badge were reversed clearly evidencing the the pic was showing the image backwards.