In that line is my relation to this man pictured in these posters. Professor Fred Peck was a humorist who performed in the Saratoga, New York area in 1893. He was often featured in the Saratoga CHAT as stated by the article in photo #3. There is definitely a Peck family resemblance, and I proudly look like a "Peck".
I love these prints and am afraid to say they are seeing their wear as they were reprints of the original and not stored as they should have been through the years. I cherish them along with the antique quilt made more than 100 years ago by my ancestors.
Enjoy! And please leave a comment if you stop by!
Here is a link to Sepia Saturday --- The recipe for our continued pleasure is an easy one. Just post an old photograph, tell us about it and add a link to the post on the list below.
8 comments:
These are great! I love the poster. Too bad they didn't have YouTube back then -- wouldn't it be great to see Prof. Peck in performance?
It's wonderful that you have these posters, even if they are only copies. Fred Peck sounds like a very accomlished man!
Those are great old photos/prints!
Those are great - you could probably do a little spot healing and cloning and bring them back to their glory although I personally like that aged look.
I loved reading your post and seeing the posters of Fred peck - more so as my post is about my mother-in-law and her sisters and the caption on the back of the photos is 'Those Peck girls again'.
How wonderful to have such a colorful character in your family history!
I wonder what he did/said that made them laugh and what made his routine funny if it was, I can't recall much humor in Ben Hur? But the sense of humor had to be different back then, too. Good photos and good idea to scan and store before they further deteriorate.
I love the review that said that Mr. Peck was a "bushel" of wholesome enjoyable humor. This was so much fun to read. Almost as good as being in the audience!
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