It took dozens of adjustments to get there but in the end, I was able to return much of the color to the image – which is pretty amazing when you look at the faded one and how little actual color is there. Unfortunately, this is pretty typical of photos taken with the photography technology of that era – and since photos are meant to be displayed for all to see, this is a common occurrence.

Now that it has been restored, the families of all five grown up children can get a copy to print and hang – or store safely on a CD.