1955 was the first year my parents sent Christmas cards to their family and friends. Mom had taken photography in school and learned the whole film developing process. So, when she inherited darkroom equipment from Grandma Epps' cousin, Junior Bemiss, she decided to make her own Christmas card. She took a negative of a picture of me at seven months old, created a star-shaped frame for the picture, and developed the whole thing in her own little "dark closet." From her efforts to describe the process, I would guess it was lengthy and involved. Thank goodness for digital cameras!
It was very unusual for an amateur photographer to have developing equipment in their home. Mom enjoyed it.
It seems to me that we sent a million Christmas cards out every year while I was living at home. And, we hand-signed all of them! That was the beginning of a similar tradition when our children were growing up.
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