Description

“Joe” Ouverson was the family photographer in his earlier years. Later, something shifted. What it was we don’t know, but the visual record stops. His negatives and slides have lived through multiple muddy Midwest floods, mold and fungus in the Everglades, and various damage from decades of general rough-and-tumble.

They are a treasure valued mostly by one, although some relatives will find themselves caring, too. Or their kids will, or they will not.

This image depicts an honest slice of life. It has not been dramatized or made overly sentimental, nor any clever title assigned to it. There were real people here. Workdays, holiday meals, arguments, and love.