Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2005.1.1 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Place |
Sheridan/Mississauga/Ontario/Canada |
Date |
c. 1865 |
Description |
A framed black and white headshot picture of Peter Johann Greeniaus. The picture is mounted and framed inside an oval-shaped frame and made of dark wood with gold and black trimming. The subject's face has been enhanced with ink in order to appear clearer and more prominent. |
History |
Johann Peter Greeniaus (1797-1871) was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Elizabeth Ann Oliphant on May 21, 1822. They had five children together. It was Peter who established the family as notable and successful farmers. He would pass on the family farm in Sheridan Village (historic Mississauga) which he inherited from his father Sebastian, to his son Gaylord Greeniaus, and later descendants. Over the years, the family also operated a cooperage and blacksmithy, and undertook some early surveying in the township. He died on December 10, 1871, in Clarkson, Ontario, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mississauga, Ontario. There have been manual retouches made to this photograph of Peter Johann Greeniaus perhaps to darken and enhance certain features. In photo manipulation history, if your subject didn’t come out quite right, or if you noticed an unwanted detail after the fact, you’d simply paint it out by hand. At that time, you would have used physical paint and paint brushes to change your image. Anything from removing blemishes to adding creative elements could be achieved—assuming you had a steady hand and artistic talent. This type of retouching is very tedious. |
People |
Greeniaus, Peter Johann |
Search Terms |
Sheridan |