Who Were They?

Lost and forgotten photos from the past

This is a 2×3 snapshot from someone’s wedding. The group is partially identified on the reverse as follows: Left to right: Peter, Nancy Achinson, Joan, Kathleen, Gwen, Renee, Peggy, Dorothy Hearn, Michael and Donald. Harry is immediately behind Renee and Stuart Pemberton behind Peggy.  The gentlemen on the far back right are Harry and Stuart. …

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Here we have the Sanger Police department photo, 1964. Whoever had the photo wrote down everyone’s name. Thank you, unknown person! I assume (R) means retired, but it could actually mean regular, meaning the person was on the regular shift, not the volunteer shift, but that’s a complete guess. There’s a Sanger, CA, and a Sanger, TX, …

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Here’s another child with light eyes, although this photo is more questionable. The baby looks as though it could be laying there peacefully, or it could be resting peacefully, if you catch my meaning. I’m less sure about this one, but I am leaning toward this having been a live shot, not a mori shot. …

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   I picked up this CdV because of the child’s eyes. They are quite haunting…and a little creepy. Click the photo to enlarge it. I wondered if this might be an example of a photographer having painted eyes onto the photo plate of a memento mori photo. The shop was closing, I had to go, …

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