A decade ago I purchased a box of slides from an online auction. The photos, from the 50s-80s were taken by a semi-professional photographer named C.H Ford from Seattle, Washington. There are hundreds of fantastic photos from Seattle, Canada and places continental. For this Found (Ford) Photo Friday, I though it would be fun toContinue reading “Glimpses of Seattle by C.H. Ford”
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New Year’s Eve, 1977/Happy New Year, 1978
Happy New Year, everyone. planning on really ramping up the posts again for 2021. This has been a trying year for everyone. Here’s hoping for a better year! Here are two found photos of someone watching the celebration from their living room TV (with a cameo from the Christmas tree).
Found Friday Photo: Lou Walters’ Latin Quarter
So this is Gay Paree – come along with me – we’re stepping out to see the Latin Quarter. This late 40s/early 50s souvenir photo is from New York’s popular dinner spot and nightclub.
Found Photo Friday: Souvenir Photo from the Copacabana – New York, New York
This week’s Found Photo Friday treasure is a late 1940s souvenir photo from a wonderful evening out at the world-famous Copacabana in New York.
Found Photo Friday: Memories of a Marvelous Evening at Club Bali
This week’s found photo takes us back to the 1940s in Miami, Florida. Club Bali was a Polynesian-themed nightclub located at Biscayne Boulevard and 8th St. The entertainment featured two live orchestras with three shows nightly. A souvenir photo could be purchased at the club as a memento of your visit in “Miami’s Most GlamorousContinue reading “Found Photo Friday: Memories of a Marvelous Evening at Club Bali”
Found Photo Friday
Welcome to another edition of Found Photo Friday. These images, from my collection, are orphaned photos that have little to no information known. Note: I actually meant to post this on Friday but I somehow scheduled it for Saturday.
Found Photo Friday: Out With The Old…In With the New
Found Photo Friday finally returns with one of my favorite series of photos. These two images were taken on Thornwood Avenue in Wilmette, Illinois. You can see the houses across the street on Google Street View. The first photo, taken in the Fall of 1964, shows a woman and her daughter standing in drab weather,Continue reading “Found Photo Friday: Out With The Old…In With the New”
Found Photo Friday: Elsie Bolcar
It’s the return of Found Photo Friday. This week features 11 slides in found back in 2009 of a woman named Elsie Bolcar from Haledon, New Jersey. I don’t know if these photos were shot for a contest or some other reason, but they show young Elsie in a variety of poses and outfits.
Flood Photo Friday: The Flood of ’65
This week I present a jumbo batch of found photos from the Quad Cities of Illinois & Iowa Flood of 1965