Monday, May 6, 2013

Turn it over - There's something on the back - May 2013





Very often, notations on the reverse of these found photographs are obscure or too brief or illegible. Most often there is nothing at all.

But now and then there is a message from the past that sparkles.

Back in March of 2009 LOST GALLERY had a full page of photographs and their very interesting reverse sides. There have been many new additions to the collection since then.

Here is a new group of those photographs with mysterious, funny and sometimes puzzling reverse sides; tiny bits of history, reaching out to us over the decades and sometimes centuries.


Baby with grass skirt

On reverse:
June 15, 1928
I can shake
sitting down
as well as stand
ing up.
Come on Sailor
Daddy. Lets go
Arlene Rae
J. R. Kearns
U. S. S. Idaho
Bremerton



Mother and child
Mother and child

On reverse:
Bertha Wimer
Jayne Gahagan
Bertha W. died before
she was married
with Diphtheria
also Margaret died
at that time.
also
George McDeavitt

Much was discovered about this photograph and a few related ones. For the complete story,
here is the link to the McDeavitt Photograph page.



Two women
Two women

On Reverse:
Eddie & Emma



baby in cutout
baby in cutout reverse

Mr & Mrs Randal
Miss Jess Randall
Corning
Kansas
Morenci, Ariz
We just came home
from the border. P. just
left came down to
play victrola. G. is painting
a picture for Ethylin. G.
is here several times a
day. Misses you all &
talks of you great deal
but is contented. We
are so glad to be home. They
will have Xmas breakfast
here & we will open our presents
together. Xmas wishes
from Buttses



In a barrel
In a barrel

Mrs Kidd &
Mary Lou
1913



Good catch!
Good catch!

On Reverse
Mary Lou &
Grady
1913



Buffalo Springfield

On the reverse:
I have checked
the man on the
right that is
my husband the
one with a checked
shirt and the
gun in his
hands.

Buffalo Springfield reverse


Portrait Cabinet Card
Portrait Cabinet Card

On Reverse:
Mrs M. J. Parsons
Mama
Grey eyes
brown hair
Fair complexion
Brow dress
White tie

Photographer Robt. Mullins
Marlin & Coss
Texas



Four Children
Four Children

On reverse:
From Mr. and Mrs
Hayden.
Mr. and Mrs.
Hudgins



Woman with Cat
Woman with Cat

On the reverse:
Diddie &
"Thomas" Cat



Graduation
Graduation

On Reverse:
This is supposed
to be me,
although I have
my doubts
I honestly
didn't know
I was so fat
Jean
Campell
"Arnold"
1935



Photobooth
Photobooth

On reverse:
Tex ritter
October
1940
22yrs

(wellll, probably not...)



Photobooth boy
Photobooth boy

On Reverse
Alex 3 yrs
old. After
Haircut.



Photobooth man in a suit
Photobooth man in suit

On reverse
This pictu
When dady
last summer
hn Quin



Two boys and a dog

On reverse;
Eugene, Ed
& Popeye

Finished by
Culpepper Studio
Longview, Texas

Two boys and a dog



The most popular photographs most popular, Family Group,
An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half Area 51 and a Half
You are probably not authorized to see these.


Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you!
completely unaware of the photographer
This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.


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THE KIDS Lesson one.
It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned.
Here are a few.
You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story, What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Neiffel and Helvetica Typehigh

"What are they doing?"

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