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, sometimes a century.
Anyone have any idea what this one says? The date seems to be 1935.
Anyone have any idea what this one says? The date on this on seems to be 1936
On the reverse:
3 1/2 mo old, 10 lbs, 8 oz.
Have one taken in a little
chair you can see him better
but you can see how I look with
a baby and will get some more
finished of the others.
On the reverse:
Left to right
Me, Phyllis/ a friend
and Pat (My Roommate
background is one
of the six columns
adorning the campus
me is Yvonne
Murray
On the reverse:
This picture was taken
sumer before last I haven't any
late ones of him. he will be
23 years old in November the
16. this was taken by the
lake in Chicago.
On the reverse:
The hill you can see over
the unfinished barrack
behind me is north
of our camp
On the reverse:
Miss Flora M. Brown
R F D #4
Easton, PA
12/3-09
Dear Flora
I am wailing
this postal at 3 oclafs (?). And about
coming sat I will call early
in the evening if the weather
aint to rough I am going to
refost (?) of a night from
your Truest Friend V A, S.
On the reverse:
Dear Cousin, How
are you. by this time I
hope this will find you
and Grandpa lots better
you had better come
to kansas too. I don't
think you will know
Pearle I don't blieve I
ever saw her look so fat
and well. We are pappering
We poppered o rooms and
House & Mare. this picture
is splated a little But
not on the picture. You
might send me one of
yours. Well I must Ring
off. Answer Soon Your cousin
Ethel L. W. ( ?)
On the reverse:
Put this in your garden
to keep the rats out. The horse
look alright but me it's Emmy
Bernice Brown
Mother named
me after her
Bernice
On reverse:
My Mother
Kathryn Calhoun
On reverse:
Ann Baker at
Copper Springs
On Reverse:
me - 1923
Les Cheneaux
Mich.
On Reverse:
If you look at
nothing but the
coat it's not such
a bad picture
cover up the upper
and lower extremities
On Reverse
Mrs. Healy of Healy's
Terrace in her cactus
hat.
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Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! 
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THE KIDS 
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 
The beautiful Dee. A curious story, What do you see?
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
"What are they doing?"
