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.
A beautiful place
we passed on the way
to Yosemitl
Dec-45-
Darling that's the
kind of car I was
talking about. I
think its -
Huba! Huba!
On the reverse:
Alma
Mrs H H Cardi David
Box 332
(the rest is indecipherable)
On the reverse:
I must of seen a dress
I wanted sure a sad
looking pair eh
On the reverse:
Barnies Girl
Pattie Pie
on the reverse:
Dear Cousin,
I am sending
you a picture of
myself and Mama
Webbie Lou
On the reverse:
Jane Nay
Louise Converse
age 18?
423 Maple
Alva Oklahoma
On the reverse:
Viola 23
taken in Feb 1890
(in different hand)
Aunt Viola & Uncle Frank Henderson
on the revrse:
Easter Sunday 1942
Peoria, Ill.
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on front: Ima and Winnie
On the reverse:
Winnie is 6 mo & 19 days
Ima 8 years 10 mo - 10 days
Aunt Dona
and
Family
reverse:
Matron & Neva
at Le Mais
Friends of Lois
Swanson
On the reverse:
Mrs. Biddle, Turnull, Neb
Mrs Buckmaster, Redlands, Cal
Mrs Anderson, Big Springs, Neb
(Sisters)
Aunt Nan
Aunt Laura
Aunt Linnie
on the reverse:
brother
Milford
Swanson
On the reverse:
Earl Ellis
on reverse:
Dayle Rumsey
on reverse:
Robert Clair Davis
10 Months Old
on the reverse:
Stewart Ball's Sister's children
Merry Christmas & a happy new year
Louis James age 2 yrs. 9 mo 25 ca
Dolores Imogene age 1 yr 19 da
To Stewart, Lois & Family
From Elmer, Roberta & Family
on the reverse:
This is Louise Almer's girl
that I took care of for 3
years. She has a good
mama if not her won. she still
like her Grandma
She was near 1 yr old
when this was taken if
I sent you one I forgot.
On the reverse:
week and then he came
well this is all
for ........
this morning. Goodbye
Eldo.
Chas is feeling very good Bertha
His leg is quite sore.
- - - - - - - - -
Dear Lois I will
send a picture of
Vera and I. Momma
will send baby's pic-
tures as soon as she gets
the ready. How are
you? Papa stayed
at the hospital just a
--------------------------
addressed to
Miss Lois Swanson
Fillerton
Nebraska
across right end:
Eldo and Vera (Charlie)
Swanson
on the reverse;
Myron Holmes
Jan '65
Shammy Poodle
On the reverse:
Chicken house
Garage & Granery
North of house
That's Glenn Waldron's
car.
Ida Strum
On the reverse:
Betty Gladdin
On the reverse:
To Minnie Oats
A merry xmas and a happy
new year. Wanted to come
down but too bad weather
Lillian and Jack
(upside down)
This is not very good it
is too light
On the reverse
Date stamp Benedict, Nebr
Dec 2 1906
From Willie to
Grandma
Mrs Elizabeth Brobst
Stronsburg, Nebr
On the reverse:
May Weeber
La Selle County
Illinois
On the reverse:
John, Gladys
& Blanche
Vincent
On the reverse:
Jean D Dorway
age 5 mos
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There are now more than 8,000 photographs in the Lost Gallery. Or try out the NEW BACK PAGE INDEXBassingbourn 1944 
Long lost negatives taken during the winter of 1944-45 at Bassingbourn AAF base in England.
Area 51 and a Half 
You are probably not authorized to see these.
Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! 
This is a collection of photographs that usually disappeared on the way home from the photo processing shop.
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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?"
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