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.
On reverse:
Mr. Mulder took
this in Summer
(amid) the
Holly Hocks. did
I send you one?
my head. Will go up.
You will laugh at that.
On the reverse:
Notice lamp
shade? Also heel
with anklet up-
can't see her patches
tho. the one in
Ginger pants didn't
take - I told you
was raining some
was afraid wouldn't.
Remember the dress?
You got it for Dana
almost 3 yrs. ago?
On the reverse side:
Taken Longe ago
a way
back in
May-
1926
Before i was
in that
auto wreck
On the reverse side:
This was taken last
year ('20) at the park
too. Don't be shocked
please, 'cause I still
wear 'em. Only thing
ti climb rocks in.
The really came below
my knees but i wore 'em
up because they showed
below the skirt I wore
when I was at the iun(?)
It's all right, Mitchell
was with us.
On the reverse:
(In Pencil)
Oconnor (?).
to
A???
Minn
(in Ink)
Uniform Team Want
game in 18-20 class for
Call Nevada 4244
On Reverse:
Drive near Piedris Negris Mexico
On the reverse:
left
Edith Mills McCutcheon
Blanche Mills Schrrer
Grace McCloud Weidner
& baby
Ella Clark Mills
Here is an unusual reverse. There's no identification or message here. It's just the impression transferred from the next photograph in the stack where it was kept for a long, long time.
On the reverse:
On road to Mt. Hood-
Just a happen as of
course - but every stop
we made, they seemed
to carry ???
On Reverse:
Highway near Monterrey
Nevelon
On the reverse:
Daddy this
is a swell
picture
except for mama
nose & hand
Some day
mama & I will
have a good
picture taken
together
Arlene Rae
May 6, 1927
On reverse
Aunt Mollie on right
Uncle Sam sneaked
in to spoil the picture
Photographer
W. E. Kingsbury
Sturgeon MO
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Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! 
This is a collection of photographs that disappear 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?"
