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Vintage Photobooth - Page Thirteen
Cynthia's mother told her to be nice. So she was always nice. The other inmates appreciated that. There are so many. Here is the Thirteenth installment of the Photo-booth Series. For a review here is...
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That Old Gang - Page Ten
If it's more than three people, it's a group. Here are photographs of groups of people taken by amateur or professional photographers, but not in a studio. We'll save the group studio portraits for...
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Group Portraits in the Studio - Page 02
Today it seems, everyone carries around at least one camera, all the time. They take pictures of their lunch, their dog and things lying on the ground. And "selfies" are the popular portrait today....
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Out of the Darkness - Rescuing Old Tintypes - Page Four
For some, an old photograph loses its charm when "restored" to modern day clarity with all the age spots removed. Some photographs however, benefit greatly from just a nudge of enhancement. An improved...
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Back Page - The Trio - Page Seven
Here is a big category. It's basically for any photograph that has three people in it. And, that's it. Page six was getting crowded so a new page was started...Remember, as always, you can click on any...
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Back Page - The Girls - Page Seven
Here she is. The wife or the girlfriend, the mother or the secretary, the sister or the neighbor. We love taking pictures of women. And, much of the time, women love being the subject of a...
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Head and Shoulders Portraits - Page Four
The Head and Shoulder Portrait. These are studio portraits that don't fall into the photo-booth category or the Cabinet Card and Cart de Viste category, where the photographer is identified. They have...
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Turn It Over! There's Something On The Back - Page 39
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...
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AAF at Bassingbourn - The P-51 Mustang
In the basement of an "antique store" these two books of 35mm negatives were found. They were destined for the dumpster no doubt, but rescued for LOST GALLERY and the enthusiasts who treasure the...
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Let's All Go To The Movies - Manta Ray Space Ship
Occasionally the search for old photographs finds your LOST GALLERY curator in the darkest corner of a junk shop, elbow deep in a hat-box of ephemera. It's rare, but occasionally we see a familiar face...
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Back Page - Class Picture - Page Two
The photo-memento of the group from a year or term in a school class has been a tradition for a long time. Here are a few examples of Class Pictures, some fairly recent but some going way back. Some of...
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Posing on a Pony - Page Two
Here is a page of people just posing on a pony. They are not traveling. They are not working. They are just sitting on a horse to get their picture taken. NEW ADDITIONS Can't get enough? Go back to...
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The Air Force Band
Here is an unusual find. It's is a 4X5 print found in a small shop in Abilene, KS. It is a photograph of a band on a flat bed truck with some military dignitaries speaking at the microphone. Happened...
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Back Page - We Call It Home - Page Three
House and home. Just to be finicky, lets call a photograph of a house, a house. If there is someone standing in front or somewhere in the photograph, let's call it home. Now pages of just houses we'll...
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Back Page - Out Sitting on a Rock - Page Three
It's the scenery! So often in old snapshots you see people enjoying a vacation. And often the pictures include someone out sitting on a rock. (Okay, or standing ...) If you think about it too much,...
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Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - Page 70
For some, an old photograph loses its charm when "restored" to modern day clarity with the yellowing and fading corrected. Some photographs however, benefit greatly from just a nudge of enhancement. An...
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A Child's Day - Page 06
Possibly the most popular subject of the amateur photographer is children. In the past, LOST GALLERY has collected photographs of children on pages called:The Studio PortraitsThe Kid in the TubThe Goat...
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Places to Go, Places to Think About - Page Nine
Some photographs aren't about people. Some are just places. Even when there is an occasional person walking about in the snap, the picture is really about the place. Here is a collection of such...
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Turn It Over! There's Something On The Back - Page 40
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...
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Back Page - Studio Portraits of Couples
LOST GALLERY has many photographs of just a man and woman. While the amateur snapshots are often more revealing, candid, even humorous, there are many portraits done in a studio setting, with...
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Back Page - Itinerant Street Photographer
It's a busy city sidewalk. The itinerant street photographer snaps the passing walker, hands out a card with a number on it. The walker stops by the shop the next day to pick up the candid print....
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Back Page - The Guys - Page 3
Here he is. The Guy. Husband, father, boyfriend, son, service man and just the guy that lives down the street. He is not as comfortable in front of the camera as the girls. He often looks awkward, out...
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Back Page - The Known Photographer - CDV
There are MANY photographs on this page so it may load slowly. Note: There are gaps left for new additions. This page has had extensive updates since it was first posted five years ago, so it has been...
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Back Page - The Known Photographer - CDV
There are MANY photographs on this page so it may load slowly. Note: There are gaps left for new additions. This page has had extensive updates since it was first posted five years ago, so it has been...
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Back Page - The Trio - Page Two
Here is a big category. It's basically for any photograph that has three people in it. And, that's it. Get off the phone.Can't get enough? Here's more!Back Page - The Trio - Page OneBack Page - The...
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