Country Wedding

I found this in my suburban neighborhood. It was one of two photos on a yellowed photo album page. I especially like the lady in the lower right-hand corner; she seems so happy for the couple. This must be from the ’30s or ’40s (if someone can identify the car, maybe we can pin it … Continued

A Wedding and a Funeral

This photo of someone’s wedding was found inside the front cover of an Andrew Lloyd Webber sheet music book I checked out of the library. Also inside were a bulletin from an elderly woman’s funeral mass and photocopies of the music pages for the song Pie Jesu. I’m guessing that it was played at the … Continued

Thank You Much Style

I found this thank you note in a magazine from an antique store in Volo, Illinois.

Bertha and Mom

Found this old school small square black and white photo of “Bertha and Mom” (so it states on the back) while walking to work the other day at the corner of S. Charles St. and Ostend St. in Federal Hill, Baltimore. It was in the gutter and had been driven over numerous times, but when … Continued

The Collar

I was waiting for my sister, who was at the DMV. I took a walk down Main Street and on my way back I saw this photograph on the ground. It hadn’t been there 15 minutes earlier. On the back it is dated 1977. It sure looks it, too.

Nail File

I was walking home from the gym down Haight Street in the morning and this photo caught my eye. The woman in the foreground was pointing at me, so naturally I picked it up. I love the energy of this image. I’m not sure if they are singing or what but it looks like a … Continued

A Love Supreme

Found in an empty shopping cart in a large grocery store parking lot. Note the charming puffy clothes, and …. is that a tree or nuclear cloud in the distance?

Dear Bruno

Found in a parking lot near where I work. Bruno’s clearly not the groom… See you tonight! (I think not!)