I decided to indulge my curiosity after getting a new scanner a few years ago and picked up several batches of slides from Goodwill and eBay. I'm not sure why these commonly wind up at places like eBay but many seem to ultimately have come from estate sales. Maybe family members just don't know what to do with them or don't care. I've seen them advertised as being for crafts and such so maybe they are commonly used for that purpose. I was more interested in the actual contents. Each slide is a little slice of history from a particular time and place. These pictures span from as early as the late 1940s to as late as the early 1990s. There are thousands of these slides. I will be scanning some from time to time and posting them here mainly because I find them an interesting way to look back at the past.
I don't know a whole lot about the ultimate origins of this batch of slides other than they came from Goodwill. Like previous batches, these too often have a date stamped on them that I assume indicates when the film was developed and I believe in most cases should give approximate dating for the photograph itself. So far these seem like mostly vacation photos that were taken in the 1960s and 1970s. I've identified places in Italy, France, Mexico, and Hawaii so far.
Batch = A bunch of slides I bought in a single purchase. Usually they are from the same ultimate origin but not necessarily. Typically, a batch will have 100s or even 1000s of slides.
Set = Subset of a batch. A group of slides I scan together. There are normally four slides in one set because that's how many slides my scanner can scan at once. Likewise, a post will typically have one set of fours slides. Organizationally, it's just the easiest way for me to handle things.
All of the photos in this set were processed in September 1977. I think this is the only date from the photos in this batch where I have not been able to identify the location. It seems to be a U.S. East coast location and my best guess is somewhere in New England or North Carolina (or perhaps somewhere in between).
The first photo offers the best hope of specific identification. There is a business sign but alas, J.S. Weeks Wholesale Fruits is not to be found on the Internet. It is somewhat interesting that there is a horse drawn carriage parked there but unfortunately, it doesn't help me to identify the location.
The next photo shows an older lady reading a book with her two dogs.
The third photo shows a different older lady sitting outside. The dog looks like one from the previous picture though.
The last photo shows a couple sitting outside next to the water. Again, the dog looks familiar.
So does anybody else have a guess where these were taken? Somebody perhaps recognizing the street featured in the first photo would probably be most likely...
processed September 1977
processed September 1977
processed September 1977
processed September 1977
See the previous post in this series here.
The entire batch that has been scanned and uploaded so far can also be found here. This also includes higher resolution versions and versions with post processing.
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