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  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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Summer 2013<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Houghton Lake, Michigan<br />
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3. Who took this photo? *	<br />
Me (Tyler Bailey)<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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This is a photo from the set of vacation photos that I took during a stay at my friend Taylor's lake house. This is one of my friends flipping the tube on the back of the boat while my other friends look on.<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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It makes me nostalgic for the time where my friends and I were either in college or just out - with less responsibilities and more opportunities to get together to take road trips or spend the summers however we wanted.<br />
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Is this what you expected to see? <br />
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I thought that there were some pictures from this specific trip on the roll I submitted, but I was excited to see that I was able to capture a clear action shot that tells a small story within the final image.<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I have great memories of the trip, similar trips I've taken over the years, and that summer in general. For a while we used to go up most summer to my friend's lake house and this set definitely brings back memories of taking the boat out to the middle of the lake and just spending the day anchored while we swam in the water, drank some and had fun.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I picked this photo out of all others in the set because you can't see anyone's faces, and it more focuses on the moment and general feelings of spending time on the lake in the summer, rather that being just a vacation photo. Hopefully it will bring back someone's similar memories of good times spent with their friends on vacation or make them curious about the subjects of the photo.
    Tyler Bailey
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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2006<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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The International Center of Photography<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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sandra c roa<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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This was a photo edit session class with Alison Morley.<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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I feel transported out of a past that was so real once.<br />
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Is this what you expected to see? <br />
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No<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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When I was in NYC learning about photography<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Some may wonder what takes a photographer so long to choose an image.
    Sandra Croa
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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2008<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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California<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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Myself<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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A self portrait<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Happy and youthful, it's interesting seeing myself from 12 years ago.<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No, I don;t remember what I had on that role.<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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The time when I lived off grid on my friends land in the mountains.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I am not sure.
    ALICIA SANGIULIANO
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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1980<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Manhattan public ball field<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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Karen Auletta<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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Manhattan Advertising Agencies had a summer softball league. Agency rivalries could be battled out on the field as well as on the page. The agency I was working for was TLK - Tatham, Laird & Kushner, a direct marketing agency. Back then, advertising included mailings, coupon ads and Sunday circulars (RCA Music Club).<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Nostalgic<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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Forgot I took these pictures<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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My first job. Great people.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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With nostalgia
    Karen Auletta
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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Not exactly sure - perhaps early 2000's<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Wellington NZ - Otari Nature Reserve<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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Peter Batra<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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This is a path in the natural area that features NZ native plants<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Nostalgic--it's a great place to walk and explore--with small rivers flowing through. Lots of hills to get the heart rate up.<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I didn't have any idea of what was on these 'lost rolls'<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Good memories! Spending time in nature and exercising.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Perhaps it will evoke similar memories in others, and even more so with those familiar with the place where this was taken
    Peter Batra
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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after the great 1988 fires.<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Yellowstone National Park<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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Jan Brett<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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This is one of the beautiful buffalo herds that lives within Yellowstone National Park.<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Makes me want to got back to see all of the new growth in the park. We go every few years, driving from Colorado through Wyoming.<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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It was over 30 years ago so no idea.<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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It was a great spring trip we took with my mom, who can't walk any more. We walked miles and miles every day, so great memories.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Hope they might want to see wild buffalo someday - amazing! In the spring there are babies everywhere. You can admire them from afar!
    Jan Brett
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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MAYBE 20 YEARS AGO?<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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IN A CAR THAT I DON'T RECOGNISE<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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ME<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SKY<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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OLD<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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NO<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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NONE<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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WITH CANDOR? BORING
    ESSJAY
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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Fourth of July, 2004 or 2005<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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John Strange Elementary School, Indianapolis<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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John Thomas<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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Our neighborhood used to have a kids' parade every Fourth of July. The kids would decorate their bikes and wagons, the Fire Department would bring a fire truck to lead the parade, and we would walk through the parking lot at John Strange School, just a few blocks from our house. Our kids were about 2 and 7 at the time ... now they're 17 and 22.<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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First, delighted to see my kids as little ones! And happy to see old friends and a great neighborhood tradition. But then a little sad: As the families in this group got older, no others picked up responsibility for the tradition, so the annual parade is no more. And the school, which both kids attended, is closing.<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what to expect ... I had feared the roll might be boring, mundane work photos or something ... so my wife and I were pleasantly surprised!
    JOHN THOMAS
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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2004<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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I don't know<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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My Dad, Marshall<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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Through the windows of a building<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Sorry I can't ask him about it<br />
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Is this what you expected to see? <br />
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No<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Not so much the photo itself, more just the photo(s) in general. He always relied on me to give him photo advice. The camera, a Canon, was a gift I had recommended to him.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Interesting shot.
    Leslie Halpern 02
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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2005<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Westlake Village, CA<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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My Dad, Marshall<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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My Nephew's school Talent Show. This is the last roll Dad left in his camera, unfortunately overexposed when trying to remove the roll from the camera.<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Wistful. My nephew is now in the Coast Guard. Dad (aka "Pops") would be so proud.<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No. I thought the photos would be from whatever trip Mom & Dad had been on but it's so fitting it filled with the mundane joy of seeing his grandkids.<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Family.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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...with a nostalgic smile.
    Leslie Halpern 01
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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Probably 1987<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Don't know<br />
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Who took this photo?	<br />
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I expect I did<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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This is my youngest (of three) daughter.<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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As soon as I saw the photo I could see her four year old daughter: the expression, the posture, the hands. I know what it would feel like to pick up this child right now. It's like we develop muscle memory when we parent. Our bodies know how to hold a child. Our senses are tuned into how they smell, feel, respond to us.<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I didn't know what to expect.<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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It reminds me of how quickly life moves along when you are watching your children grow up. The youngest child, in particular, is always the baby and this captures her for me.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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The quality of the photo has suffered over 30 years of waiting to be developed. I don't know if it will leave an impression that it was taken even many more years ago.
    Patricia Zuroski 02
  • When was this photo taken?<br />
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I believe it was spring 1988<br />
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Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Yankee Stadium in New York<br />
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Who took this photo?<br />
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Most likely the girls' dad<br />
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What are we looking at here?<br />
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When our three daughters were between the ages of 4 and 11, as they are here, we lived in upstate New York and went to the city to visit my parents who lived on Long Island. It was If it was baseball season the girls always got to go to Yankee Stadium and it's with their dad that they learned to score the game, identify teams and enjoy the sounds and excitement of the ball park.<br />
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How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Looking at this photo today during the 2020 pandemic I am reminded how much of city life and the joy of visiting the city is wrapped up in the excitement of being in crowds. Will we ever know this feeling again?<br />
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Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I didn't have any idea what would be on this roll of film. The quality doesn't surprise me because this roll sat around for over 30 years waiting to be developed. A reminder of how expensive it was to use film and have prints developed and how digital photography has changed all that.<br />
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What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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The girls loved these outings to baseball games. I didn't always go and suspect that I wasn't there that day. Greg, the girls' dad, loved baseball and made sure the girls loved it, too. It was their thing and when opening day came where we lived in upstate NY I heard that he would pick them up at school and sign them out for dental appointments, then drive up to the stadium for the opening day game. It was their "secret" annual tradition.<br />
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How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I expect it will resonate with many family experiences others have also had.
    Patricia Zuroski 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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July 2018<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Cousin's Wedding<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Me<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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My grandpa holding a sparkler.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Love this photo, it's a great memory. We had such a great time at the wedding.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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It is. I remember taking this photo and hoping it turned out as well as it did.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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happiness<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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The lighting makes him look a bit menacing and dramatic so I don't expect people to respond to it in same way as I do.
    Jeff Heimsath
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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April, 2015<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Somerville Theater, Davis Square, MA<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Sofia Adams<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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One of the managers at the Somerville Theater is adjusting the movie titles on the marqui in Davis Square on a rainy day.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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This photo makes me deeply nostalgic for working here during the summer in college. It wasn't great pay, but we ate tons of free ice cream and popcorn and my coworkers were generally a delight.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was on this disposable camera. It had come with me over several moves and I had no idea when it had been shot.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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This photo brings back memories of seeing the same movie credits over and over while cleaning theaters, of only eating popcorn and ice cream for a whole week (would not recommend,) of sneaking into the balcony to watch live performances, of drawing our own contributions to the Museum of Bad art, of cleaning up throw-up in the theater bathroom, of furiously biking to work to make it on time, of watching Keytar Bear play in Davis Square, of watching bad movies just to stay in the AC.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I hope people can figure out what's going on.
    Sofia Adams 2
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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about 8 years ago. 2012?<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did Joey Veee<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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My lovely daughter<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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What a beautiful person she is, an angel. Great personality, always brought happiness<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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always from her<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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a lifetime of beautiful memories with the rest of my family<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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pretty much the way i feel seeing this photo
    Joey Veee 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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2003<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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My house Brooklyn, N.Y.<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did Joey Veee<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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My daughter and future husband<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Very happy to still see them happy together, with two beautiful kids.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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did not know what was on the film roll<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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good times<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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in a positive way
    Joey Veee 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1995?<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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My parents home in Bethesda, MD<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Me<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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My Grandmother Mary Mian knitting a cover for a pillow<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Sad and happy. She passed in 2001 at the age of 98. I miss her. I was named after her husband Aristide Mian who was a Parisian sculptor. She was a writer for the New Yorker magazine and they were an art couple living in France and then after WWII in Nyack, NY, and then moving to Santa Fe, NM. I feel I got my art background from him and she was very supportive in my career. I was the only one of my siblings and cousins who followed in the arts. I'm happy that this roll has been founded and developed!<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was on this film. I was a little scarred that it was an important assignment that I was hired to photograph and lost an important roll for a client or project. Thankfully this was an important roll found that had deep personal images. Most of this roll is of my family and our pets. My grandmother has since passed as our cats also so this was a nice surprise to see this roll.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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A lot of memories with her being my biggest fan of my work. She stayed with my family in her later years and I would see and talk to her daily. I remember her frequently writing and knitting and taking walks around my neighborhood.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Remind them of their loved-ones if it be a family member or a pet. We sometimes take for granted that they will always will be there.
    Aristide Economopoulos 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1995?<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Bethesda, MD at my parents house<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Me<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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My mother is taking a nap with one of our cats Blondie<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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A nice time down memory lane. How a little animal can bring love to a family and create a bond. I grew up with this cat and its siblings and saw them born and sadly die. How a little cat just wants and gives unconditional love.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was on this film. I was a little scarred that it was an important assignment that I was hired to photograph and lost an important roll for a client or project. Thankfully this was an important roll found that had deep personal images. Most of this roll is of my family and our pets. My grandmother has since passed as our cats also so this was a nice surprise to see this roll.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I remember watching the kittens being born and as a kid this was the first time I had seen anything been born so it was an eye opening experience. I had graduated from college and moved back in with my parents to freelance in the Washington DC area. My career had just started so I remember the confidence I was getting starting to freelance for the Washington Post and others. It was the first time I was making a significant amount of money and living at home. Within a year I had left Washington to purse a staff newspaper position out of state. This time frame was the last time I was living at home with parents other than just visiting so it has special meaning especially since my mother is turning 81 this year and her health is not as good.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Remind them of their loved-ones if it be a family member or a pet. We sometimes take for granted that they will always will be there.
    Aristide Economopoulos 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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Easter 2006<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Palo Duro Canyon, TX<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Jennifer Mitchell<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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This is the Lighthouse, the famous rock formation at Palo Duro Canyon in West Texas.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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This photo makes me feel both sad and hopeful. I took this picture during an Easter weekend of soul searching . . . was I actually going to move from West Texas to New York City? (By August of that same year, I was living in Brooklyn. I had no job and knew 2 people). Thirteen years later, I am still in Brooklyn! I miss that girl who would just up and decide to move! It was wonderful, though, to be reminded of her and that part of my spirit.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I honestly had no idea what to expect!<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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This picture reminds me of the stark beauty of West Texas: the big ole skies with lots of stars. Landscapes of browns and reds and greens and blues, punctuated with bright wildflowers. Also, the love and laughter I experienced while living there. I count my friends from West Texas as life long ones.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I suspect that it might evoke a nostalgia for the West, both the scenery and the spirit. I know it does for me!
    Jennifer Mitchell 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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2004ish?<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Destin, Florida<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Jennifer Mitchell<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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After a day of frolicking on the beach, this is my sister who is reading to her two children and our niece.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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As all the kiddos in the picture are my nieces and nephew, it makes me feel amazingly proud. One is in the Air Force Academy, one is a wedding planner in a Colorado Rocky Mountain resort, and one just got accepted into a Phd program for Astrophysics. I bet my sister (who is reading to them) thinks that she might have had a little something to do with it. :) When I showed her the picture, she sighed and said, "Oh, that was always one of my favorite things to do with those kids!"<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I honestly had no idea what to expect!<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Whenever possible, our family goes to Destin, Florida. We have for years. And even though this is not a beach picture, it sure reminds me of all those trips we have taken over the years.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Who doesn't love to be snuggled up and read to? I hope it brings that feeling of security and safety and wrapped around the people that you love.
    Jennifer Mitchell 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1983<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Bethany, West Virginia<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did.<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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This image is of Randall Gorby at his home in West Virginia. I stopped off to see him on my way from Missouri, where I'd just graduated from journalism school, to El Salvador to start a career as a freelance reporter. The Gorby home had been a refuge for me since I was introduced to Randall and his family on my first journey into Appalachia ten years before. Randall was a charismatic, larger-than-life character. War veteran, steelworker, union organizer, commune host, father, husband, friend to the downtrodden and to any stranger who appeared at his door.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Getting to know Randall, his wife Irmgard, and their children was a transformative experience for me. I feel sadness and a sense of loss. Randall is gone. So too is that magical time, that magical place. But It also makes me feel grateful that I found my way there through a series of decisions and coincidences.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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Not at all, I was completely surprised to find these images from West Virginia, especially this one of my old friend and mentor Randall Gorby.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I feel a sense of wonder and amazement remembering my early experiences traveling on my own for the first time into an unfamiliar place. And how I was welcomed like an old and trusted friend into the homes of folks who did not know me.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I hope others will experience a hint of the depth of Randall Gorby's humanity in this image. The kitten behind him lends a slightly ironic twist to the photo. Randall is clearly oblivious to its presence. But it seems to underscore his generosity of spirit that, like the cat, he is not consciously aware of.
    Scott Wallace
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1998<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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J. Jeff Ungar (myself)<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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My son and daughter (Jon-Christian & Caitlin) proudly display two new Furbies. It was a merry 'Furby' Christmas that year!<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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I'm tickled by how retro it looks, this snapshot of a Christmas past -- (taken just before the Singularity!)<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was on the roll when I sent it in. This image is a complete surprise!<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Fun to recall the difficulty I had trying to find the Furbies pictured here -- it was one of the must-have toys every kid wanted for Christmas that year.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I suspect the Furbies will illicit an uncanny twinge of nostalgia in those of a certain age
    J. Jeff Ungar 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1999<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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J. Jeff Ungar (myself)<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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This image is of our much-beloved cat "Gus-Gus" (1998-2017). Like his composer namesake, Gustav Mahler, he was truly one of the greats! "Gus is people," we'd always say, and his outsized personality really shines in this photo. What a treasure to see him again appearing in these lost rolls! "May your symphony continue to play on, Gus-Gus!"<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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We lost Gus in 2017 and this photo brings a welcome tear of remembrance to our eyes! #lostrolls #feelinggrateful #sweetnostalgia<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was on the roll when I mailed it in. It had been kicking around in an old shoebox filled with miscellaneous clutter for many years. I only remembered it when I heard about the Lost Rolls America project during a lecture at Penn State.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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It brings back a flood of early memories of Gus from when we first rescued him in the summer of 1999. He quickly won our hearts, such an amazing cat! This image is helping us heal after losing him in 2017.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I know one of the last things the world needs right now is another 'cat photo' -- but Gus was not just a cat to us: he was a friend, a companion, a true member of the family. I hope people smile when they see this quirky picture of him.
    J. Jeff Ungar 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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November 2006<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Philadelphia Marathon<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Terry Yoder<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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While I was running the Philadelphia Marathon, my husband took this picture of our two sons (on the right) alongside their two cousins (on the left). They were waiting to see me at the 20-mile mark in Manayunk.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Well, nostalgic, of course. But on a deeper level, it makes me think about memories from a kid's point of view because the image captures how ordinary - okay, boring - the event was for them. You'd never know these kids were at an event with cheering spectators lined up along this part of the marathon route if it weren't for the runner reflected in the store front window. To me, that is the essence of childhood. The stuff that matters to an adult just isn't a big deal for a kid.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No. This surprised me completely. Of course, I wasn't there at that particular moment when the photo was taken. But even so, I doubt my husband even noticed the reflection in the window.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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It brings back all those tender memories of our sons at those busy, but really precious growing years. It also reminds me how much older and out of shape I'm in! Bleh!! ;)<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I'm not sure. When I try to look at the photo as if I don't know the kids in it, I still definitely see their personalities - from the extraverted older two, to our more introverted younger son, to our easy-going younger niece who could make a game out of a candy wrapper. More so, I just feel their boredom, that kid-like impatience. It's as if each by their facial expression and/or body language are saying, "This is a total drag. Can we go now?"
    Kendra Yoder
  • 1.When was this photo taken?<br />
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1998<br />
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2.Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Savannah, Georgia<br />
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3.Who took this photo?<br />
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Chandler Griffin<br />
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4.What are we looking at here?<br />
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A portrait of Anwar Jaramogi I made while studying Photography and Film at Savannah College of Art & Design. Anwar and I were in the film program and I asked if I could take his portrait. In school I focused on 4x5 or 8x10 landscapes, not portraits. This was the only time I used the 11x14. For whatever reason, the film was never processed.<br />
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5.How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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I'm not sure why I kept this huge box of undeveloped film for two decades. Maybe objects follow us around hoping to be rescued. After 20+ years in the elements the image has fogged. A halo effect follows the curve of his head… energy radiating up and out. In profile with his eyes closed, he seems in thoughtful prayer. Anwar was someone I knew but was not close with. He was that person you wanted to know, which is probably why I photographed him. I’m drawn to his closed eye. I imagine the sound of him slowly breathing in through his nose.<br />
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6.Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I vaguely remember using the 11x14 camera and I remembered his face, but not his name. I have no memory why I photographed him with eyes closed in profile.<br />
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7.What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I remember walking through Bergen Hall, the photo building at SCAD. Get off the elevator on the 3rd floor, walk straight head, take a left and quick right into the 11x14 studio. A heavy black curtain opened to massive window light facing east. Long nights in private darkrooms mixing GAF 135 developer and printing images on Forte Warm Tone paper. Pulling liquid platinum with a brayer across a piece of paper in the Alt Process lab.<br />
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8.How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Hopefully others feel peace. The image reminds me to stop, feel and breathe from the heart up and out through the head.
    Chandler Griffin
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