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Found-Photos
Hello! This is my first post on #pixelfed, so I should probably write a bit of an #introduction.

I collect random negatives and photographs I find at thrift stores, antique shops, garage/estate sales and online. (There is no specific topic I focus on... just anything that catches my eye.) Then I scan them, sometimes do some minor restoration (though damage can also add character), and now I'll post some of them here.

It probably goes without saying, but I am not the photographer of anything I post here. In most cases I don't know who the photographer is (or even exactly where/when the photos were taken). I just think it's sad for interesting images to rot away in a box somewhere... or end up in a landfill.

For this image, the photographer, location, and date are all unknown. It was scanned from the original 35mm Kodak Gold 200 film and minor restoration was done (scratch/spot removal).

#photography #graffiti #FoundPhoto #35mm #punk #peace
A photograph of a wall with graffiti on it. The wall has a window and a door, both have peace signs spray painted on them. Between the window and door is the word "PUNK". Also featured on the wall are the words: anilla Ice (the 'V' is out of frame), "rap", and "Michael".
#peace
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Ride Theory
From an unlabeled personal #ViewMaster reel, most likely taken by someone who worked at the View-Master factory in the 1950s. Possibly my favorite reel in my collection. I don't know what the event is -- maybe a holiday party at the factory? (The windows look similar to another reel I own labeled "Shop".) Church event? (I doubt it -- few church recreation rooms have a Coke machine.) Who knows? Anyway, who wouldn't like to look at well-dressed people in the #1950s playing #PingPong?

I'm reposting the image of the guy holding the 3D camera, since it was the last shot on this reel.

Parallel views.

#Stereoscopic #stereoskopie #3Dfotografie #stéréoscopie #StereoPhoto #3d #StereoPhotography #foundphoto #TableTennis
A woman in her 40s playing Ping-Pong. She's wearing a conservative grey jacket and skirt. Circa 1950s, probably. Stereoscopic, parallel view.
A man in his late 30s playing Ping-Pong. He looks pretty serious about it, and his stern look is enhanced because the flash has given him that red-eye effect. He's wearing a reddish-brown dress shirt, open at the neck, and blue slacks. Circa 1950s, probably. Stereoscopic, parallel view.
A guy who looks a lot like Columbo playing Ping-Pong. Mostly, it's the brown, nondescript suit he's wearing. He's dressed up, though -- he's not as rumpled as Columbo. But if you pictured a young Peter Falk as Columbo, you've pretty much got him. Circa 1950s, probably. Stereoscopic, parallel view.
A woman in her 30s playing Ping-Pong. She's wearing a grey skirt, short-sleeved cashmere sweater, and a beret -- like a soft tam 'o shanter, really, with a tartan pattern. Circa 1950s, probably. Stereoscopic, parallel view.
#tabletennis
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