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Taking history out of the books, putting it in the hearts, telling stories, and preserving family memories.
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Guy: This is hilarious.Girl: Delete that.Guy: But it’s on film… and it’s the 1950s.Girl: …Archive Notes:• Estimated 1950...
08/05/2026

Guy: This is hilarious.
Girl: Delete that.
Guy: But it’s on film… and it’s the 1950s.
Girl: …

Archive Notes:
• Estimated 1950s.
• Likely somewhere in New Jersey.

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🎞️: Scanned B&W film negative. (Medium format, 6x6)
🎶: Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You) - The Mills Brothers

🇬🇧 🇳🇬 This driver’s license was issued in Lagos, Nigeria only months after the country gained independence from British ...
08/04/2026

🇬🇧 🇳🇬 This driver’s license was issued in Lagos, Nigeria only months after the country gained independence from British rule in 1961. I found it in an antique shop in a small English town named Kings Lynn. How did it get there, and why?

Drive safely! 😁
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🪪: Flatbed scanned Nigerian driver’s license.
🎶: Omo Pupa - Dr Victor Olaiya

Everything seems bigger when you’re little.Archive Notes:• August 1956• Carl written on back.—🎞️: Scanned photo print. (...
08/03/2026

Everything seems bigger when you’re little.

Archive Notes:
• August 1956
• Carl written on back.

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🎞️: Scanned photo print. (3.25in x 3.5in)
🎶: (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window - Patti Page

07/28/2026

Box Notes:

• Estimated 1966 (Postmarked 1966)
• Alan Stormo
• Portsmouth, N.H.

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🎞️: Scanned 8mm movie film.
🎶: Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful

Reverse peek-a-boo. 🫣• Sandy & her grandpa Neal.• Easter, 1948 (March 28th, 1948)• 6 months—🎞️: Scanned photo print (4.5...
07/23/2026

Reverse peek-a-boo. 🫣

• Sandy & her grandpa Neal.
• Easter, 1948 (March 28th, 1948)
• 6 months

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🎞️: Scanned photo print (4.5in x 2.75in)
🎶: Mairzy Doats and Doazy Doats- The Merry Macs

07/22/2026

It’s time.

Everything is unknown.
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🎞️: Outdoor scanned photo slide.
🎶: Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang

My favorite part of childhood is how effortless it is to be friends with anyone simply because you want to interact with...
07/20/2026

My favorite part of childhood is how effortless it is to be friends with anyone simply because you want to interact with them as much as they want to interact with you.

Archive Notes:

• From the ‘Book of Negatives’ collection.
• Estimated early 1970s.
• ‘Valerie’ written on sleeve.
• Found in Oceanside, CA

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🎞️: Scanned B&W film negatives. (6x6, Ilford FP4)
🎶: Why Can’t We Be Friends - War

07/15/2026

Oh, so happy.

Box Notes:

• 1937 written in pencil.
• J. M. Bierer
• Morningside Heights, Lexington, VA
• 369 Cine-Kodak Eight Kodachrome Safety Film

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🎞️: Scanned 8mm movie film.
🎶: An Old Flame Never Dies - Tommy Dorsey

Sometimes the most meaningful memories come from the moments we thought mattered the least.• Sometime in the 1990s.• Lik...
07/13/2026

Sometimes the most meaningful memories come from the moments we thought mattered the least.

• Sometime in the 1990s.
• Likely Brookline, Massachusetts.
• Negatives found in Oceanside, CA.

Everything else is unknown.

🎞️: Scanned 35mm film negatives. (Kodak 5063 TX)
🎶: Pretend We’re Dead - L7

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