All the pictures in this book are authentic, vintage found photographs, and with the exception of a few that have undergone minimal post processing, they are unaltered. They were lent from the personal archives of ten collectors, people who have spent years and countless hours hunting through giant bins of unsorted snapshots at flea markets and antiques malls and yard sales to find a transcendent few, rescuing images of historical significance and arresting beauty from obscurity--and, most likely, the dump. Their work is an unglamorous labor of love, and I think they are the unsung heroes of the photography world.
This appropriate quote came from Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs
I love messages written on the flyleaves of old books. I love old letters and old post cards from people long gone who once shared the human emotions we all feel. At a later date, I will post these post card images and messages on the blog. Maybe a distant relative will find these precious memories from the past.
The following is from a post card with a picture of Pennsylvania Station, New You City. It reads as follows:
Stamp cancelled NY, NY April 23, 1942
Miss Gerry Schweitzer
Box 242
Freemansburg, Pennsylvania
Hi Kiddo!
Did I have a heck of a time getting out of the P.R.R! I almost murdered a guiy!
Why don't you write or don't you love me no more.
Helen
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