My friend is in the E-bay business of buying stuff from yard sales and the like, and selling it for much more. She had purchased the contents of an abandoned storage unit and was surprised to find letters and photos of the family. Getting drawn into this family's story, she was wishing there were some way to contact them, so that she could return the photos. Of course, there isn't. She goes to estate sales, flea markets, and other places really regularly and she told me that she often comes across boxes of pictures, selling for a quarter because no one knows who the people are in the pictures. If you are reading this, you are probably doing something to preserve your pictures and the memories of the people they have captured. Good for you! There are so many people out there who are not doing this, just taking pictures and leaving them in a box that will one day be tossed out or sold at a yard sale. If you happen to be in a conversation with someone and they talk about their pictures being in a box or the envelopes they came in, please refer them to me, or help them get started yourself at preserving their pictures. It's so sad that they have taken these pictures and no one is enjoying them!
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