Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (209-212)
@darth-azrael
Posted 1d ago · 4 min read
Several years ago I bought a flatbed scanner with a slide adapter to scan some old film slides that my grandparents had. After I finished scanning those, I picked up several batches of slides from Goodwill and on eBay out of curiosity. I am not sure why these commonly wind up at such places but I know that at least some of them have ultimately come from estate sales. Maybe family members just don't know what to do with them. I've seen them advertised as being for arts and crafts but I was more interested in the actual contents. Each slide is literally a snapshot in history. These pictures span from as early as the late 1940s to as late as the early 1990s. There are thousands of these slides. I will be scanning some from time to time and posting them here as an interesting way to look back at the past.
When I say "batch" I mean a group of slides I bought in a single purchase. Usually they are from the same ultimate origin. Typically, a batch will have 100s or even 1000s of slides.
When I say "set" I mean a subset of a batch that I scan together. There are normally four slides in one set because that's how many slides my scanner can scan at once. Likewise, a post will typically have one set of four slides. It's just easier to keep track of that way.
This set contains photos spanning from as far back as at least 1959 to as recent as at least 1980. Other than these slides coming from eBay, I have no idea of their ultimate origin other than the clues provided in the photos themselves.
These were all scanned with an Epson Perfection V600 Photo scanner.
All of the photos in this set were taken in the early 1960s and were probably all taken in the Lansing, Michigan area.
The first two photos are labeled 'Senior Cit State Get Together - May 16, 62 Civic Center'. It's always nice when they are precisely dated. This was some kind of senior citizen convention probably held in the Civic Center in Lansing, Michigan. The first photo shows a room full of apparent senior citizens paying attention presumably to some kind of presentation or entertainment. The second photo looks like it was taken in the same room but in this one everybody appears to be playing cards.
The third photo is labeled 'Youth Talent Apr 1-12/64 - Display'. It appears to have been taken at the same place but at a different time. Instead of senior citizens, there are a bunch of student art projects on display.
The last photo was processed in May 1963 and shows a sign at a golf course. Previous golf related photos from this batch have been related to a girls golf group.
Senior Cit State Get Together - May 16, 62 - Civic Center
Senior Cit State Get Together - May 16, 62 - Civic Center
Youth Talent Apr 1-12/64 - Display
See the previous post in this series @darth-azrael/vintage-photos-lot-6-205" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.
The entire batch that has been scanned and uploaded so far can also be found here. This also includes higher resolution versions and versions with postprocessing.
Check out some of my other recent posts:
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (205-208) @darth-azrael/vintage-photos-lot-6-205" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ecency.com/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-lot-6-205
Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude D531 @darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-dell-latitude-d531" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-dell-latitude-d531
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (201-204) @darth-azrael/vintage-photos-lot-6-201" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ecency.com/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-lot-6-201
Micro Adventurer (March 1985) @darth-azrael/micro-adventurer-march-1985" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/micro-adventurer-march-1985
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