Looking through strangers' eyes.

I never knew about vernacular photography, until the internet tossed some up on my shore one day. There are lots of people collecting antique, vintage, and found photography. A lot of it has historical or nostalgic value, but in the hands of the right "curator," it becomes poetry. There is a sensibility in being able to sift through the detritus of the past to find pictures that seem to transcend their original intent or audience. It's almost a form of photography in itself. These are a few images I've found from online collections with links to the sites I found them at. I could lose days to looking at this stuff.


Accidental Mysteries



Square America



Big Happy Funhouse



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