The Archival Impulse

An index of vernacular photographs collected by Ben Alper (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43273711-1', 'tumblr.com'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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From a found 2 1/4″ negative

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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From a found 2 1/4″ negative

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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From a found 4 x 5″ negative

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from a found 3 1/2 x 2 1/2″ negative

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6 x 4″

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3 1/2 x 3 1/2″ Inscription on the back: “Good of Bill - I look sick, but I did have a toothache.”

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3 1/4 x 3 1/4″

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3 1/2 x 4″