Lost Photos
(an IRS-registered 501c3 charitable non-profit corporation)

  • Our Mission                                   

    Our Mission

    To collect and preserve historical photos and other media, make the material available to the public online at no cost, and return the material to surviving family members on request.

  • A Word From John                                   

    A Word From John

    I started collecting lost photos after doing a project for my father.  He was keeper of the Perkins family archives, storing several generations of family photos.  A few years ago I set about scanning the entire archive, around 23,000 photos I think.  I finished that project and gave him a copy of the complete archive.  I sometimes ask him about some of those pictures (Who is this?  When did that happen?  Do you remember such-and-such happening?) but it bugs me that we don't know who a lot of the people are in the older photos.

    I visit auctions, swapmeets, and thrift stores and I occasionally find photo albums or packets of photos from a few years back to over 100 years ago.  It bugs me the same way as my family archive- so many memories, so much time, so much history lost, all these photos destined for...what, a dumpster in back of some anonymous junk store?

    I started this project because I wanted to preserve what I could of the lives and memories of the people that took these photos.

    There is an extensive FAQ here.  If you have any questions or complaints, that's where to start.

    Click on the link for each family under the Photos tab to see the page for that family.

    If you are one of the people in these photos, if you know any of the people in these photos, or if you still have any questions, please contact me here.

    >>> If there is any information you want to add to this site- especially genealogy info- please contact me here.

  • Photos                                   

    Photos


    Family 1  (my family)

    Since the rule of thumb for this page is to include photos that are at least 20-25 years old, most of the Family 1 photos are from the 1970's and 1980's. I haven't included the Perkins family archive because there are a number of people in them that I know and who are currently alive.  I know the photographers for many of these photos.  In creating this page, for Family 1, I am working under several conditions requested by various people as to which photos I can and can't post.  For this reason, the Family 1 photos posted here consist mainly of a trolley museum, cats, my early childhood, and my high school (graduated 1989). There are currently (as of April 1, 2016) 151 images in this set.


    Family 2
    Nothing written on the backs of these photos.  99 images in this set.


    Family 3
    Many notes.  265 images in this set.


    Family 4
    Many notes.  1,447 images in this set.


    Family 5
    A few notes.  419 images in this set.


    Family 6
    A few notes.  254 images in this set.


    Family 7
    Many notes.  747 images in this set.


    Family 7A
    From a montage included with family 7.  10 images in this set.


    Family 8
    148 images in this set.


    Family 9
    29 images in this set.


    Family 10
    45 images in this set.


    Family 11
    78 images in this set.


    Family 12
    305 images in this set.


    Family 13
    118 images in this set.


    Family 14
    48 images in this set.


    Family 15
    479 images in this set.


    Family 16
    517 images in this set.


    Family 17
    87 images in this set.


    Family 18
    Schloesser Family
    1,344 images in this set.


    Family 19,  Family 19-A
    2,585 images in this set.


    Family 20
    Caulfield/Ritter/Southard Family
    619 images in this set.


    Family 21
    Multi-Family
    1,989 images in this set.


    Family 22
    1,535 images in this set.


    Family 23
    182 images in this set.


    Family 24
    699 images in this set.


    Family 25
    29 images in this set.


    Family 26
    53 images in this set.


    Family 27
    60 images in this set.


    Family 28
    28 images in this set.


    Family 29
    128 images in this set.


    Family 30
    40 images in this set.


    Family 31
    974 images in this set.


    Family 32
    219 images in this set.


    Family 33
    1,087 images in this set.


    Family 34
    1,378 images in this set. It's the Whitsett family.


    Family 35
    3,151 images in this set.


    Family 36
    328 images in this set. It's the Johnston / Reeves family.


    Family 37
    128 images in this set.


    Family 38
    2,502 images in this set.


    Family 39
    883 images in this set.


    Family 40
    222 images in this set.


    Family 41
    316 images in this set.


    Family 42
    210 images in this set.


    Family 43
    974 images in this set.


    Family 44
    3,283 images in this set.


    Family 45
    179 images in this set.


    Family 46
    303 images in this set.


    Family 47
    93 images in this set. It's the Bergman / Gregory / Shuptrine family.


    Family 48
    44 images in this set.


    Family 49
    667 images in this set.


    Family 50
    136 images in this set. It's a freemason family.


    Family 51
    314 images in this set.


    Family 52
    538 images in this set.


    Family 53
    1,118 images in this set.


    Family 54
    219 images in this set.


    Family 55
    813 images in this set.


    Family 56
    151 images in this set.


    Family 57
    19 images in this set.


    Family 58
    91 images in this set.


    Family 59
    3,774 images in this set. It's the work of Dr. Elinor S Benes.


    Family 60
    58 images in this set.


    Family 61
    27 images in this set. It's a bar mitzvah for Scott William Crane.


    Family 62
    126 images in this set. This lady liked her cats.


    Family 63
    179 images in this set.


    Family 64
    805 images in this set. It's the Dudley family.


    Family 65
    183 images in this set. It's the Dulinski family.


    Family 66
    2,140 images in this set. It's the Kohl / Kreutz family.


    Family 67
    404 images in this set.


    Family 68
    1,121 images in this set.


    Family 69
    253 images in this set.


    Family 70
    158 images in this set.


    Family 71
    159 images in this set.


    Family 72
    1,354 images in this set. It's the Winters family.


    Family 73
    910 images in this set.


    Family 74
    915 images in this set.


    Family 75
    2,309 images in this set.


    Family 76
    896 images in this set.


    Family 77
    2,320 images in this set.


    Family 78
    1,752 images in this set.


    Family 79
    3,235 images in this set.


    Family 80
    756 images in this set.


    Family 81
    959 images in this set.


    Family 82
    802 images in this set.


    Family 83
    806 images in this set.


    Family 84
    865 images in this set.


    Family 85
    820 images in this set.


    Family 86
    3,534 images in this set.


    Family 87
    3,836 images in this set.


    Family 88
    635 images in this set.


    Family 89
    725 images in this set.


    Family 90
    783 images in this set.

  • Donations

    Donations

    If you have a batch of photos that you want to donate, please contact us here.  You can get an invoice and declare the photos as charitable donations on your taxes.

    If you are a person or company and you want to donate equipment, you can get an invoice and declare that as a charitable contribution as well.  We currently have several 8.5 x 11 flatbed scanners and a Wolverine single slide scanner.  We could use any flatbed scanner with a larger surface area and/or a slide scanner with an automatic feeder.  Please contact us here.

    If you want to donate funds to Lost Photos, please click on the donate button below.  Contributions go toward equipment, increased hosting space, and scanning hours/employee time.  If we get an angel donor, our goals include at least 1 full time employee and perpetual hosting for the photos.

    Here is our donations page at Crowdrise.

 

 

   Family 88  

635 photos in this set.

Cast:

Alyse Catherine Easdale
 
Anthony De Soto
   
Arnold Woychock
   
Arthur Biggs
   
Charles Mulligan
   
David Micklish
 
Debra Malin
Druex Vierra
Erma Renneke
 
Gary Malin
Greg Whilhiti
   
Harold Alderman
 
Helen Earlywine
   
Henry Egan
   
James Crautt
   
Kevin James Megerle
   
Kindra Graye
 
Leland Earleywine
 
Maurice Wondrash
   
Michael Cortney
 
Patrick Harden
   
Paul Rosenkitter
 
Ralph Vitilla
   
Richard Polasik
Robert Shulto
 
Ryan Edward Megerle
Shelley Fox
   
Sidney Wells
   
Steven Stinchcomb
 
Thomas Kurtz
   
Timothy Leon
 
William Everett
   
     

 

Photos:

1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Anthony De Soto
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Arnold Woychock
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Aurthur Biggs
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Charles Mulligan
   
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 David Micklish
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Druex Vierra
   
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Greg Whilhiti
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Henry Egan
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 James Crautt
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Jim PatiX
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Joseph SopiX
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Maurice Wondrash
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Michael Cortney
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Patrick Harden
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Paul Rosenkitter
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Ralph Vitilla
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Richard Polasik
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Robert Shulto
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Sidney Wells
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Steven Stinchcomb
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Thomas Kurtz
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 Timothy Leon
 
1964 October CA Lemon Grove St John Of The Cross School Sister Cecelia Mary Grade 8 William Everett
   
1972 June
   
1973
   
1975 June
   
1977 January
   
1982 September
   
1984 September 21st At Harolds
   
1984 At Irmas Mom Helen Earleywine UncleHarold Alderman Moms Brother Aunt Etta His Wife Rest Are All Cousins From WI Moms Side
   
1984 Helen Sylvia Irma
 
1984 Mom Helen Earlywine Uncle Harold And Ett Moms Cousins From WI
   
1989 January
 
1989 March 11th Ronald Standing Vernon Sitting
1989 July 25th Helen Earlywine 1st KOPSAnniversary
 
1990 August Easdales
   
1992 December Easdales
1992 Six Months Old
   
1993 December 15th
1993 First Grade
   
1993 Fourth Grade
1994 August 31st Erma Renneke
 
1994 October Alyse Catherine Easdale 5 Years Old
1994 December 22nd
 
1994 Fifth Grade
1994 Second Grade
1995 3rd Grade
1995 6th Grade
 
1995 First Grade Alyse
1995 First Grade
       
1995 Kindergarten
   
1996 November Panama The Easdales
   
1996 December 20 Gary And Debra Malin
1996 4th Grade
   
1997 2nd Grade
 
Carmen And X
 

Cherrywood
   

Class Of 1971
               

Danny Grade 10 Age 16


David Bundy Killed August 8th 1980
   

David Bundy Killed August 8th Age 19 Years


Debra
Harold And Gail
 

Hector Alonso Antuna
   

Helen
 

Kevin James Megerle 3 Months Old
   

Kindra Gaye 2 Years Old


Lee
 

Leland Earleywine Dad
 

Moms China Closet Before She Gave It ToMe
 

My Kids X Nada Sharon And X
   
1999 October
                                                                                                                   
Our Daughter Ruth Age 17


Phalyon Jr 4 And A Half Years Old KindraGaye 3 Months Old
 

Phaylon Jr 3 And A Half Years Old


Phaylon Jr 9 Years Old


Phayton Jr 2 Years Old
 

Riley Danielle 6 And A Half Months Old
   

Ryan Edward Megerle 3 Years Old
 

Sharon And Helen Both Maybe Earleywind
 
Shelley Fox
 

Teresa

  

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