Photos from the Attic

Recently a friend of mine had many of her old photographs exposed to moisture from all the wind-driven rain we have been having this summer. I immediately took the time to drag the boxes I had containing photographs out of the attic. I was thinking since things at work was slow, I'd use the time to sort them out and see what I had.

I was also looking for one specific photograph.


I discovered I had a much larger project than expected on my hands. Four boxes used to archive filing cabinet boxes worth of photos to be exact - and little to no discernible to order to be had.


Intermixed with the photos were souvenirs such as napkins from a restaurant in Malibu California, a 1993 Phillies game 5 World Series scorecard and ticket stub - They won 2-0 behind Curt Schilling but went on to lose game 6 and the final game in Toronto.


I even found over 200 postcards from friends - sent from all over the world. Netherlands with its tulips, Thailand, the Virgin Islands, Ireland, Vienna, Indianapolis, Sea World (Florida), Yellowstone National Park, Seattle, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, Pearl harbor, and even the OK Corral in Tombstone Arizona - just to mention a few.

I found pictures I didn't know I even had. Including photographs of my father and grandparents. Its been slow going and very difficult emotionally - I calculate I have close to 12,000 photographs to plow through and I am about half way today.


Here is a black and white photograph, probably taken by my Grandfather, of me and my two brothers (the older one is hanging over the side), mom and dad in the very first boat my Dad owned taken around 1967-8.


Here is an early color picture of my Dad dressed in his Army uniform holding my big brother in his arms. I wasn't born yet at the time this picture was taken in the spring of 1959.

I've not found "the" picture I am looking for yet. I might be in box #5 which I just discovered last night.