Other People's Pictures

February 14, 2009 6:45 PM

You are interested in the unknown... the mysterious. The unexplainable. That is why you are here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing to you, the full story of what happened on that fateful day. We are bringing you all the evidence, based only on the secret testimony, of the miserable souls, who survived this terrifying ordeal. The incidents, the places. My friend, we cannot keep this a secret any longer. Let us punish the guilty. Let us reward the innocent. My friend, can your heart stand the shocking facts of a flickr collection of old snapshots?
posted by gamera (18 comments total)

cool post
posted by greasepig at 6:54 PM on February 14, 2009

whoa. some of those are going to stick with me for awhile, I think.
posted by jquinby at 7:03 PM on February 14, 2009

Superbomba is flickr's Queen of Found Images. She totally rocks.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:07 PM on February 14, 2009

This makes me profoundly disappointed in myself for taking so few photographs.
posted by Ugh at 7:36 PM on February 14, 2009

Ms. Pit's image will haunt me forever.
posted by zinfandel at 7:51 PM on February 14, 2009

This is good. I'm wasting time there as I type.
posted by carter at 8:09 PM on February 14, 2009

So, this actually has nothing to do with Plan 9 From Outer Space?
posted by JHarris at 8:25 PM on February 14, 2009

Nope. I thought of the first line of Criswell's speech when I was browsing these, and got carried away.
posted by gamera at 8:29 PM on February 14, 2009

I'm going to redouble my efforts on my time machine so I can get back to the fifties ASAP.
posted by digsrus at 8:37 PM on February 14, 2009

Life, evidently, is hopeless.
posted by digaman at 8:50 PM on February 14, 2009

Ms. Pit's image will haunt me forever.

Gah! The actual cover of that album was scary enough.

Also, "Note to self — never let Lou Reed babysit again."
posted by nebulawindphone at 9:30 PM on February 14, 2009

Superbomba always dishin out the hits.
posted by uncanny hengeman at 9:55 PM on February 14, 2009

This is an outstanding collection.

I found a Flickr user that posted a number of old photos that have this same vibe. Here is one of my favorites.
posted by Tube at 10:00 PM on February 14, 2009

This is awesome.

I wonder how many people have checked out this set to realize "HEY! That's MY MOM!" (Or dad, or Uncle Larry, or whoever.)
posted by grapefruitmoon at 11:24 AM on February 15, 2009

HEY! That's MY MOM!

Or possibly my Uncle Larry.
posted by MrVisible at 12:25 PM on February 15, 2009

Love this. Thanks.
posted by defenestration at 1:57 PM on February 15, 2009

Fantastic! I love the randomness, the variety, the extraordinary ordinariness, the nostalgia, the slice of life portraits of a bygone era. A thousand (plus) pictures are definitely better than words.
posted by blue shadows at 3:54 PM on February 15, 2009

And for those who like the Fifties and odd Americana, there's always the giant Lorain Easter Basket on Flickr.
posted by etaoin at 5:54 PM on February 15, 2009