Bunkerhill
Sempai
- 17 Aug 2016
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I am a collector of vintage photography and have been for many years.
I also buy and sell such items as well as antiques and collectibles. But collecting photography has always been my great interest. Not photography by known artists but interesting vintage photos by every day people depicting cities, military, historical events, cultures and so on.
Once in awhile I will come across a family photo with a name on the back but usually the photos are quite old and even trying to find a relative to send it to is just a waste of time. Families die out, it happens sadly but sometimes there is no one remaining to contact.
I was going through a USMC photo album from 1953 which I had purchased years ago. I am taking the album apart, keeping a few photos for my collection and selling the remaining photos. The Marine was stationed in Japan at one point and there are a few interesting photos of Yokohama. There is also two family photos of a Japanese family he appears to have known quite well.
On the back of one photo is not only the name of every person depicted but the families address in Yokohama City. I don't see that very often - so much information on the reverse of a photo.
I doubt the family is still at this address of course, I have no idea how common the name is, I realize there are millions of people in Yokohama City and as I said - this is a long shot. Is there anyone here on the forum from this city? How might I find any remaining family and send the photo to them provided they even want such an item.
More than likely it's just a crazy idea but I thought " why not try? ". Any pointers or suggestions would be helpful.
I should add just so there is no confusion: I am not attempting to sell this photo to the family. I just thought it would be wonderful if this item was sent to them
I also buy and sell such items as well as antiques and collectibles. But collecting photography has always been my great interest. Not photography by known artists but interesting vintage photos by every day people depicting cities, military, historical events, cultures and so on.
Once in awhile I will come across a family photo with a name on the back but usually the photos are quite old and even trying to find a relative to send it to is just a waste of time. Families die out, it happens sadly but sometimes there is no one remaining to contact.
I was going through a USMC photo album from 1953 which I had purchased years ago. I am taking the album apart, keeping a few photos for my collection and selling the remaining photos. The Marine was stationed in Japan at one point and there are a few interesting photos of Yokohama. There is also two family photos of a Japanese family he appears to have known quite well.
On the back of one photo is not only the name of every person depicted but the families address in Yokohama City. I don't see that very often - so much information on the reverse of a photo.
I doubt the family is still at this address of course, I have no idea how common the name is, I realize there are millions of people in Yokohama City and as I said - this is a long shot. Is there anyone here on the forum from this city? How might I find any remaining family and send the photo to them provided they even want such an item.
More than likely it's just a crazy idea but I thought " why not try? ". Any pointers or suggestions would be helpful.
I should add just so there is no confusion: I am not attempting to sell this photo to the family. I just thought it would be wonderful if this item was sent to them