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findthegirlsonthenegatives
These amazing photos were found on old film and the internet is trying to find out who's in them
Meagan Abell was shopping in a thrift store in Richmond, Virginia when she came across four sets of negatives.
AN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER is looking for help in finding a mysterious pair of women she found on an old roll of film.
Meagan Abell was shopping in a thrift store in Richmond, Virginia when she came across four sets of negatives. She says they were just sitting in a box.
“They were sitting in a box of old vintage photographs in these plastic sleeves, and from what I could tell, they had been taken sometime in the 50′s. So obviously I brought them home, and today finally had them scanned in, and holy wow they are beautiful!!”
However, she needs the internet’s help in identifying the women seen on the photos.
“I would absolutely love to find the women in these photographs/the photographer who took them. The only info I have is that the negatives were found in a thrift store on Hull St in Richmond, VA. They are medium format, and judging by the style of dress, made in 1940-1950. The owner of the thrift store had no idea where they came from.”
Abell posted the pictures to Facebook last night and her post has been shared 8,000 times, with the hashtag #FindTheGirlsOnTheNegatives trending worldwide.
Abell told Mashable that she is working on a paper trail for the pictures and has some theories on them.
“”My favorite theory is that these two women were in love and wanted to create some beautiful portraits of each other. I also love the thought that these might be promotional images from a film made back in the 60′s.
“I think it’s amazing how so many people have fallen in love with these photos just as much as I have.”
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