This is one of those projects which seemed like a good idea at the time.  I started Photo Rescue! in a fit of madness upon seeing a postcard in an antique shop of two little boys in cadet uniform (See 93/1 later).  It seemed a shame to leave them there when somewhere out there might be some descendants who would give their eye-teeth for such a photograph.

I already had a small collection of unrelated photos from when I was preparing my book Dating Family Photos.   Several photos found loving homes after people recognized them in the book when it was published.  This encouraged me to think that perhaps I could find homes for other photos languishing in second hand shops and antique shops, so I collected a few more.  After I started the project I was given a few more photos.

I intended to recover the cost of the purchases and the photocopying, postage and packing involved with distributing the index and photos, but I occasionally found some resistance to the notion of paying for the photos, and the difficulty and expense of getting the information broadcast widely enough proved too onerous. The project went into a decline.

Now, on the World Wide Web, it is an idea whose time has come!  I can distribute the information more easily, and reach a lot more people.  However, there are still costs involved, (recovery of cost price and outward postage and packaging of photos), and I expect to be reimbursed for the cost of the purchase of the photo and postage.

1    The index for the photos follows this explanation, and the detailed descriptions of the photos are after that in numeric order.
2    If you think you recognise a possible relation you can email me    for further details, and I will let you know whether there are other associated photos, and the fee for the photo.
3    PLEASE DON'T email me to ask me if I have a copy of Fred Bloggs your ancestor - if he isn't on the list on this page, I haven't got him.
4    PLEASE DON'T ask me to keep a lookout for a photo of Fred Bloggs, as I won't be keeping a list of "Wants", nor is it likely that I would stumble upon the photo of any particular individual - or place, for that matter.
5    PLEASE DON'T send me stray photos you have which have no identifying information on them. If you do have stray unidentified photos not belonging to your family, my best suggestion is to send them to the Historical or Family History society covering the area in which the photographer was based - if the photographer's studio was listed.
6    PLEASE DON'T ask to browse through the photos on the off-chance of finding a relative.  I don't have the time to give to non-specific enquiries.
7    I DON'T give advice about photo restoration, nor how to do it, nor where to go to get it done.

My apologies to anyone who wouldn't dream of doing anything in items 3 to 7, but I have had these enquiries in the past, and I haven't the time to deal with them.

All that being said, check out the index.  If you don't see anything there, do go and browse through the descriptions at the bottom of the page, as there are further clues contained therein.

Ref No     Date        Place taken     Remarks
1/93           WW1      Australia            Two boys, aged about 14 and 12, cadet uniform.
                                                           "To Aunty Flo with love from Arthur and Evan".
                                                            Postcard. Purchased Maldon, Vic

If there is nothing here of interest now, bookmark the place and come back in a few months to see if there are any new photos listed.

Details the photos which have found a home

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