Help Us Identify
The family has hundreds of old photographs, and for many of them no one is left who remembers the faces, the places, or the day. If you recognize anyone or anywhere in a photo below — a relative, a ranch, a stretch of coast — please tell us. Every scrap helps, even “that looks like the Mill Creek place” or “the woman on the left could be a Sans.” A family member reviews every note.
A black-and-white photograph of five people posing in front of a military aircraft, with uniformed personnel and a young child visible.
Possibly 1940s
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A sepia-toned studio portrait of a baby in a white embroidered gown, photographed from above.
Possibly 1900s-1920s
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A black-and-white studio portrait of a middle-aged woman wearing a dark jacket and pearl necklace, with short wavy hair styled in an early 20th-century fashion.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned studio portrait of a middle-aged woman with dark hair styled in 1930s-40s waves, wearing a dark dress with an ornate white lace collar.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned studio portrait of a smiling young woman wearing a light-colored dress with a white Peter Pan collar and short puffed sleeves.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned studio portrait of a young man wearing a dark suit and striped tie, with slicked-back dark hair, looking downward in a three-quarter profile view.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A black-and-white studio portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a tie, with styled dark hair and a serious expression.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A black-and-white studio portrait of a middle-aged woman with wavy hair styled in a 1940s-1950s fashion, photographed against a plain light background.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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A black-and-white group photograph of approximately eighteen people, including adults and children of various ages, posed outdoors on a rural dirt road with hills in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a large group gathering outdoors in a rural setting with trees, showing adults and children arranged in seated and standing positions on open ground.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned photograph of two young children lying on grass, shot from above, showing their faces and upper bodies as they look toward the camera.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph showing a group of approximately ten people standing outside a wooden barn or cabin nestled in a forested, hilly landscape.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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A sepia-toned landscape photograph showing a group of approximately ten people of various ages standing in front of a wooden arched-roof building nestled in a wooded hillside setting.
Possibly 1930s-1950s
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A black-and-white photograph of a shipwreck or damaged vessel listing in rough seas near rocky outcrops.
Possibly 1940s-1960s
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A black-and-white photograph of a young woman standing beside a dark horse on a ranch, holding the horse's lead rope.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A black-and-white photograph of three people seated in an early-model automobile with distinctive wheel design, parked near a building with ivy and trees.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned group portrait of four women standing outdoors in a garden setting with a fence visible in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A black-and-white outdoor group photograph of approximately 18 people, including multiple children and adults, posed on a dirt hillside in what appears to be a rural setting.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned photograph of two women posing together on a porch or entryway, wearing light-colored dresses typical of the interwar period.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a large outdoor group gathered on a dirt road in a rural setting, with trees and countryside visible in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a young child standing near a baby carriage with a dog beside them, trees and an automobile visible in the background.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A black-and-white photograph of a young woman in a military uniform standing outdoors on sandy ground beside a building, photographed upside down.
Possibly 1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a small child in a baby carriage parked outdoors beneath tall trees, with an early automobile visible in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A black-and-white photograph of a young woman wearing a sailor's military uniform, standing outdoors on bare ground.
Possibly 1940s
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A sepia-toned outdoor portrait of a young child in a light-colored dress standing in a garden setting with trees and vegetation in the background.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A black-and-white photograph of a family group of four people gathered on a sandy beach near water, all wearing period hats.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a woman in a hat and coat holding a small child in an outdoor field setting with trees overhead.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A black-and-white photograph of two figures standing atop a rocky hill or mountain outcrop in a desert landscape.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A black-and-white portrait of a woman in a coat and hat holding an infant outdoors beneath a tree.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and light shirt standing in a sandy desert landscape with sparse vegetation.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a young child standing outdoors in a garden setting, wearing a light-colored dress and holding what appears to be a hoop or circular object.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned group photograph of approximately twenty people, adults and children, gathered outdoors on sandy ground with trees visible in the background, wearing clothing typical of the early twentieth century.
Possibly 1910s-1920s
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A sepia-toned photograph of two men sitting on a sand dune at a beach.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of three white goats grazing on bare ground in a farmyard setting with fencing and farm buildings visible in the background.
Possibly 1930s-1950s
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A sepia-toned outdoor photograph of a young woman and man seated in an orchard, with the woman holding a hat and the man wearing a fedora and tie.
Possibly 1910s-1920s
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A color photograph of a young girl in an orange dress standing in a grain field with scattered trees and farmland in the background.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a small wooden fishing boat anchored in rough surf near a rocky coastline with misty cliffs in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of five people standing in a high mountain meadow with dense coniferous forest covering the hillsides in the background.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A black-and-white photograph of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with hay on a hillside, taken from ground level with rolling terrain in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a white goat standing on top of a large rock in an outdoor setting.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A black-and-white photograph of six men in work clothes and wide-brimmed hats standing with rifles in a rocky quarry or mining area with mountains in the background.
Possibly 1900s-1920s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a man in a cowboy hat mounted on a dark horse, standing near a wooden fence with ranch landscape and trees visible in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A black-and-white photograph of a young girl in a white dress standing in a garden surrounded by climbing vines and a trellis.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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A sepia-toned landscape photograph showing a forested hillside with a person standing on a grassy rise in the distance and another figure in the foreground on sandy ground.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of three adult men standing outdoors beside a house covered in ivy, wearing casual work clothes and sweaters.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph showing the Ford & Sanborn store after the 1906 earthquake in Salinas, California, with crowds of onlookers gathered among extensive rubble and destroyed structures.
Possibly 1906
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A black-and-white portrait of a middle-aged woman seated on a porch, knitting with needles and yarn.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of two harnessed horses hitched to a wagon on a rural dirt road with trees in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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Black-and-white photograph of two men mounted on horseback wearing wide-brimmed hats and light-colored shirts, with a mountainous landscape in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A black-and-white family group photograph showing a woman and man posing with two young children, likely infants or toddlers.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a small child in a light-colored dress standing in a grain field with trees visible in the background.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a woman seated on a porch holding an infant, with a toddler sitting on the wooden deck beside her, a white fence and tree visible in the background.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned outdoor group photograph showing a woman and five young children standing together in a garden setting with trees in the background.
Possibly 1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a woman standing beside a saddled horse at a ranch, with wooden fencing and barn structures visible in the background.
Possibly 1930s-1950s
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A black-and-white photograph of a young child sitting on a horse near a white picket fence with hills in the background.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a man on horseback wearing a saddle, with a dog nearby, set in a rural ranch landscape with trees and open fields.
Possibly 1920s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a small child standing with a dog in an open field with distant trees and fencing visible.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned studio portrait of four children in white cotton dresses and shirts, posed formally against a painted backdrop.
Possibly 1900s-1910s
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A sepia-toned portrait of a small child sitting outdoors on what appears to be a bench or seat in a garden setting.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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A sepia-toned photograph of three young children playing in a yard beside a house with climbing ivy.
Possibly 1960s-1970s
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A black-and-white photograph of a middle-aged woman wearing a light-colored shirt and hat, standing among large rock formations or a quarry.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a man with a horse standing in front of wooden ranch buildings.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned family photograph of five people standing outside a rural house with ivy-covered walls, with hills visible in the background.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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A black-and-white photograph of a young child wearing a striped shirt and dark coat, standing outdoors against a stone wall.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned group photograph of eleven people of various ages posed together outdoors in a wooded, rocky setting.
Possibly 1910s-1920s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a man and woman standing together against a brick building with ivy, dressed in mid-20th century clothing.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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A black-and-white photograph of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and plaid shirt standing among large rocky outcrops in what appears to be a quarry or mountainous setting.
Possibly 1930s-1940s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a large white building with multiple windows and openings, set against a mountainous backdrop with dirt ground in the foreground.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned photograph of a smiling woman in a light-colored short-sleeved shirt standing outdoors against a house wall with overgrown vegetation in the foreground.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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A black-and-white photograph of three young women in Edwardian dress standing on a porch or veranda with garden and foliage visible in the background.
Possibly 1900s-1910s
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A sepia-toned portrait of a woman holding a small child, both posed against a patterned fabric backdrop.
Possibly 1930s-1950s
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A black-and-white photograph of five children standing atop a large rocky outcrop, holding hands in a line, all wearing hats and casual period clothing.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned group photograph of a large family gathering outdoors in a wooded setting, with adults and children dressed in period clothing and cowboy hats.
Possibly 1920s-1930s
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A sepia-toned photograph of two young women standing together outdoors against a stone wall, wearing 1940s-style clothing.
Possibly 1940s
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A black-and-white photograph of a middle-aged woman seated on a porch chair holding what appears to be yarn or fabric, with wooden house siding and a white post visible in the background.
Possibly 1940s-1950s
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