On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 12:26:52AM -0500, Bill Gillooly wrote:
>
> That's actually an interesting point. I know the guys at Applied
> Science Fiction (the Digital ICE guys). Do you know how they got all
> the scratched and faded negs and slides to test their algorithms? They
> bought them on eBay from people selling off large collections of photos.
> I wonder how many families photos get disposed of by someone who just
> doesn't know what they are.
I bought several lots of slide carousels on eBay in the late 90s. All I wanted
was the carousels. But a couple of lots (probably 10 or so trays) came loaded
with family slide collections - stuff that went back to the 50s. Vacations,
family events, and all that. But nothing that could be used to identify who
the people were. My friends and I gave them all a final viewing (with a bit of
amused commentary :) and then I reluctantly discarded them all, except for one
tray that I found particularly fascinating.
John
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