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SHARED MEMORY.
Licensed historical film and contemporary color photographs of everyday life: family albums, friends, outings, shared meals, dances and small moments.
Johanna: 86 black-and-white archive photographs. Mira, Inna and Ron: 18 color photographs each, dated 1991–2005. Demo names label curated selections; they do not identify the people shown.
All images are hosted on this site. Each entry retains its original photographer, catalog link and license. Resized WebP files preserve the original frame; the hero uses cover crops and exposure/color treatment, including monochrome presentation for Johanna. CC BY-SA derivatives remain under their source license. No depicted person endorses this project or its token.
Capture years come from source catalogs or the photographer’s dated titles, not later scanning/upload dates. Public-domain statements and CC BY / CC BY-SA license versions are linked per image.
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A Sunday in Rock Creek Park
1942 · Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection; photograph by Marjory Collins
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Public domain. U.S. government photographic work; selected file is marked public domain by Wikimedia Commons.
Dates supplied by the source archive. johanna / Black-and-white presentation.
An evening on the porch
1938 · Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection; photograph by Marion Post Wolcott
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Public domain. U.S. government photographic work; selected file is marked public domain by Wikimedia Commons.
Dates supplied by the source archive. johanna / Black-and-white presentation.
Sunday dinner at home
1942 · Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection; photograph by Marjory Collins
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Public domain. U.S. government photographic work; selected file is marked public domain by Wikimedia Commons.
Dates supplied by the source archive. johanna / Black-and-white presentation.
Around the Sunday table
1942 · Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection; photograph by Marjory Collins
Catalog record ↗ · Image license / rights ↗
Public domain. U.S. government photographic work; selected file is marked public domain by Wikimedia Commons.
Dates supplied by the source archive. johanna / Black-and-white presentation.