They're dated '67, '69 and '75. There are some soldiers in there (US and S. Vietnamese) but they look like they're taken by a tourist. About 1/3 are of flowers. There's parks and shows in Saigon and Thailand, as well as a Bhuddist temple w/gold statues, and bombed out buildings where the VC had been holed up.
Is anybody missing these, and if not then who would be most interested in archiving them?
I found them at a thrift store in Ocala, Florida.
2007-11-03 04:56:53 · 5 answers · asked by dinotheorist 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
The price was 3 bucks.
2007-11-03 04:57:38 · update #1
I would love to spend the time and money to scan them myself, Treacle-A, but I can't spring for it unless I can make the money back, perhaps by selling them. I would probably give them to someone who's got the whole hobbyist set-up already, maybe for a % if they turn out to be worth something -- or just donate them to keep them from being lost to the ages.
2007-11-03 06:06:30 · update #2
Perhaps your local paper could do a story on your find and locate the original owner.
2007-11-03 08:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by Perki88 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hold on to them until you can scan them, they may be worth something to someone. The only way you'd find out is to scan and have prints made, perhaps sell them to a gallery. I'd say you made a great find. If you were ever interested, you can find 3600 dpi negative film and slide scanners, a few years old or brand new starting around $175 on ebay. 3600 dpi is plenty good scan resolution for making prints and not too expensive either.
2007-11-03 06:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by Joe Schmo Photo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idea who might want them ...
But it sounds to me like some slides taken by a GI. the flowers, Thailand and temple shots were probably taken while the soldier was on R&R. A lot of guys went to Thailand.
I have probably 2000 slides I took while I was in Viet Nam, 1967-68.
I doubt that they have much historical value.
It's nice of you to think that you might be able to find their owner. But I doubt it.
2007-11-03 05:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jim M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not scan them and put them on Flickr or something? The owner might track you down and if not they'd be interesting to a lot of people!
2007-11-03 05:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by †®€Åç∫€ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would like them give you $10.
2007-11-03 05:00:39 · answer #5 · answered by Brian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋