I recently stumbled upon this site and find myself intrigued with these photographs and the stories they tell. They seem to have been printed from lost and forgotten rolls of film found in antique cameras purchased at flea markets and yard sales over the years.

Of course, most of these photos document anonymous family outings, countless vacations and such — but what captivates this new Dad is the timelessness of the parent’s disposition as seen in the eyes of each Mom and Dad in these photos. You see all of their concern, hope, pride, happiness and even sorrow through the austere eye of these great old cameras.

“Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again.” ~Henri Cartier Bresson

What I absolutely adore about these images is these photos represent the history of the Ordinary Moments as opposed to the “Big” History you read in the school books. This is the stuff that happens before and after the World Wars when the soldiers go home and sit in their backyard and have a quiet barbecue with their in-laws.

(Via LostFilm.Com)