Culver City Trash, The Wounded Baby

My guess, the kid got tangled up in whatever that thing is he's wearing.  And so ends the Culver City Trash Collection (Click in labels.)

Culver City Trash, In Color

To me, the least interesting of the Culver City Trash Collection.  (Click in labels, of course.)  Anyway, the top photo is the only one of the bunch with any identifying marks, a date, "JAN 83"

Culver City Trash, European Trip 3

Is there more than one Tower Bridge in England?  Perhaps one kept up for the tourist trade?  Is it just me, or do the proportions look off on the top picture?  It looks like the top two images are from England, at least the Ye Olde England tourists love.  The others, I'm not so sure.

Anyway, I may never get another chance to quote Noel Coward, so here goes...."The stately homes of England we proudly represent.  We only keep them up for Americans to rent."

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Culver City Trash, European Trip 2

Well, we're still in Paris.  At least the top four photos.  The generic building in the bottom shot could be from a lot of places.  All that grain and moodiness makes me think of some of my favorite movies from the French new wave.  Breathless anyone?

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Culver City Trash, European Trip 1

Nothing written on any off these photos but labels aren't necessary to know these images are from Paris.  I really suggest clicking on the photos and bringing them up in a larger window.  All that grain is kind of fascinating.

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Culver City Trash, Family Dinner

Things do change.  Just a few weeks ago, I was complaining about how few examples of true found photography, pictures literally found on the street, I have in the collection.  And then, I had an early morning work day in Culver City, I was walking to my job, passed a dumpster in front of a thrift shop, filled with stuff that was so worthless it was being tossed, and there they were, old photos.  Some were so far down in the bin I wasn't willing to go diving, some were damaged beyond use, and some were covered in slime so vile even I wasn't willing to clean them off, and I have a pretty strong stomach.   Anyway, this one is the first of the lot.  I'll be putting them up, without interruption, so it's probably not necessary, but they'll all be tagged Culver City Trash Collection in labels.