Midcentury Memories. The Anonymous Project

50 years ago, people used film cameras just like we use smartphones in the age of Instagram. They photographed their meals, vacations, loved ones, celebrations and family gatherings. Imagining the past lives of these strangers is the beauty and mystery of The Anonymous Project , which collects just under 300 images from a vast collection of over 700,000 Kodachrome slides. The places, dates, and people may be unknown, but the stories contained in these snapshots are universally familiar.