It's a mystery (6 photos)
Thursday, January 17, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE. MARIE MUSEUM
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It's A Mystery
The Sault Ste. Marie Museum will present an exhibit of mystery photos, January 15 to March 25, 2013
What is Mystery Photos?
The exhibit features 100 photos from the museum's archival collection that require names.
These images are all from Sault Ste. Marie, but lack identifying information.
Some require names, while others need a location or date.
"It is quite interesting to see how many photo have been identified when we have done this type of exhibit in the past," commented Curator Kim Forbes. "One tends to look at old photos and wonder who the people are and unfortunately it was not the custom in bygone times to write names on photos."
The exhibit documents a overview of many topics including sports, musicians, recreation, buildings to name a few.
The curatorial selection of the featured photographs was a bit of a lengthy process.
"We are aware that there are photos in the museum's collection that will probably never be identified due to their age." said Forbes.
We have found that people really enjoy looking at old photos even if they can't identify them, it still provides a glimpse of times gone by.
About the Sault Ste. Marie Museum
The museum is a non-profit institution maintained by the Sault Ste. Marie and 49th Field Regiment R.C.A. Historical Society for the benefit of the citizens of Sault Ste. Marie and area, as well as visitors to the community.
The museum collects, preserves, studies and exhibits artifacts and archival materials that illustrate the history and development of Sault Ste. Marie and vicinity to foster an understanding of our local heritage and how it relates to provincial and national history.
The museum is located on the northwest corner of Queen and East streets and welcomes visitors year-round.
The museum is open:
Monday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 1 to September 30
Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 1 to May 31
For more information, contact the museum by phone at 759-7278 or by e-mail at heritage@saultmuseum.com.
The museum’s website is www.saultmuseum.com
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