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lost in the post

February 20, 2016July 7, 2016 by Michael Shanks

Ben in the old kitchen of the Estate Manager’s house, Cragside. Taken on expired (June 2001) Polaroid 690 in summer 2012, lost and forgotten, found again when I was heading back there this February 2016.

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postbox

February 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by Michael Shanks

A returning fascination with postal systems (… The Crying of Lot 49) – see the section on the postcard in my “Experiencing the Past” – [Link] Expired Polaroid film stock (Type 690) – 2006. Camera – NPC 195.  

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