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#‎FindTheGirlsOnTheNegatives‬ (Photos)

STUNNING

A photographer found beautiful negatives of women taken decades ago and is trying to determine their identities.

William Boot

Published Aug. 1 2015 5:36PM EDT

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-tease_yod0kz — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-01_pyen8k — On July 29, the photographer Meagan 'Irene' Abell posted on her Facebook that she had discovered a set of decades-old negatives. Determined to find the identities of the women in the photographs, as well as the photographer, Abell put them out on social media.

Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-02_zov0vl — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-03_mc3iup — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-04_zvnxt5 — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-05_luuwri — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-06_sbgvah — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-07_zjfddu — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-08_urc5mq — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

galleries/2015/08/01/findthegirlsonthenegatives-photos/150801-negative-girls-09_nazrss — Courtesy of Meagan Abell

William Boot

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