Recently, a customer near Salisbury, England, paid £7.50 ($10) for a 1930s camera called a Zeiss Ikon Baby Ikon. When he got home, the man discovered a bonus inside the camera — an undeveloped roll of film dating back to 1956. Not wanting to risk developing the film himself, he took the camera to a local expert who succeeded in printing out the slightly grainy black-and-white photos. The collection shows photos of skiers in the Swiss Alps. While some were action shots of people speeding down the slopes, others showcased a family outside Badrutt’s Palace Hotel in St. Moritz. One photo also shows what appears to be a garden tea party at a home in the England. While the family and skiers in the images remain unidentified, camera specialist Ian Scott hopes that someone may recognize the faces and encourages anyone who spots a familiar face to reach out to Salisbury Photo Center by phone at 01722337615 or by email: fujilab.salisbury@gmail.com. Although most, if not all, of the people in the pictures are deceased by now, their children or grandchildren may soon have new additions to their family’s scrapbook.
