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In a savings shop

He discovered that the camera was made in 1929. Obviously, the camera was very old. Oers wondered how he was in this savings shop? He said, "I discovered that the camera was built around 1929 and the film was produced between the 40s and the 70s."

A gift

That day he was looking for something special for his wife. And he knew that the only shop where he could find something extraordinary was a savings shop. He had made the right decision. Sometimes savings stores hide a different world.

Virgin state

He said, "When I returned home and gave the camera to my wife as a gift, she was on the moon. After dinner, I told him that I had considered using the camera To take pictures with all the camera mechanics seemed to be in a virgin condition. "

Amusement ... fun ... fun

In addition, the camera was a big change for him because it was a different model. He added, "I normally shoot all my photos with upscale equipment. So, working with old school equipment seemed a lot of fun."

Expose

Just like the camera itself, the movie was old enough. Interestingly, he had the word "presentation" written on it. What does it mean was something they were still discovering. But the investigation was not going to take them for a long time to know what was there.

Wheels turned

Van Oers shared the information on the launch of the Nos or Dutch Broadcast Foundation in 2017. He explained: "I wanted to see if the camera has always worked if everything opened and if the wheels were still turning. To my surprise, there was a roller. "

Used

But what confounded the most was the word exposed written on it. What could he say? He continued: "I thought it probably meant that the roller was exposed and used." But the camera seemed hardly used.

Between decades

He requested Van Oers' research work for the date of origin. "I discovered that the camera was built around 1929 and the film was produced between the 1940s and the 1940s." Well, he wanted to develop a movie out of the roll that seemed very difficult now.

Help from a friend

Even if it was a very difficult task, he did not abandon. He asked his Pal Johan Holleman to help him in this business. His friend Johan is well versed in the art of developing photo. However, developing a photo of this roll was also going to be delicate for him too. However, his friend was more than ready to meet this challenge.

An afternoon

It remained fixed in the spirit of Van Oers. He had a goal and he had to do it, no matter what comes can. Tuesday afternoon, he visited Holleman. Holleman had finally managed to crack the images. A big smile came on the face of the Oers when he noticed the outline of the photo that was weak for the moment when the development process was still on.

Requires efforts

As mentioned earlier, the developing film is not an easy task, in particular, if it is an old film. Van Oers said, the work "requires knowledge, timing, patience and precision." Even if the process was on, wait until all the picture on the surface was really careful. They grew impatient to see the pictures.

Jostle

Van Oers described the process: "It was difficult, I am extremely impatient. In the end, I even convinced [Holleman] to dry the roller with a hairdryer. It's really very dangerous, but I had to have these things under the scanner. Fortunately, it had no impact on quality. "

Mission possible

In a few weeks, some of the images have become very clear. Hollerman and Van Oers had finally managed to accomplish their mission. They had found a piece of story that would remain in the dark night had not decided to bring to light. But what were these images?

Developed

They finally had these images with them. They had successfully developed four photographs. Hollerman and Van Oers waited for the images to dry and once the images had become ready to be used, they saw it. No need to say that the images were black and white.

Enjoy the holidays

In the picture, there was a couple enjoying their holidays. Clearly, the photo was taken many years ago. A new adventure was waiting for Van Oers.

Magical process

The process is the most important part of the developing photo. That's why they call it "magic process". Van Oers said, "We scanned the negatives and found that four images had enough detail to say that the last time this camera was used. He belonged to a man - who is even in one of the images, wearing the case of the camera - which probably brought his expensive equipment on one of his travels. "

Images

One of these images introduced a woman standing next to the ocean. And to his left is a bridge and water that run under her. And there is also a stone wall with a boulevard with this one on which many people walked. Many of them appreciated the beach and his view.

Of the same woman

He returned around another image that also presented the same woman on a steep walk. In the third image, the woman is seen on a beach, while the fourth opening a man sitting on a wall. The man held a camera case that dragged his shoulder.

The details

He told Bored Panda "we scanned the negatives and found that four images had enough detail to say that the last time this camera was used, it belonged to a man (which is even in one of the pictures. , probably wearing the case of the camera) that probably brought its expensive piece of speed on one of its trips. "

Run further

The treatment of photos was made. Now, the man had taken a new challenge. "We tried to estimate when the picture was taken, but it's a little wet. Based on clothes and stage, it must be somewhere in the 1940s, 50 years old or '60, "said Van Oers.

Special!!!

The man now understood that the image he had found was special. Although he had the picture, he still had no idea of ​​the owner. It was then he had decided to take the help of technology. He shared the pictures with his friends on Facebook. Soon, the images were popular among his supporters.

The search begins

He said, "It really makes me want to know who are people on the pictures. Let's hope that one day, I can put these negatives back to the descendants of this mysterious photographer."

An information

One of those people who saw the pictures were Wilco who gave the photographer some vital information on the image. It was a knowledge of front. His friend told him that the location shown in the image is from Biarritz, a city in southwestern France.

Shared the image

Wilco could not have been wrong in his hypothesis as he had visited the city a number of times. In order to confirm that he even shared a Google StreetView image with Van Oers. After seeing the image, the photographer has convinced that these photos have been caught in Biarritz.

Goes first

Oers did not take long to discover the technology. The first barrier of the mission achieved. Surprisingly, it took him half an hour to know the location. Oers said, "We thought it would take a lot of effort to find the location. But it was done in half an hour.

Treasure chest

He was short of a treasure hunt for Van Oers. The photographer said, "Looking at the pictures, I feel that I came across a small treasure chest - or capsule - give us a little glimpse in the past. It really makes me want to know who people are in the pictures are ".

Who owns this

Needless to say, Van Oers has been very excited about looking for the owner of these photos, but the doubts were still. As the pictures were several decades if the owner would have already died.

photographer mystery

However, he hoped he would be able to find the owners. "If all goes well, one day, I will be able to put these negatives back to the descendants of this mystery photographer. »

Photographer contact

It seemed that even destiny wanted to go to the owners. A few days after sharing the photos on Facebook, a person named Marion Jurrjens reached the photographer. The woman was a parent of the owner of the photo. She is the granddaughter of the person in pictures. She continued by saying that these photos were taken when the man took his half and his daughter a tour at Biarritz.

Not sure yet

The man was still unsure that the woman said the truth or not. He opened, "After developing the photographs have a wish was to find the descendants of the people in the images and send them the negatives and the camera. Three days after the story become viral, I received a message from [Jurrjens] ".

When reading the newspaper

Jurrjans too have proven to be a Dutch. However, she moved to Canada in 2004. The woman fell on these images while reading a Dutch newspaper. The woman was surprised when she saw the pictures of her grandfather Theo J. Lammers, grandmother Elisabeth Lammers-Berveling and Aunt Téa Lammers. She immediately contacted Van Oers.

The man in the image

The photographer like Van Oers had already deduced that the camera was from the man in the picture. It was absolutely right. The camera was indeed lammers, grandfather of Jurrjens. He was an architect of profession and had to use instruments of photography in his work. One point to note here is that the camera in these days were an expensive affair. Despite this, he brought with himself the camera on vacation to capture the moments.

Surprised Jurrjens

It was a great surprise for Jurrzans too that did not wait for it to find these images of his family from a stranger. She explained: "When I saw the images in the paper I felt it was really special that the images were of them. Even if she was happy she has these pictures, she was still wondering how these images came out of their house.

grateful

Jurrzen open, "I started to wonder how the camera came to the thrift shop like my aunt was an accaparrier and, normally, refused to get rid of things. When [she] died in 2003, I emptied her apartment and gathered 10 photo albums that belonged to my grandparents and took them with me to Canada. So I recognized them instantly ".

Collection of photos

When asked what kind of person was his grandfather, she started talking very well about him. She called him a director. She also said, "My grandfather was also meticulous in everything and written the date and place in white ink on the photo itself. He himself, my grandmother and my aunt have traveled a lot and documented all their travels, so I have a lot of pictures of them ".

Happy and Amazed

Jurrjans Just as his grandfather did not lose on the manufacture and recording of memories and that's why she was very happy when she learned about the discovery of these images. She said, "I like all the pictures and I would like to keep them together because it's the way they are supposed to be. My house is already full enough, since my grandfather was also a painter. But I hope to find a place to put them on the wall, so I remember this event all. "

Bigger

Jurrjens added photos of these news found at his collection of photos she had inherited her grandparents. She had their portraits and also a lot of photos featuring them. In these images too, they had fun in a picnic around a road in 1954. Photos given by Van Oers was without a doubt going to make his collection even more beautiful.

In person

Jurrjens and Van Oers remained in contact. In addition, Van Oers instead of sending the device and its content to his mail decided to give him in person. Oers explained: "We started discussing on a daily basis. I hope that one day I will be able to fly over to deliver the negatives and camera myself.

Inside the camera

He also said, "I am so shocked that we have developed a movie that has been touched inside a camera for decades. And we were able to find pictures of people on them and be able to find the descendants. It's an indescribable feeling ".

Impressed and inspired

This is indeed an incident to remember. The photographer has never imagined that one day he would face a situation like that. He is very impressed and inspired by the images he had discovered. He continued: "I had great impressions in pictures and they will definitely go up on a wall in my house. »

Thrift shop

Many things had changed for him. He had understood the value of some of the things of the thrift. He explained, "I will be sure to check the inside of a vintage camera I come in front of now. If I find one who holds a movie, I will definitely buy it ".

Fly

He did a crowdfunding page only to collect money to fill out the costs of his trip. Finally, in August 2017, he announced that he will go to the city of the woman to give his pictures. He said, "So in September travel to Canada, I hand on Marion the camera! »

She does not know

So, what is the reaction of his wife on all this? Well, he is still to announce the news to her. He wonders how would she take it as she loved too much the camera as much as he did. He said, "I do not know how she will react when I tell him that I'm far from giving her gift. This is indeed going to be a surprise for her.

Conclusion

Have you met something like that in your life? Well, not all we have this chance. This story gives us faith in humanity. The man could have kept these pictures with himself, but he chose to return him to his legitimate owner.