MemoryCrumbs™

Crowdsourced Historical Photo Identification

Find a Photo From the Stream

Watch the Photo Stream

MemoryCrumbs is building a live YouTube photo identification stream. Watch old photos cycle through, then come back here with the photo ID to leave clues.

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What is MemoryCrumbs?

MemoryCrumbs is a crowdsourced historical photo identification project. Visitors can browse old photographs, leave clues, suggest identities, and help reconnect images with names, places, dates, and stories.

The current goal is to turn scattered, unidentified photos into searchable historical clues and public stories.

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Archive Stats

MemoryCrumbs currently has 277 photos in the archive.

How You Can Help

Look closely at clothing, buildings, vehicles, handwriting, signs, military uniforms, family resemblances, and background details. Even a small clue can help identify a person, place, or time period.

You can leave guesses and clues under individual photos in the gallery.

Submit a Photo

Share an old photograph for MemoryCrumbs to review. Submitted photos are held privately until approved.

Recent Photos

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MC-0290

194

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MC-0289

1941/1966

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MC-0288

1955/1966

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MC-0287

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MC-0286

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MC-0285

1955

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