If you have negatives or slides (NOT prints) you'd like to donate, you can send them to:

Shorpy.com Donations
PO Box 721
Payson, AZ 85547-0721

WHAT WE LIKE / WANT / NEED:

Glass plate negatives.

Red-border Kodachrome slides showing the kids, clothes, families, stores, cars, houses, streetscapes, Christmases, bar mitzvahs, birthdays, transportation, industry, recreation, etc. of mid-century (1940s-1960s) America.

1950s gas station or car dealership photos!

Large-format (usually 4x5) negatives or transparencies from newspaper morgues, publicity departments or ad-agency archives.

WHAT NOT TO SEND:

Photos taken after the 1970s.

Photos of landscapes, gardens, flowers, sunsets, etc.

Professionally taken slide sets from gift shops or museums.

PLEASE NOTE: By donating slides or negatives, you agree to relinquish any and all rights to their use or sale; there is no guarantee they will appear on Shorpy; you will not get them back. And finally, thank you!