tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post839492419849838687..comments2023-10-27T15:05:50.775-04:00Comments on ArchivesInfo: More Finds at the Local Antique Shop - Puzzlersarchivesinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-51715328532023222252010-11-09T13:20:25.770-05:002010-11-09T13:20:25.770-05:00Hi Anna! Thanks for commenting. I do agree with so...Hi Anna! Thanks for commenting. I do agree with sometimes keeping photos. However, after collaborating with a professional organizer for a year, I have learned that sometimes people just need permission to let things go. There is often a sense of guilt associated with discarding certain possessions. There is nothing inherently valuable about a photograph as a document just because it's a photograph. One way to think of it is: Would you discard a letter from someone you didn't know? Would you throw away an old document that was undated and could not be connected to a particular person or place? Some people keep boxes and boxes of photographs of people they do not know and have no way to identify just because they were passed down to them. There comes a point when the material just becomes clutter, with no informational value at all. It is more important to make sure that we are properly preserving and saving space for the memories that we do have, rather than hanging on to forgotten memories that can't be recovered...hold on to an unlabeled photo that helps you remember to label you own, but don't hold on to a box of them.archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-80078595180423484842010-11-09T11:17:38.505-05:002010-11-09T11:17:38.505-05:00It depends...an image like that is surely too arre...It depends...an image like that is surely too arresting and intriguing to let go. Personally I would favour keeping unidentified photographs as a memento mori - and as a reminder to yourself to always label your own photographs.Anna McNallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952810278943842354noreply@blogger.com