Found
Sentimental
Found photographs near the Sanford Center, Bemidji
near the Sanford Center
Found
listing
Posted
1 day
ago
Description
I found these photographs on Tuesday, May 12, around 6:40 p.m., tucked beneath a bench near the Sanford Center in Bemidji. The envelope held several prints—there's a family photo in front of a cabin by Lake Bemidji, and a snapshot of friends posing at a party in the late '90s. The images feel like someone’s precious memory, worn at the edges and full of little smiles. I don’t know who they belong to, but they deserve to be seen again. If you recognize the people or the places, please reach out through the site and we’ll get them back to you.
Approximate found location
near the Sanford Center
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