Lost photographs on Main Street, Burlington
Description
I lost my photographs yesterday at 5:30 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Burlington, near the Catfish Bend Casino, while I was shooting for a project along the riverfront. They aren’t just pictures; they’re a timeline of my family—old vacation snaps, school portraits, and a few prints from our farm years. I shuffled along the riverwalk, checked the benches, asked a couple of passersby, and retraced to where I had set my gear on the railing. The loss stings because those prints hold voices and places I can’t recreate. If someone happened to bring them to light, I’d be grateful.
Approximate last-seen location
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