Lost photographs in Burlington, VT
Description
On Sunday around 4:30 PM, I was sitting on a bench by the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts on Church Street in Burlington, going through a bundle of old photographs from my grandmother's album. I must have left the envelope beside my tote when I paused to answer a call, and when I stood up the wind picked up and carried the page corners away. The pile includes a mix of black-and-white portraits and a few color pictures from a Vermont road trip in the 90s. They mean the world to me, and I'm worried about them getting ruined in the weather. If anyone turned them in, I’d be grateful to have them returned to the listing.
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