Ada

So, #fediverse, I'm relying on your expertise. My mum and dad found two photo albums in #KelvinGrove in #Brisbane / #Meanjin in the early 1970s. The photo albums show the life of a British couple that were living in #Hankou (and possibly #HongKong) in the late 1930's and early 1940's including photos showing the aftermath of air raids over Hankou in WWII.

With the help of reddit, I was able to identify the couple in question, however, they did not have any children and have no living relatives that are interested in the albums.

So, my question is, what can I do with these albums? I've talked to a couple of organisations that have digital photo archives, but they all said it might be many years before they get scanned and uploaded. And if that's the best I can manage, that's where I'll donate them, but I feel like surely I can give them a better home than that.

CW for one of the images - it shows buildings burning after an air raid

Nov 7, 2022 at 8:29amWeb
Show threadEsther Lim Nov 7, 2022
@ada Sorry that I can't help but this is so cool.
Show threadCol SmithNov 8, 2022
@ada try the John Oxley Library (part of the Qld State Library).
Show threadAdaNov 9, 2022
@Dangerman_2 Oh, that's a good idea! Thank you. Even though most of the album is in China, it's got a strong link to Brisbane, including many photos of Brisbane in that era after they moved here
Show threadAdaNov 10, 2022

@Dangerman_2 Thank you for this! They just got in touch with me and are very interested in the collection! I'd reached out to them before, but without the background and without mentioning the relevance to the John Oxley collection. Once I gave them some more detail, they were incredibly interested! So, the albums will have a new home!

Tagging @jeanburgess, because she suggested the State library too

Show threadTofudebeestNov 17, 2022
@ada Maybe try State Library, local historical society, Museum of Brisbane? Or maybe an aged care organisation if it might be useful for memory activities?