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HOW TO SEARCH:

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Type the name of a relative in the search bar. If there are multiple results for the name, they will be display below the search bar. You can search the database using a first name or full name, but because the names are listed as they were written, search results may not be accurate (for example, Barb vs Barbara, Rob vs Robert Each name may have multiple digital images available, but we recommend you contact us in case there are photos in the unclaimed enveloped that we have not yet digitized.

This website is dedicated to the film that was brought to Sherrill’s Studio for developing, and that includes a customer name, but were never picked up. We hope that you will be able to help us solve the mysteries of the prints and negatives inside these envelopes and we also look forward to reuniting families with digitized versions of their relative’s long-lost images.

If you have any information about the locations or people in these images, please either fill out the form provided or email us at: specialcollections@wcu.edu. If you are interested, we will provide you with digital copies of the images and any others in the envelope that may not have been scanned.