This.

I in the mid 90s my dad's friend had playboy centerfolds hanging up all over his garage. My dad would take me over there while they worked on cars and I would just sit and stare at the pretty women.

Sounds nice, lol

Depending on where your family lives/lived, there may be a local historical society or museum that would be interested. A ton of family stuff has been coming at me as my parents age and there aren’t many cousins in my generation. They may want me to hold onto it forever, but I’m already looking into how I can unload it in a way that isn’t wasteful or disrespectful.

the face of the bride does not portend much happiness

So, they told you that you worked in a research lab?Hate to break it to you but, you worked in an adult bookstore….now tell your mom the truth

This has the late 20s or early 30s written all over it.

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My brother puts them up in his house. Lol. Family portraits. Says they are his real family.

This looks like 1910ish. I have seen photographs like this dated 1913/14.

I’ve reached the age where my sister and I ARE the older generation in our family. She stuck me with “The Box” that has a lot of unsorted family pictures. Now I’m scanning them and sending her all the ones I can’t identify. If she doesn’t know either, no one else will ever know or care about those images. So I’m reluctantly deleting the remaining unknowns and tossing the original prints. I decided it’s OK to be sentimental, but probably less compelling to be sentimental about photos that could just as well be someone else’s family. Still, it’s hard.

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Kanye plane??

I post them and make up complicated stories about the people.

Hairstyles, hems, collars, cut of the suits and shoes. All say 20s.

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Even if you don’t know who they are now, down the road someone in your family may do the family tree and figure out who they are. I was able to identify people in photos for people I was distantly related to when I did mine. If you have the space, I would really recommend keeping it. It may be the only surviving copy.

Take them to your local historical society. Even if it is tiny they will probably take them.

I collect antique photos, and i would be overjoyed to give them a new home

Kelso?

I agree. My dad's half-sister got married in the early '20s, and this looks very much like her wedding photo.

Edit: Also note the groom's high collar. Nobody wore those in the '40s.

Is that a picture of your mom on the wall behind them? J/k 😉😂

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What is a “junk journaler”?

I'm in the same boat. My grandparents are gone and my mom, their oldest kid, is also gone. She was the one who knew who people were. Her younger siblings don't. We have a lot of pics of people nobody can identify. I also have boxes of 35mm slides and 8mm films filled with strangers.

One day my kids will get access to an Amazon Photos account with thousands of images that mean nothing to them.