Cary O’Dell at the Library’s National Recording Registry is the maestro of our Mystery Photo Contest. He recently wrote about the early film actress Florence McFadden. He’s back with another round.
Hello All!
Need a project to work on? The Moving Image, Broadcast and Recorded Sound Division is back with some super obscure photographs that need identifying. We’ve had a run of successes of late, identifying everyone from silent film director Charles Brabin to modern-day actress Wendy Phillips, and we’re looking to continue the trend.
To review: We found each of these photos within a much larger collection of film, TV, music and stage stills. But while the majority of those photos were ID’ed, some 800 were not. With your help, we’ve identified all but 38. That’s amazing — roughly 95 percent solved — but there’s still the last few.
So let’s get cracking! Below is a selection of 12 of the last 38. Please take a glance to see if anyone looks familiar. I’m happy to follow up on any reasonable suggestion. As always, we’ll post updates as solutions (hopefully) are found!
Many thanks and happy hunting!
#1. We thought the man at left was American actor Michael Murphy, who often plays morally dubious characters. He was in Woody Allen’s “Manhattan,” Robert Altman’s “Nashville,” and in Marvel’s “X-Men: The Last Stand,” among dozens of television appearances. The only problem with this theory is that we asked Murphy and he said it wasn’t him. Rats.
So who is this dapper, thoughtful gent? He’s got a swell bow tie and a sensible haircut. Character actor? Television weatherman? (FYI, his lapel pin is generic and doesn’t offer any clues.)
#2. I always thought the woman in the photograph at right looked like she was an opera singer. That bouffant, the upward gaze, the hand at the chest…it’s the mid-century “I am a sensitive artiste” head shot. It’d look swell on a theater program.
Alas, that’s just a guess. It could be as wrong as the theory on Michael Murphy. So far, we can’t put a name to the face.
#3. No, we don’t quite know what is going on in this photo, either. Nor do we have any idea of who, or what, this trio might be out to accomplish. A band? Acrobats? Comic trio? Chippendales dancers?
Okay, probably not Chippendales. But, unless you guys have a clue, we’re stuck.
#4. This gentleman might be a behind-the-scenes type (photos of a few have been found in this collection). Could he be a director, producer, screenwriter? Although, it has to be said, he could have played the George Costanza role if “Seinfeld” had been shot in the ’70s or early ’80s (with apologies to Jason Alexander, who played the actual George).
#5. This lady with the hoop earrings is NOT Phylicia Rashad (although that’s an excellent guess, which many people have already made). Nor is it Debbie Allen or Anna Maria Horsford. We’ve checked with all of them and they said, “Not me.” She looks so familiar, though. Maybe a television reporter/anchor, or played one on TV?
#6. Another gentleman who might be a behind-the-scenes player or maybe a movie or music exec. (It is not the late Dave Thomas of Wendy’s fame; we checked.)
#7. This photo has reminded many of an ‘80s comedy but who knows? The charm hanging from the grad’s cap does say “’86,” if that helps. If we can ID any of these women—or any of the men behind them—we can probably solve the whole thing.
#8. This photo has proved particularly difficult. The code on the film indicates that it was taken circa 1998. So far we know it is NOT any of the following men (because we checked with each): Thomas Jane, Ben Thompson, Christopher Lambert, Jack Noseworthy, Thomas Haden Church, Taylor Sheridan, Jon Bon Jovi, Ben Mendelsohn, Nicholas Farrell or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. So…who is it?
#9. We assume this is a music group of some sort. It just sort of screams late ’80s indie rock, doesn’t it? Moody, dark stuff, and the lead singer screams a lot? Or plays violin solos? Maybe they never quite broke through but they must have played someplace. Anyone know them individually or as a unit?
#10. The above seems to be some sort of production of “Knickerbocker Holiday” but it does not sync up with the 1938 Broadway version, the 1944 film version, or the 1950 TV version. Based upon the minimal set, might this be a sort of play-within-a-film? If we could ID any of these actors, it might be the key to ID-ing the entire production.
#11.Who is this man, at left, behind the camera? He has looked vaguely familiar to several readers, who have ventured guesses that, alas, have not panned out. We can confirm that he is not the prolific screenwriter Ben Maddow; CBS News president Fred Friendly; or the French film director Rouben Mamoulian. An interesting, identifying detail of this gentleman, by the way, is his utter lack of earlobes. Also, that coat/jacket thing looks totally hip.
#12. As shown at right here, we have a series of shots of this charming young woman — an actress? – showing her various “looks” and versatility. She seems the good-natured girl-next-door type. What we don’t have is a name.
And that’s it! Guesses in the comments, please. I’ll report back with any solved mysteries.
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September 30, 2020 at 10:23 am
Could #1 be Steve Lawrence? He looks a lot like the actor who played Tweedle Dum in the 1985 TV-version of “Alice in Wonderland.”
September 30, 2020 at 11:49 am
#8 looks a lot like a former housemate of mine, Nick Donadio. He was a cruise ship performer in the 90s but also modeled. I have not kept in touch with Nick, so unfortunately I can’t give you a lead to where he might be.
September 30, 2020 at 11:53 am
#6 sort of looks like Alan Dershowitz.
September 30, 2020 at 12:05 pm
Could #7 be Nikolai Fomin. One if the men involved with the Chernobyl disaster. There’s a few photos online for reference and they look quite similar
September 30, 2020 at 12:38 pm
I’ll see if I can reach Mr. Donadio. Thx.
September 30, 2020 at 12:47 pm
#6 sure looks like Jerry Reinsdorf. And #5 looks like Allison Payne. #7 looks like a young Tracy Butler. Those three really feel like they came from Chicago ABC 7 WLS archives.
September 30, 2020 at 1:03 pm
#9 looks like they could be brothers of members of Men Without Hats
September 30, 2020 at 1:12 pm
#10 – I could not enlarge photo. Middle person looks similar to Abe Vigoda except brow not heavy enough
September 30, 2020 at 1:15 pm
#1 is on Youtube as The History Guy. He’s a little older now, but in his earlier pieces, he’s a dead ringer. And a bow tie wearer.
September 30, 2020 at 1:18 pm
I feel very strongly that #9 is a metal band from the 90s, but I can’t think where I have seen them, and I could be wrong. But looking at the guys, I would say it’s either a grunge or a metal band.
September 30, 2020 at 1:37 pm
#7 – The actor on the left in the second row looks a lot like the late Stephen Furst, but nothing on his IMBD list from that era seems to match this photo. It’s possible it’s from an unaired pilot.
September 30, 2020 at 2:17 pm
WE WONDERED ABOUT THE HISTORY GUY BUT HE SAID IT WASN’T HIM. : (
September 30, 2020 at 2:26 pm
#6 Has to be Nikolai Fomim from the Chernobyl disaster.
September 30, 2020 at 2:31 pm
For #3 – the first man on the left kind of looks like Dean Jones.
September 30, 2020 at 2:35 pm
#11 Martin Munkácsi? Also looks a bit like Alfred Eisenstaedt or Robert Capa, but they don’t seem to have worn glasses.
September 30, 2020 at 2:50 pm
#6 looks a lot like 70s-era (future Chief Justice) William Rehnquist
September 30, 2020 at 3:01 pm
#6 looks a lot like a 70s-era (future Chief Justice) William Rehnquist
September 30, 2020 at 3:02 pm
#12 looks like a young Jodie Foster to me without her straight blonde hair.
September 30, 2020 at 3:24 pm
Is the woman at front and center of #7 Heidi Kozak? She was active in the 80s in many B movies. (Society, Slumber Party Massacre Pt 2)
September 30, 2020 at 3:25 pm
#9….possibly the 80s group that did the song Wang Chung…think band had the same name. They had an Asian female in the group and they all had funky hair.
September 30, 2020 at 3:28 pm
Hi, I’m probably way off here but #10 the tall guy on the right is reminding me of Robin Williams!
September 30, 2020 at 3:54 pm
Could #12 be a young Alison Janney? The face looks a little like her.
September 30, 2020 at 3:59 pm
#10 far right looks like Will Forte to me. Can even hear his old man voice.
September 30, 2020 at 4:01 pm
#7 The guy in the back on the left looks like it could be Richard Masur.
September 30, 2020 at 4:22 pm
#10 The person second from left looks like British character actor Malcolm Sinclair.
September 30, 2020 at 4:43 pm
It appears to me that the man in the middle might be a little person. You might reach out to dramatic agents who represent little people like Shortywood Productions and the Little People of America. The LPA has a quarterly publication that might help you get eyes on the photo.
September 30, 2020 at 5:34 pm
That group photo is NOT Heidi K. Just showed her the pic and she said “no, not me.”
September 30, 2020 at 5:54 pm
#2 looks like an early photo of organist Diane Bish (Bish the Dish). #10 looks kind of like the Australian industrial band, SPK.
September 30, 2020 at 6:01 pm
#10 almost looks like a stage production of Fletcher’s “Knight of the Burning pestle” (based on the 1647 on a set piece, and the 1647 folios).
September 30, 2020 at 6:35 pm
Just guesses, but:
#2 – Jessica Tandy
#5 – Penny Johnson Jerald
#6 – Marlon Brando
#11 – George Cukor
September 30, 2020 at 6:37 pm
Is number 12 the young girl from Alf?
September 30, 2020 at 6:57 pm
#3 on the right a young Bobby Cannavale ?
September 30, 2020 at 7:39 pm
picture #5 might be Robin Robinson, a Chicago TV anchorwoman
September 30, 2020 at 7:40 pm
#11 may have been a studio still photographer doing some sort of portraits or set up shots from the angle of the camera. I note he seems to have what looks to be a headset band around his neck though it is hard to see.
Do you have any provenance for the photos, or did you just get them loose in a box. I take it these are actual prints and not negatives printed by you. Sometimes more data is on the back of the photo.
September 30, 2020 at 8:21 pm
In #10, the man standing second from the left resembles Joseph Schildkraut.
September 30, 2020 at 8:44 pm
Middle old guy in #7 looks like Arte Johnson
September 30, 2020 at 8:55 pm
#7 looks like Jennifer Grey in center to her left (photo right) looks like Kristy Swanson who was also in Ferris Bueller in 1986. Maybe a picture of Grey’s friends and/or cast mates?
September 30, 2020 at 11:02 pm
I think #12 looks a lot like Andrea Elson, who played Lynn on ALF.
September 30, 2020 at 11:37 pm
#11 a young thin George Cukor
September 30, 2020 at 11:40 pm
#11 George Cukor
September 30, 2020 at 11:55 pm
My husband thinks 7 is from an 80s slasher flick, which is not helpful by itself, I know. Pretty sure the picture itself is from the mid-80s, based on the clothes and accessories; too many details to get right as a period piece.
For 3, I get Michael T Weiss, Billy Corgan, and Andy Garcia vibes.
October 1, 2020 at 1:54 am
#8 looks very much like Eric Mabius.
October 1, 2020 at 2:20 am
#7. There’s some overall vibe I’m getting that whatever is going on here is happening in Canada and these people are Canadian.
October 1, 2020 at 3:46 am
#2 looks like Vera Lynn
October 1, 2020 at 8:45 am
Number 2 looks like a young Margaret Thatcher.
October 1, 2020 at 9:55 am
Thanks to all for all the guesses. You’ve kept me busy. Over the past few days I’ve reached out to the following and they have all said “Not me” or I’ve reached out to biographers, etc. and they have said “Not them.”
So it’s a “no go” for: Fomin, Jerry Reinsdorf, History Guy, Penny Johnson, Kozak, Bish, Andrea Elson, and Eric Mabius. Have yet to hear back re: Rehnquist.
October 1, 2020 at 10:15 am
#12 look like Andrea Elson-the daughter Lynn Tanner on “Alf.”
October 1, 2020 at 11:15 am
#8 Looks a lot like Tim Hopper, he played Dale Warwick in Utopia(2020).
October 1, 2020 at 11:30 am
I swear I recognize #12. I’m gonna try to figure it out.
October 1, 2020 at 11:35 am
I think no.5 is Denise Lewis the UK athlete
October 1, 2020 at 11:53 am
Is #4 Larry Brezner?
October 1, 2020 at 11:56 am
#10 – In the large version of the photo the flag appears to be from the Netherlands. Perhaps “1647” connects to the year Peter Stuyvesant became director general of New Netherland for the Dutch West India Company?
October 1, 2020 at 12:01 pm
#7 is driving me crazy because the far right and third from right, I could swear I remember them talking or gossiping as minor characters in some social gathering scene, like at a school bake sale, wedding, or funeral. I thought it was a couple of the moms from Kindergarten Cop, oogling Arnold Schwarzenegger, but it’s not them. But they’ve definitely been in other things. Not horror, I feel like it would be something more like a comedy on par with Groundhog Day, The Little Rascals, or similar late 80s – early 90s comedies.
October 1, 2020 at 12:06 pm
I believe #7 is a family, celebrating a daughters graduation in 1986. 10 daughters, a son, and mom and dad. Maybe a family band? The entertainment context throws me off a little, but if you look closely at everyone’s facial features they share many resemblances.
October 1, 2020 at 12:07 pm
#7 comprises a large group who seem to be blood relatives at a family reunion
October 1, 2020 at 12:21 pm
#6 Buddy Hackett ?
October 1, 2020 at 12:36 pm
# 5 Looks like Janet Langhart.
October 1, 2020 at 12:47 pm
#3 I’m guessing the Australian band Midnight Oil, minus a few members.
October 1, 2020 at 12:57 pm
I would hope that the Library of Congress would know the difference between “must of” and “must’ve”. But apparently not.
October 1, 2020 at 1:48 pm
Fixed it; thanks for catching the extra word in the sentence.
October 1, 2020 at 12:57 pm
For #9 you might want to reconsider the 80’s, it looks mor like a late 90’s/early 2000’s goth metal band a la Evanescence… Krypteria, maybe?
October 1, 2020 at 12:57 pm
With that mole and those glasses, #11 looks a lot like Jason Schwartzman.
October 1, 2020 at 1:18 pm
#3 looks like an iteration of Meat Beat Manifesto
October 1, 2020 at 1:20 pm
Number 5 is April Washington Chandler
October 1, 2020 at 1:24 pm
#7. they look like a Roller derby team with coaches.
October 1, 2020 at 1:29 pm
I’ve just reached out to Mr. Brezner’s family.
October 1, 2020 at 1:44 pm
#1 looks like Marv Albert
October 1, 2020 at 2:04 pm
I’ve just reached out to Ms. Chandler. Thx.
October 1, 2020 at 2:31 pm
I can’t tell the age of the photo in #1, but if it’s relatively recent, could it be Robert Cuccioli?
October 1, 2020 at 2:40 pm
#3 looks a bit like Meat Beat Manifesto, but seems to be the wrong period
#9 has Bob’s Your Uncle (band) vibes to me, but I doubt they would have something so slick and the person in center doesn’t quite seem right for Sook-Yin Lee
October 1, 2020 at 3:17 pm
#3 Early Blue Man Group sans costume?
October 1, 2020 at 3:27 pm
I think #9 might be flipped. The notes on the dude’s tattoo look backward. Also, the woman’s ring looks to be a Claddagh ring. It is unlikely, but not impossible, that a woman who is so evidently not-Irish would wear one on her right hand.
October 1, 2020 at 3:30 pm
Is the boys in #9 members of Skid Row?
October 1, 2020 at 3:35 pm
#12 – Parker Posey or Rebecca Ferguson? Really thinking Rebecca.
October 1, 2020 at 3:57 pm
We checked with Rebecca F. and she said it wasn’t her. : (
October 1, 2020 at 4:13 pm
#4 looks like young “Hide the Pain Harold” 😉
October 1, 2020 at 4:15 pm
#8 could be Scott Leonard of Rockapella. He definitely has the hair and the nose.
October 1, 2020 at 4:19 pm
#9 Back right I believe is Tony Burnett – a guitarist who played with several bands including XYZ.
October 1, 2020 at 4:22 pm
#5 – Denise Lewis UK sportswoman?
October 1, 2020 at 4:30 pm
#5 Ant Viv from Fresh Prince Janet Hubert?
October 1, 2020 at 4:31 pm
I think number 8 could be Zack Ward. He played Scut Farkis in “A Christmas story” and as an adult has been in many movies and TV shows. Here’s his IMDB profile:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911933/mediaindex?ref_=nm_phs_md_sm
October 1, 2020 at 4:41 pm
#7 is of my great-aunt Jean Cantrell (deceased), her husband James (deceased) of Pleasant Hill, Oregon, and their children James Jr, Joe (deceased), Shelley, Kathy, Holly, Molly, Shawn, Gail (deceased), and two others whose names escape me right now.
I can contact them if more information is needed.
October 1, 2020 at 4:56 pm
#10 I doubt it but the really smiling blond guy third from the right could be a young Richard Widmark. He was getting his start in acting right around this time.
October 1, 2020 at 5:06 pm
#2 looks more than a bit like Vera-Ellen to me.
October 1, 2020 at 5:27 pm
I agree with earlier poster, #5 sure looks a lot like Chicago broadcaster Robin Robinson
October 1, 2020 at 5:30 pm
Could #2 be a young Millicent Martin?
October 1, 2020 at 5:40 pm
Could the man standing tall on the left side of the #10 picture be a young Basil Rathbone?
October 1, 2020 at 5:41 pm
Picture #7 is my treatment Jean Cantrell (neė Farrington), her husband James Cantrell of Pleasant Hill, Oregon, one of their two sons James Jr (their second son Joe not pictured) in the back row. Second row is Shelley, Connie, Chris, Kerry, Willie, Molly, Gail, Holly, Kathy. Front row is Shawn.
I believe the picture was taken when Shawn (the youngest) graduated. It was a local story about how all the Cantrell children had graduated from Pleasant Hill High School
October 1, 2020 at 5:47 pm
#5 Beverly Johnson?
October 1, 2020 at 6:00 pm
#7 HAS BEEN SOLVED!
This is the Cantrell Family out of Eugene, OR. Mom and Dad are up in the back to the center and right. That is sassy Shawn in the front and her sisters and one brother behind her. (The family were farmers and the other boy in the family was out in the field.) This was taken for a local newspaper and then picked up by “Women’s World” magazine in 1986.
October 1, 2020 at 7:12 pm
#12 looks like Rebecca Schaeffer from My Sister Sam. Killed by a stalker.
October 1, 2020 at 7:18 pm
#9 Deerhoof. 90s indie band. Satomi Matsuzaki is the lead singer.
October 1, 2020 at 7:44 pm
#5 looks like Shari Belafonte.
October 1, 2020 at 8:02 pm
#5 could be Bever-leigh Banfield.
October 1, 2020 at 8:16 pm
#12 Ashley Judd. Nose might be too long already.
October 1, 2020 at 8:43 pm
#2 Jessica Tandy???
#5 looks like Sheinelle Jones from the Today Show with a different hairstyle than she has now
#12 looks like a young Sela Ward
October 1, 2020 at 8:43 pm
I agree with what someone else said
#12 could be Andrea Elson – she starred in ALF
October 1, 2020 at 8:49 pm
You said for #12 you have a series of them.
Could you post all of the ones you have of that woman?
I swear I know her from somewhere.
October 1, 2020 at 8:52 pm
#8 looks like it could be a young Kory Van Sickle from Kory and the Fireflies.
October 1, 2020 at 9:25 pm
#10 the gentleman on the right looks like Roger C. Carmel
October 1, 2020 at 9:40 pm
#2 Jessica Tandy???
#5 looks like Sheinelle Jones from the Today Show with a different hairstyle than she has now
#12 looks like a young Sela Ward
October 2, 2020 at 12:17 am
Number 12 looks like Rebecca Shaeffer who was an actress on the TV Show My Sister Sam. She was one of the first celebrities killed by a stalker.
October 2, 2020 at 12:46 am
#4 looks like a heavier John Ritter or relative of (tex)?
October 2, 2020 at 1:52 am
#9 looks like there might be some members of the musical group “The Party” from the early 90’s, but I’m not 100% sure.
October 2, 2020 at 2:53 am
The cast from knickerbocker Holiday is from a production done in the mid 70’s T the now define Dixie Theatre on 42nd street in the lobby of the Dixie Hotel a group of us went to see it. Coming out at intermission we heard someone say the set designer must have had $20.00 and no talent.
October 2, 2020 at 5:20 am
#9 looks like a young Margaret Cho. (spoiler alert: she was on a recently on a singing show)
October 2, 2020 at 8:44 am
My guess on #10, third person from the left could be character actor Jack Weston.
October 2, 2020 at 10:25 am
JUST SPOKE WITH KORY V. NOT HIM IN PIC.
October 2, 2020 at 10:25 am
is number one The history Guy? he always wears a bowtie and has a similar look
October 2, 2020 at 10:30 am
MIKE NOZZI–PLEASE tell me more! Do you remember a year? Any details are appreciated. THX!
October 2, 2020 at 10:48 am
The man second from the right in #9 looks like Blas Elias from the band Slaughter. Don’t know why I recognized him right away, but I think that’s who it is…
October 2, 2020 at 2:38 pm
#4 IS SOLVED! THAT IS THE LATE FILM PRODUCER LARRY BREZNER. HE PRODUCED “GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM” AND “THROW MAMA FROM THE TRAIN,” AMONG OTHER FILMS. THIS PHOTO WAS CONFIRMED BY MR. BREZNER’S DAUGHTER.
October 2, 2020 at 3:24 pm
#12 I think that is the young Andrea Elson known for the TV show “Alf”
October 2, 2020 at 3:30 pm
#12 Ashley Judd
October 2, 2020 at 4:12 pm
#8 could it be Bruce Bozzi, Jr.?
October 2, 2020 at 4:39 pm
AND BIG THANKS TO COLLIN ABOVE FOR SUGGESTING LARRY B. IN THE FIRST PLACE!
October 2, 2020 at 5:18 pm
JUST HEARD BACK FROM A BIOGRAPHER OF JUDGE REHNQUIST. DOESN’T THINK THE PIC IS OF HIM.
October 2, 2020 at 6:12 pm
DEERHOOF SAID IT WASN’T THEM. : (
October 3, 2020 at 1:52 am
#12 looks like she be some aspiring starlet actress from the 90s who never got her big break. And that must of been her main shot she took with her to auditions.
October 3, 2020 at 2:04 am
Where the collection come from(TV studio,private collection,thrift store)?
October 3, 2020 at 10:24 am
#11 Kafka
October 3, 2020 at 2:17 pm
#10 looks a lot like the dwarves from a stage production of _Snow White and the Seven Dwarves_ with the rightmost 4 Doc, Dopey, Bashful, and Happy. If you’re sure it’s _Knickerbocker Holiday_ then just ignore this.
October 3, 2020 at 10:49 pm
Is #12 Lucy Deakins?
October 4, 2020 at 1:24 am
#9 looks like they were an indie band of sorts in lates 90s-early 2000s who only got to perform at a handful of low-end venues before abruptly breaking up
October 5, 2020 at 4:37 pm
JUST HEARD BACK FROM MS. BANFIELD–NOT HER.
October 5, 2020 at 9:08 pm
Number 7… Reflection in window shows tops of coniferous trees. Post graduation party of ? Definitely late 1980s… poodle haircuts.
October 6, 2020 at 8:05 am
#8 really makes me think of Josh Meyers from That 70’s Show.
October 6, 2020 at 2:26 pm
#5 IS SOLVED! IT IS, AS COLLIN SUGGESTED ABOVE, APRIL WASHINGTON CHANDLER OF HMK MEDIA.
October 6, 2020 at 5:19 pm
ACCORDING TO BRUCE BOZZI, THE MAN IN THE PHONE IS NOT BRUCE BOZZI!
October 7, 2020 at 8:40 am
#10 IS SOLVED! THIS IS A 1975 PRODUCTION OF “KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY” AS STAGED BY THE OCTAGON THEATRE AT THE HOTEL DIXIE. THE NEXT TO LAST MAN ON STAGE (L TO R) IS TOM SMINKEY. (HE’S SEEN BENT OVER.) THE MAN ON THE FAR RIGHT IS OTTO WALBERG. WE ARE TRYING TO ID THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS NOW.
October 7, 2020 at 5:32 pm
Is the short actor in #10 Billy Curtis?
October 7, 2020 at 5:32 pm
#3 guy in the middle looks like it could be Michael Cerveris.
October 7, 2020 at 5:38 pm
No.
October 7, 2020 at 9:22 pm
#8 – Maybe Alexis Julemont?
October 7, 2020 at 10:54 pm
#10 is about Thanksgiving and they are pilgrims?
Thanksgiving an annual event, starting around 1647
October 7, 2020 at 11:31 pm
Is #1 Bob Einstein?
October 8, 2020 at 12:50 am
#12 Rebecca Schaefer?
October 8, 2020 at 1:53 pm
Are we sure #5 is not Phylicia Rashad? She said no, sure, but still.
October 8, 2020 at 2:04 pm
#12 looks a little like Rebecca Schaeffer, with minimal make-up. It might prove tough to find someone who can confirm. Still this photo looks early 90s, and Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by a stalker in 1989.
October 8, 2020 at 2:31 pm
#10 second from left really looks like Josh Charles.
October 8, 2020 at 4:27 pm
#8 Whichever it is, he seems to be of Swedish/Danish ancestry. Hope it helps!
Anyway, another vote for Kory and the Fireflies.
October 8, 2020 at 5:26 pm
JUST HEARD BACK FROM TIM HOPPER…NOT HIM IN #7.
October 8, 2020 at 5:54 pm
#5 Nerene Virgin
October 8, 2020 at 9:17 pm
I agree with everyone who says #12 is Andrea Elson from Alf. (I just google-image-searched Andrea Elson leather jacket and got the LOC image above from this page. Ha ha)
October 9, 2020 at 12:20 am
Can you add notes to the main post indicating which have been solved?
October 9, 2020 at 1:55 am
That one looks like Fernando Malderesci.
October 9, 2020 at 12:30 pm
#4 looks a little like Dom deLuise.
October 9, 2020 at 5:10 pm
JUST CHECKED WITH Michael Cerveris. NOT HIM.
October 9, 2020 at 5:19 pm
JUST HEART BACK FROM ALEXIS J. NOT HIM OR WHATEVER IS FRENCH FOR NOT HIM.
October 9, 2020 at 11:45 pm
WHO IS Fernando Malderesci? NOTHING COMES UP IN GOOGLE WITH THAT NAME. THX.
October 10, 2020 at 1:53 am
#8 could that be the 90s band Blonde Redhead?
October 10, 2020 at 3:25 am
#2 looks like the actress Bonnie Bartlett in her youth.
October 10, 2020 at 3:30 am
#2 looks like the actress Bonnie Bartlett! (She was Grace Edwards in Little House on the Prairie.)
October 14, 2020 at 5:05 pm
APPARENTLY THAT IS NOT LUCY DEAKINS…ACCORDING TO LUCY DEAKINS.
October 15, 2020 at 9:46 am
#8 IS NOT NICK DONADIO. WE JUST EXCHANGED E-MAILS.
October 16, 2020 at 3:01 pm
#3 looks like Peter Sagal.
October 18, 2020 at 3:51 pm
A very nice writing in deed. I have learned a lot.
October 19, 2020 at 5:53 pm
#1 looks like young Edward Herrmann to me.
October 20, 2020 at 4:18 am
#11 – Robert Hansen? (serial killer)
October 26, 2020 at 5:05 pm
#10
Far left and crouched over is Bob Denver and the next person moving right is Hans Conreid.
October 26, 2020 at 6:57 pm
Hi there,
We’ve solved several of these, including this pic! //blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/10/mystery-photo-contest-you-solved-four-of-them/
Cheers,
Neely
October 26, 2020 at 6:57 pm
Hi there,
We’ve solved several of these, including this pic! //blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/10/mystery-photo-contest-you-solved-four-of-them/
Cheers,
Neely
October 26, 2020 at 7:08 pm
#12 Mackenzie Rosman
November 1, 2020 at 3:13 pm
Number 3 looks like Tim Armstrong from Rancid
January 28, 2021 at 8:43 pm
Number #8 looks a lot like British actor Laurence Fox
February 24, 2021 at 7:30 pm
#9 is Kazu Makino in the centre and Simone and Amedeo Pace behind her, they perform as Blonde Redhead