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Thrift Store Camera Reveals Mystery Ski Trip from 1950s

2/20/2026

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An amateur photographer in England bought a Zeiss Ikon Baby Ikonta camera at a thrift store for $13, containing undeveloped film from the 1950s.
The film reveals a ski trip in St. Moritz, Switzerland, including a group of skiers and a woman in front of Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, and attempts to identify them have failed.
Salisbury Photo Center staff remain hopeful someone will recognize the faces.

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An amateur photographer in England bought a Zeiss Ikon Baby Ikonta camera at a thrift store for $13, containing undeveloped film from the 1950s.
The film reveals a ski trip in St. Moritz, Switzerland, including a group of skiers and a woman in front of Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, and attempts to identify them have failed.
Salisbury Photo Center staff remain hopeful someone will recognize the faces.