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HER BRIDAL PHOTOS DISAPPEARED 30 YEARS AGO. A STRANGER JUST FOUND THEM.


‘SOMETHING TOLD ME THESE ARE SPECIAL TO SOMEBODY,’ SAID SANDRA POINDEXTER, WHO
WON HARRIET GALBRAITH’S BRIDAL PORTRAITS AT AN AUCTION

By Sydney Page
January 29, 2024 at 8:04 a.m. EST

Harriet Galbraith, 85, after she was reunited with her long-lost bridal
portraits. A woman in Lynchburg, Va., won them at an auction and sought to find
her. (William Galbraith)

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Sandra Poindexter was at an auction in Lynchburg, Va., when she spotted a pair
of bridal portraits in a box of old picture frames. She was mesmerized by the
black-and-white photos, and the bride posing in them.


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“I just couldn’t believe how gorgeous they were,” said Poindexter, 66. “The
woman was stunning and the dress was stunning, and I could tell that they were
professionally done.”


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