THE PROVERBIAL SHOE BOX
What is so special about a shoe box that it has become a ubiquitous metaphor for the storage of photos? I don’t think I’ve ever stored photographs in a shoe box (postcards definitely — not photographs). I’ve known tins, bags, envelopes, albums, slide carousels and boxes of photographs to be discovered, but no shoe boxes, per se. Perhaps it’s because the boxes that come complimentary with your shoes are an ideal size for 6”x4” prints. But are there really shoe boxes of photographs out there? If you’ve got one stashed somewhere, please let me know!
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