dalzell recently got his hands on dozens of rolls of unprocessed film containing really stunning images of san francisco. they were likely taken in the late 1960s. the undeveloped film canisters were found in a bag in an abandoned storage space. despite raising money to digitize these photos, dalzell wants to find the photographer, who is believed to be a late austrian filmmaker. maybe her family. at least. he started a gofundme to help with his efforts, and it raised more than $49,000. but they are real treasures. >> yeah, certainly are. all right. we have much more news ahead at 530 on abc7, bay area streaming tv. >> and if you're watching us here on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel all of us, we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama >> david: tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the race to contain the fires in california, and tonight, our team in a boat right off the pacific coast highway. what's been wiped away.d

then two historians got involved, and commercial photographer bill dalzell was asked to consult on the>> i think what captured my attention first was the sense of loss, this idea that someone devoted five years of their life capturing over 8000 photographs and then to have lost it. >> and so began the search to find the person behind the lens. 2 million people have now viewed these photos, and while they can't see the photographer, some have seen themselves. one woman in this picture spotted herself as a six year old child. that's her holding her sister's stroller. she says they were walking across dolores street for a united farm workers protest when that picture was taken. and then there's this one with stanley mouse. he's circled in red. >> stanley mouse is the legendary poster artist who did the skull. and let's see, it's the skull and roses poster. and he was in the picture himself, and he spotted himself somewhere in the 60s, walking towards a grateful dead concert. >> michael zagaris, a well-known photojournalist, is seen in this photo with muhammad ali on the steps of san franc

then two historians got involved, and commercial photographer bill dalzell was asked to consult on theroject. >> i think what captured my attention first was the sense of loss, this idea that someone devoted five years of their life capturing over 8000 photographs and then to have lost it. >> and so began the search to find the person behind the lens. 2 million people have now viewed these photos, and while they can't see the photographer, some have seen themselves. one woman in this picture spotted herself as a six year old child. that's her holding her sister's stroller. she says they were walking across dolores street for a united farm workers protest when that picture was taken. and then there's this one with stanley mouse. he's circled in red. >> stanley mouse is the legendary poster artist who did the skull. and let's see, it's the skull and roses poster. and he was in the picture himself, and he spotted himself somewhere in the 60s, walking towards a grateful dead concert. >> michael zagaris, a well-known photojournalist, is seen in this photo with muhammad ali on the steps of s

bill dalzell, a commercial photographer and founder of a nonprofit called speak local, is trying to raisey photo developed and put together a digital archive for everyone to see. >> i was so captivated by the work that i really was most interested in seeing how i could get my hands on it, so that i could go on a search for the photographer, because the work is so powerful that i felt the work really needed to be seen, and not not on the dusty shelves of some archive. >> so far, he's raised nearly $40,000. i would love to see each and every one of those photos, hopefully 8000 of them. >> so hopefully they keep raising money. progress being made. but the firefight is really far from over in southern california. when we come back, the latest on the recovery, including a return to school today in pacific palisades. >> and coming up a little later, a local group of dancers who will be the opening act at san well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more likely to be h

then two historians got involved, and commercial photographer bill dalzell was asked to consult on theproject. >> i think what captured my attention first was the sense of loss, this idea that someone devoted five years of their life capturing over 8000 photographs and then to have lost it. >> and so began the search to find the person behind the lens. 2 million people have now viewed these photos, and while they can't see the photographer, some have seen themselves. one woman in this picture spotted herself as a six year old child. that's her holding her sister's stroller. she says they were walking across dolores street for a united farm workers protest when that picture was taken. and then there's this one with stanley mouse. he's circled in red. >> stanley mouse is the legendary poster artist who did the skull. and let's see, it's the skull and roses poster. and he was in the picture himself, and he spotted himself somewhere in the 60s, walking towards a grateful dead concert. >> michael zagaris, a well-known photojournalist, is seen in this photo with muhammad ali on the steps of