Time Capsule from 1967: Motorcycle Adventures by @tracyvmoore

When was the last time you opened your memory box and revisited the past? At Lomography, we're always excited to uncover hidden gems in our Community archives, and sometimes a photo stands out, triggering memories and curiosity. That’s why we launched Time Capsule, a series where Lomographers share the stories, surprises, and even secrets hidden behind them.

This time, we're featuring a photo from American book artist Tracy V. Moore (@tracyvmoore). Tracy's greatest passion is capturing fragments of his journey through diaries filled with doodles, writings, and Lomography photos. Today, he shares a treasured 1967 photograph of himself and his father, which he calls the defining moment of his life.

This shot was taken when I was five years old (I think) in the town of Roslyn, Washington in the USA. My family had a couple of cabins over there that we would spend our summers riding motorcycles, hiking, fishing, and reading comic books at. The summers were hot and windy and we loved it over there. I spent almost every weekend of my childhood in Roslyn which was a couple of hours drive from my home in Issaquah, WA. It was a magical place with giant rock hills and rock formations and we spent our days exploring old logging and mining roads on our motorcycles. My grandfather would wake up super early and make us pancakes and then roll the leftovers up with jam on them and send them in baggies with us to snack on during our days' adventures into the wild forests.

This picture was before I had my own bike, which I received for my sixth birthday. I remember that we thought these bikes were so funny and called them 'toilet seat 90s'. My dad is in this picture with me, sticking his tongue out at the camera. My mom is most likely the one who took the picture. She doesn't remember taking a lot of photos from this time, but I keep coming across more and more of her photography and I find it fascinating. I have found many lovely black and white photos she shot with a 'Brownie' that are amazing.

My mom and dad knew the importance of imparting a sense of adventure, wonder, and joy on us kids, and these weekends over in Roslyn truly were the defining moments of my life. My dad was tough on us, making us do our own repairs on our bikes so that we would not be stranded out in the middle of the forest, due to lack of basic repair skills. He would also make us (me and my cousins) ride halfway up steep hills and then stop, so we could practice backing the bike around and not fall crashing backwards like we saw plenty of people do. I didn't particularly like this at the time, but as I got older, I loved the fact that he made us do such things so that we could live life in a much bolder, more confident way. These lessons stuck with me through life, much more than just motorbike riding.

Thanks to Tracy for sharing he warmth of his early years. Check out his Old Family Photos album for a lovely collection of family moments.

What else from 1967?

Take a stroll through the 1967 archives and you'll uncover more fragments of time across the Lomography Community. Here are a few other treasures from that year that caught our eye:

We hope you enjoyed this Time Capsule and felt inspired to peek into your own memory box. If you stumble across old photographs, why not share them on your LomoHome? Don’t forget to tag it so our Community can discover it too!

Got a memory worth sharing? We'd love to hear it. Email us at magazine-submission@lomography.com with Time Capsule in the subject line.

written by auriane_collin on 2025-10-07 #people #family-photos #1967 #time-capsule Share Article