Scan all the photos and add a description, then make a disc or thumb drive for each person and ask if any are interested in having the originals. That’s what I did over a few months with a few hundred family photos that were in my possession.
No one wanted the originals.
“No one wanted the originals.”
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You threw them out?
What I recommend is anyone undergoing a project such as being discussed is to first, scan the images with the best quality scanner s/he can get his hands on so they have all the pics stored digitally - and keep them in several places, in case one medium is lost/destroyed.
Then check with someone who knows what they’re talking about when it comes to storing the original photos, so as to keep them in best condition in storage.