she worked for. >> i met her in a diner. >> reporter: like phil donahue. maier took this picture of the talk show host the day he hired her in the late 70s to care for her four sons. >> i remember i called her mrs. once and she said, "miss maier and i'm proud of it." >> reporter: maren baylaender hired her to care for his disabled daughter. did he ever get a personal phone call? never? >> i don't think she had a friend. >> she kept all these images to herself. do you think she'd appreciate them being made public? >> i think it would be a shame if they stayed in a dark closet because we don't know if she'd like it or not. my nition migs is to put sieve van in the history books. >> reporter: and renowned photographer joel meyerowitz said she may well belong there. he's coauthor of "bystander: a history of street photography." >> she's not trying to charm