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Luggage Lugged: 1936
... in the mid 1960s to pack for college, and lots of other kids did, too. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Harris + Ewing) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/01/2020 - 3:16pm -

Washington, D.C., 1936. "Bus transportation -- loading baggage on motor coach." 4x5 inch glass negative, Harris & Ewing Collection. View full size. And they put up a parking lot... last seen here. The sunset of an ageThe 1930s was the last decade where old fashioned trunks were still widely used for luggage. They were already going out of style and by the end of the oncoming war, they would be as anachronistic as an ocean liner today. TrunksWhen I moved halfway across the country in 1977 to go to a different university, I took a trunk that my mom had used in earlier days, and I travelled by train since the weight allotment was so much higher than a plane. I used that trunk for many years as a coffee table or bedside table, and it currently resides in a corner of my bedroom, under a table, filled with precious documents and mementoes. My sister used an old steamer trunk of our grandmother to move to England in the 1980s. When you stood it on its end and opened it up, there were drawers on the left and a mini closet with hangers on the right – in essence, portable, miniature bedroom furniture. Protection from the ElementsAfter the luggage was placed on the top of the bus was it covered to protect it from rain & snow? The Age of (in)ConvenienceBack then they had porters for their trunks. I'm sure that was a job that was hard and didn't pay very well. Something in this photo just gives me that idea. These days the trunks come with trolley wheels and collapsible handles. And everybody except for a few very wealthy are their own porters. Haul-your-own. Carry what you pack. If you want to haul less, then pack lightly. Only the canvas bags have been replaced by cling wrap. I disagreeI don't agree that trunks were gone by the end of WWII. I bought one in the mid 1960s to pack for college, and lots of other kids did, too. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
Miss McNeir Again: 1933
... stickler for manners and cleanliness. Probably nice to kids, though. Goodness What a classic beauty. (The Gallery, D.C., ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/12/2011 - 4:50pm -

Another shot of Elinor McNeir from her 1933 portrait sitting at the Harris & Ewing studios in Washington. 5x7 glass negative. View full size. Those eyes! That hair! That sheath!She looks like Aimee Semple McNeir! Recycle !It's fairly obvious at the point that the "garment" being worn is just some fabric that was lying around the studio. [Somehow I doubt it. - Dave] The "Garment"The garment appears to be a photographer's drape. They've been around forever and are still available. The black velvet "senior drape" is a staple for high school portraits. Aunt Lily?This one has some firm ideas about things. A guaranteed stickler for manners and cleanliness. Probably nice to kids, though. GoodnessWhat a classic beauty. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Portraits)
Thoroughly Modern: 1922
... why he looks so miserable. In rural Louisiana some kids (pre-1970) would keep the young ones as pets until they grew their big, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/18/2016 - 6:18pm -

July 1922. Washington, D.C. "Snapped at the Tidal Basin: Mildred Kapleck with her pet opossum, the latest novelty introduced at the bathing beach." Harris & Ewing glass negative for The Washington Post. View full size. Changing room basket tag?Our town pool, as late as the 70's, still used those round disc tags; the tag had the number of the basket in which you left your street clothes. However, instead of wearing them around the neck, ours had short elasticized cords so you could wear it on a wrist or ankle. Where's his sun glasses?Fairly certain possums are nocturnal and being in the sun is probably why he looks so miserable. In rural Louisiana some kids (pre-1970) would keep the young ones as pets until they grew their big, sharp front teeth, then out the door back to Mother Nature. So beautifulI love the simple beauty of the girl in the photo. Not trying to be, but is just so lovely just sitting there. Great photo. (The Gallery, Animals, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Swimming)
Teeter Tots: 1939
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Posted by Dave - 10/15/2019 - 3:04pm -

June 1939. "Children playing -- Tygart Valley Homesteads, West Virginia." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Kids)
Our Lady of Lourdes School: 2007
... tenants didn't seem to mind. We must have been pretty good kids. On the far right is Amsterdam Avenue and 143 street where Hamilton Place ... I'd give a year of my life for a do over. We have five kids ranging from 35 to 48 and our boys never greet us or part without a kiss. ... 
 
Posted by Don from 144th S... - 07/20/2008 - 11:36am -

This is a recent (2007) view of the 1914 school image seen here. View full size. Nothing has changedAll the buildings look the same only cleaner today then in the original photo. During breaks we would sit on the steps of the private homes to the right of the school and the tenants didn't seem to mind. We must have been pretty good kids. On the far right is Amsterdam Avenue and 143 street where Hamilton Place met.The old Chemical Corn Exchange Bank was in that building. One indelible memory I have happened when I was 14 years old and my dad had business in the bank. When we parted ways I was too embarrassed to kiss him goodbye on the street. After all I was a big guy and someone might see me. That was in 1947 and to this day I regret having missed that opportunity. I'd give a year of my life for a do over. We have five kids ranging from 35 to 48 and our boys never greet us or part without a kiss. That's something I'm very proud of. Our Lady of LourdesIt's been great reading about many of my friends and former classmates at OLL. I have started to write a history of my own memories to share with my family. Keep up the "traditions" we have shared over the years. Matt Waters mattminn@aol.com (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Education, Schools)
Sunny Boy: 1938
... Marion Post Wolcott. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/25/2019 - 2:24pm -

September 1939. "Son of Tygart Valley homesteader in Randolph County, West Virginia." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott)
Hunter's Drug Store: 1939
... but think that someone would be really upset in the white kids family to see him hanging out with a/this black family, and they were ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/05/2019 - 9:58am -

Spring 1939. "General scene, main street. Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Lost the Coke ad, sadlyLost the benches, too, but it did gain a window. Cover your face, This little boy is the wrong raceI certainly wonder why they covered their faces when they saw a cameraman. I can't help but think that someone would be really upset in the white kids family to see him hanging out with a/this black family, and they were worried about possible violence against themselves for being friends? I'm not sure at all, but this has me pondering the photo for sure. Not often in Shorpy images do "I" see people covering their faces, much less B&W mingling in 1939 Georgia. I would also guess that if this photo happened to circulate thru town at this time... They would be discovered, For sure. Sad times indeed, in Many ways during this period in history, for some families Others, not so much. [You are laboring under a number of misconceptions, not the least of which is that people with cameras are "cameramen" -- they are photographers. And Miss Wolcott is not a man. And ... - Dave] I have a bit of a crush... on the lovely Miss Wolcott. What Catches My EyeIs not the beautiful and gaudy Coca-Cola sign, but the old-fashioned (for 1939) sign for "postal telegraph and commercial cables". That's probably from 1910 or so, judging by the font and the slightly dated language. Candidate for the "Pretty Girls" GenreDave, with your addition of the image of Marion Post Wolcott to the comment in this thread I think you should add any images of her that you have to your "Pretty Girls" category. (The Gallery, M.P. Wolcott, Small Towns, Stores & Markets)
Newburgh, 1937 or 1938
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Posted by wilso127 - 09/19/2011 - 2:03pm -

That's my late sister in the center foreground, about to purchase a "little big book" from neighborhood vendors at this makeshift curbside bookstore on Bush Avenue in Newburgh, NY in the summer of 1937 or 1938. The girl browsing the comic book on the right is our cousin. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
King of the Cowboys
... Bullet. That was the name I (and probably 10,000 other kids) submitted as an entry in the "Name Trigger's Colt" contest before he got ... 
 
Posted by Photobay - 04/21/2009 - 2:45am -

Here is my collection of Post Cereal pins from the late 1940s and early '50s. They all say Post Grape Nuts Flakes on the back and some are dated as late as 1953. View full size. I can laugh now, but......as a boy I had a horrible secret. My middle name is Dale, after one of my uncles. So? Last name is Evans. And the last thing you wanted any of your classmates to know back in the mid-1950's was that you had the same as Roy's lovely wife. Luckily, no teacher ever threw in middle names during attendance roll calls. Whew!! I wasn't a big Roy Rogers fan (no singing cowboys for me), but I did get a Christmas present of that very gun and holster depicted on those buttons. What I really longed for was one those Fanner 50's. But I still have the Roy Rogers holster, all tattered and scuffed, but the gun mysteriously morphed into a broken Gene Autry model. Cowboys weren't a big deal when my son was little, so all those mementos have just whiled away the time nestled in the odds 'n ends drawer. Happy trails ... What?No Dale or Trigger buttons? Coooool!Great collection! You must take them on "Antiques Road Show" when it comes to your town! My Roy Rogers FillingAs a little kid I needed a cavity filled. The dentist bought out this board with a bunch of different lead pistol bullets attached -- each labeled with a name of a famous cowboy. I could pick the kind of "filling" I wanted from that selection. I picked the "Roy Rogers." Now, no one ever told me that was just a gimmick, so you can imagine... Funny how thoughts surface after decades. This would have to be in the early part of the 60s in Omaha before we moved South. Great collection Photobay! You were always on my mindRoy autographed my cowboy hat in the third grade. He and Dale were making an appearance at the Houston Rodeo. I got him to sign my hat. What a treasure, at least it would be now. At that time I was concerned only about being able to wear the hat to play in. Not sure what happened to it, but I do remember that Bullitt (his dog) was nearby and really barking a lot! SorrySorry, no Dale or Trigger buttons. I remember I was getting pretty sick of eating Grape Nuts Flakes. Oh!....and no Gabby Hayes either. Roy's dog BulletI was miffed when Roy named the dog Bullet. That was the name I (and probably 10,000 other kids) submitted as an entry in the "Name Trigger's Colt" contest before he got the dog. Trigger Jr. won. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Saturday Breakfast
... way and length (No way was my old man gonna let one of his kids look like those pesky Beatles.) My parents bought that milk carton handle ... still put small toys in them in those years. My own four kids all born within eight years ('63 through '71) had some rip-roarin' morning ... 
 
Posted by stumpy - 01/13/2010 - 9:33am -

Dad served on an LCT (Landing Craft - Tank) in the Pacific, and worked in all kinds of central Illinois weather as a lineman. A tough, hard-working guy who could still help me get a balsa glider together. Thanks, Dad. View full size. Great memoriesThat kitchen table has all the trappings of my youth - inclusing a paper milk gallon carton! But we never had that fancy milk carton handle, nice. Great PictureWe generally had a similar cloth calendar hanging in the kitchen when I was growing up. I don't think I've seen one in 30 years. Plus "Rice Chex" - Now that dredges up some memories. Wonderful photoThis brings back lots of memories for me, too. I'll remember 1965 fondly for the most part. I had my first crush, on my fifth-grade teacher. I had numerous gliders just like this one. I started my lifelong love-hate affiliation with glasses that year with a pair almost identical to these. Hair cut almost the same way and length (No way was my old man gonna let one of his kids look like those pesky Beatles.) My parents bought that milk carton handle for my little brother as he couldn't grasp them properly and the handle helped him. Great photo! 1965Looking at that calendar brings back a lot of memories for that year. Brother was born in February, met a guy I'd have a relationship with for the next year and a half in March, my grandmother who I loved dearly died in June and 8 days later I celebrated my 17th birthday. That was the year that was. Phew! I remember those paper milk cartons too. Did we have gallon containers that were paper too? Can't remember that. Cereal box swell prizesI think perhaps that 'assemble-it-yourself' balsa wood glider was a gift from one of the cereal boxes because they still put small toys in them in those years. My own four kids all born within eight years ('63 through '71) had some rip-roarin' morning fights over those prizes. Anyone remember "Freakies" cereal and the weird characters inspired by their name? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Aunt Florence in Burholme
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Posted by The Inventor - 09/18/2011 - 11:16pm -

This is my Aunt Florence in her parents' back yard in Burholme, an area in northern Philadelphia. Her father (my grandfather, who died before I was born) built duplex houses independently, lived in one side while renting out the other and moving on to build yet another duplex, often on the same street. Believe it or not, Burholme was semi-rural at the time. It's a bustling part of greater Philly now. The picture was probably taken in the early 1930s. Aunt Florence was the second youngest of six siblings. (She's the one on this side of the fence. The other little girl would be a neighbor friend.) She was a mischievous, unpredictable child, troublesome at times, but held her own and as a grownup was the mother of three boys, my cousins. During the War she worked in a bomb factory in the city and once had her picture in the paper, posing with her bombs, because she was a good looking young woman. The newspaper caption read, "Beauty and the Bombs." She was also one of my two "kissing aunts," the other being Aunt Rose, who took this picture. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Dad and Aunt Susan in Yosemite: 1947
... park. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 05/02/2009 - 11:13am -

My dad and his sister Susan in Yosemite. I love this picture, probably my favorite of the whole collection of the family's trip to the park. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Carousel: 1941
... cheer again Can't speak for everyone, but I remember my kids loving being on the merry-go-round. What is up here? (The Gallery, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/08/2019 - 2:36pm -

September 1941. "The merry-go-round at the State Fair in Rutland, Vermont." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size. SadBut it's such a hard habit too to break. "Lucky"- - the name of my horse and the name of my smoke. Smoke,Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette Round and round we goSmoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette. Isn't that the Marlboro Woman?Sitting on the head of an angel, with a pompadour. Now that's hip. Vermont cheer againCan't speak for everyone, but I remember my kids loving being on the merry-go-round. What is up here? (The Gallery, Horses, Jack Delano)
Favorite Daughter: 1940
... making use of every inch of space in the house for seven kids. Reflections Looks like Jack Delano gave himself a cold shoulder. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/16/2018 - 11:47am -

May 1940. "One of the seven children of Burdell White, FSA client near Venton, Maryland." Photo by Jack Delano, Farm Security Administration. View full size. No electricityAll of the lights in the picture are kerosene lamps; this was not a home with electricity in 1940. Caught!The person holding the lights can be seen in the mirror. Stairway to HeavenFrom the looks of that treacherously steep stairway behind the young lady, they are making use of every inch of space in the house for seven kids. ReflectionsLooks like Jack Delano gave himself a cold shoulder. Down the Up StaircaseThat pitch is precarious. Building codes: they do a body good. Alveda at 13Based on 1930 and 1940 census records, this is most likely Alveda White, age 13 in 1940. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Kitchens etc., Pretty Girls)
Red Top Country School
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Posted by Drewrnorf - 09/20/2011 - 10:12pm -

My grandmother Dottie and a schoolmate photgraphed by the teacher of a one-room schoolhouse in the early 1920s in rural SW Nebraska. Note the two "spies" peeking from behind the ridge in the center of the photo. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Pieface Boy: 1923
... that when he was a boy, and gave it to us when we were kids. It was easier catching the ball bare-handed! Maybe it took more getting ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 11:09am -

August 2, 1923. Washington, D.C. "Max Schwartz, winner of pie eating contest, Jefferson school." View full size. National Photo Company glass negative. Is that glove...Is the glove he's holding, his prize for winning the contest? What kind of glove is that anyway? Pie-BoyYou know, i might be related to this guy. I should do some asking around with my dad. - E. Schwartz Vintage GloveWe had two or three of that kind of glove when I was a child in the sixties. (Heck, Dad probably still has them.) I remember trying to play catch using one - it was pitiful! Lumpy and hard to handle. Thankfully, my dad got me a new glove for Little League. Vintage Glove AgainMy dad had a glove very much like that when he was a boy, and gave it to us when we were kids. It was easier catching the ball bare-handed! Maybe it took more getting used to, but a thick handful of flat padded leather, the ball would just go anywhere it wanted. Maybe we were dips. But I couldn't catch a thing with that flat glove! The Blueberry Kid"Later that day, Schwartz's consecutive-games-played streak ended at 72, due to a tummyache." Old GloveWas this kid related to Pie Traynor? With modern trap gloves the ball is supposed to be caught in the webbing between the thumb and index finger. The glove is hinged and is designed to snap shut when the ball hits the webbing. The type of glove in the picture was used before the trap glove became popular. The ball was supposed to be caught in the pocket - a big dent in the palm of the glove. These gloves had no hinge and very little webbing so they didn't snap shut. Players were taught to catch fly balls with two hands, using the bare hand to keep the ball from popping out of the glove. The change from old-style gloves to trap gloves didn't happen all at once. I think it started in the forties and continued through the seventies. Catchers were the last players to adopt hinged gloves (actually, mitts in their case) - Johnny Bench pioneered the hinged catcher's mitt in the major leagues. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
Hotel Nicollet: 1905
... In ND she attended school with much younger grade school kids in order to learn English and, to earn her keep, did housework for the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/23/2017 - 10:29am -

Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1905. "Hotel Nicollet, Nicollet & Washington Avenues." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Widow's walksWhat were they looking for in the distance? Errant Norwegian bachelor farmers? Clean Slate.Everything you see here(and for blocks in all directions) is gone. Urban renewal in the 50s and 60s blessed the city with many parking lots. A bit of history here. Ancient Architecture?What are those lantern style structures on the roof? Natural lighting and ventilation for the staircases? The Place to Be"Even so, the Nicollet House was the place to stay in Minneapolis as the city began a post-Civil War economic boom. Guests included three U.S. presidents – Grover Cleveland, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt — along with other local and national notables." https://www.minnpost.com/business/2015/01/nicollet-house-was-minneapolis... It's easy to see howThe noble sport of jaywalking came about. No traffic conrol in force or needed. Still, judging by the way the couple behind the horse-drawn wagon are gingerly picking their next step, used organic products littering the roadway were a constant worry for those trying to keep a shine on their boots. I'm old enough to remember horses on the streets as a kid. Don't miss them. The folks staring down the street are probably looking for the next streetcar. Amazing how these old photos often show wide streets. Rather remarkable planning foresight for future traffic or was land just inexpensive one wonders. Grandma was thereMy grandmother, Marit Tobiasdatter Steivang (AKA: "May Thompson" in the US), immigrated to the US from Norway in 1903 at age 15 and, after a short stay in Stanley Wisconsin with her oldest sister (who was "too bossy" and expected my grandmother to do all of the household grunt work), moved on to live briefly with her brother Andrew's family in North Dakota. In ND she attended school with much younger grade school kids in order to learn English and, to earn her keep, did housework for the Mayor. She never learned to pronounce "vegetable" without a leading "W." Shortly thereafter she and a 3rd cousin, whose family had immigrated in an earlier generation, upped and moved to the big city where they worked together in a boarding house in downtown Minneapolis. This is a eyeball-scape she would undoubtedly have seen and I get pleasure in studying what she saw and in searching for her in the photograph. No 4½ foot woman in this photo though, so she was probably off peeling potatoes for the boarders. She was a perfecto grandmother and would be 130 years old next month, had she made it past 93 and kept on pluggin'. Oh, how I miss her! (The Gallery, DPC, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Railroads)
Cape May: 1913
... Mamma and The Captain Where are the Katzenjammer Kids? Swept away by the sea That location is now in the ocean--there's ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 10:17pm -

Cape May, New Jersey, circa 1913. "Life saving station at Cape May Point." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Mamma and The CaptainWhere are the Katzenjammer Kids? Swept away by the seaThat location is now in the ocean--there's been some terrible erosion at Cape May Point over the last century. What goes aroundAfter saving your life in the surf, I imagine the lifeguards here would bring you inside, dry you off and get you a nice cup of tea. In addition, the house itself would fit well into any new urbanist neighborhood of the 21st century. A distinguished historyCape May began hosting vacationers from Philadelphia in the mid 1700s and is recognized by the United States government as the country's oldest seaside resort. It became increasingly popular in the 18th century and was considered one of the finest resorts in America by the 19th century. Cape May is noted for its large number of well-maintained Victorian houses — the second largest collection of such homes in the nation after San Francisco. In 1976, the entire city of Cape May was officially designated a National Historic Landmark (Cape May Historic District). It is the only city in the United States wholly designated as such. That designation is intended to ensure the architectural preservation of these buildings. (The Gallery, DPC)
Bruv: 1963
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Posted by cribsie - 09/19/2011 - 10:13pm -

My Brother, Winter 1963 in Reading, England, taken by my Aunt. To me this is the perfect portrait, the positioning, lighting, atmosphere, his expression. I just love this photo. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Manny: 1932
... NY. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by pattiayan - 09/19/2011 - 2:02pm -

A portrait of my father, Manuel Ayan, at about the age of 2, in 1932. Taken in NY. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids, Portraits)
Well-Timed Shot
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Posted by cribsie - 09/20/2011 - 12:24am -

Me on holiday in Cornwall, England, August 1969. Proper wooden racket, a bit big for me though ... View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Paging Mrs. Calabash: 1968
... years. "Keep plenty of Kellogg's Corn Flakes on hand, kids, and you'll never get caught short!" Coffee Pot's Hot ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/07/2018 - 6:25pm -

August 1968. Los Angeles. "Actor Jimmy Durante in his kitchen with corn flakes and dirty dishes on counter." 35mm negative from photos by Bob Lerner for the Look magazine assignment "Pinocchio Lives!" View full size. PerksNot the coffee, but the Corn Flakes. Jimmy probably got a free supply of those since he was a spokesman for Kellogg's for many years. "Keep plenty of Kellogg's Corn Flakes on hand, kids, and you'll never get caught short!" Coffee Pot's HotThe aroma and sound of percolating coffee fills his kitchen. Probably Maxwell House because "it's good to the last drop." Here it was Chock Full O' NutsJimmy Durante says: " New Instant Chock Full O'Nuts coffee has real coffee flavor and aroma believe me folks, I could smell it a mile away. It's not only better than any other instant it's better than most brands of regular coffee." Newspaper ad 1962: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/98600445/ A true classicAn old Vaudevillian much in the tradition of Ted Lewis, Durante played piano in some of the hottest jazz bands of the 1920's and he never lost his touch. Brazilian bombshell Carmen Miranda's last performance was on the Jimmy Durante show in 1955 and she began having the heart attack that would take her life just a few hours later during her performance, but like the trouper she was, she kept right on. Jimmy made a wonderful tribute to her before airing this segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL_HFa13CT4 The best to you each morningIt's gotta be Kellogg's Corn Flakes. I think YouTube has his old commercial where he's eating the corn flakes and everything around him is getting smaller and smaller. (Kitchens etc., LOOK, TV)
Eighteen: 1936
... therapy for tired moms, and an important thing to keep kids occupied, rather than a whimsical amenity. I wonder what this place ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/24/2017 - 9:11pm -

February 1936. "Mission District. San Francisco, California." Medium format negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. Pricey neighborhoodIt's probably a $4-million condo now. Look Out Below!I would be nervous walking under potted plants sitting on a rickety railing, especially in a city known for a little earth shaking every once-in-a-while. Loose and RicketySurprised to see a glider on a rickety old porch of a rickety old house where one would expect to see only spartan furnishings instead of whimsical amenities. So different!That's an intriguing entrance layout. I really love it! Plus, the glider swing stirred sweet memories of my Grandparents and Grand Aunts. Glider therapy.I'd say the swing was vital therapy for tired moms, and an important thing to keep kids occupied, rather than a whimsical amenity. I wonder what this place looks like now. 18 on what street? Lucky Street? (The Gallery, Dorothea Lange, San Francisco)
Unknown Cuties
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Posted by KJ - 09/16/2011 - 1:54pm -

A lovely shot of long forgotten relations. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
What A Happy Baby: 1956
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Posted by HankHardisty - 09/19/2011 - 2:15pm -

At the family farm in Blandinsville, Ill., 1956. This slide shows a very contented George in the lap of his grandmother. I think Dad is making him laugh or maybe I am funny-looking or perhaps the cow milk is giving him grief. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Kensington: 1965
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Posted by southdcx - 09/19/2011 - 1:52pm -

Kensington, Maryland in 1965. South and Elizabeth at our grandmother's house on St Paul Street. South of Plyers Mill Road across from the park. In the background is a 1955 DeSoto. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Kids)
Trunk Show: 1943
... at this, I can smell the chlorine and hear the noise, kids hollering, diving board flexing, water splashing, etc. So's The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/17/2016 - 10:32pm -

July 1943. Montgomery County, Maryland. "Bathers on the side of the pool at the Glen Echo amusement park." Where the boys are. Medium format acetate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size. Oh, Mac!The skinny guy reminds me of "Mac" in the Charles Atlas ads on the back of comic books when I was a kid. "Darn it! I'm sick and tired of being a scarecrow!" Where the (white) boys areSince Glen Echo was whites only until 1961. MemoriesLooking at this, I can smell the chlorine and hear the noise, kids hollering, diving board flexing, water splashing, etc. So's The Crystal PoolWashingtonians who have reached their Medicare years will recognize this jingle which ran endlessly on 1960's radio http://kaptainkidshow.com/glenechobobraleigh1.mp3 Kiddie favorite Cap'n Tugg hung around the Crystal Pool. (The Gallery, Esther Bubley, Swimming)
Baby Vic Johnston: 1921
... Dad. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by KJ - 09/10/2011 - 5:25am -

A lovely studio photo of my Dad. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Early 60's Tandem Crackering
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Posted by delworthio - 06/24/2012 - 7:51pm -

My sisters enjoying a special bedtime snack, somewhere in Indiana. Kodachrome slide. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Astrotarium: 1959
... A science nonprofit brought a similar planetarium to my kids' elementary school a few years ago. It was an inflatable half dome, with ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/24/2013 - 4:09pm -

        Yes, the Russians had their Sputnik, but we were first with the interplanetary bounce-house. March 31, 1959. "The 'Astrotarium,' the world's only planetarium in a big top, makes its first appearance in the New York area at Abraham & Straus (Babylon) during the week of March 30. Admission to the astronomy and space show, sponsored by A&S to promote public interest in science, will be free. The planetarium will be set up in a parking lot adjacent to A&S-Babylon at the Great South Bay Shopping Center." View full size. EmphasisI love the placement of the exclamation point after "Portable Planetarium." It had to be big, but there just wasn't any room. Twenty years earlierNew York had the Trylon & Perisphere. Shopping in A&Swas always a treat. Sure it didn't have the plastic model selection TSS Stores or Woolworth had, but it was high end and you were treated that way when shopping. When A&S vacated the premises it became a Caldor, then a National Wholesale Liquidators. A sad end to a once proud store. Still stands, vacant. Photo courtesy Babylon Village Patch Still around todayA science nonprofit brought a similar planetarium to my kids' elementary school a few years ago. It was an inflatable half dome, with people sitting directly on the gym floor, and projection equipment displaying stars above. It was half the size of the Astrotarium though. That thing could easily have rows of chairs inside. (The Gallery, Astronomy, Stores & Markets)
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