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At the Fork in the Road: 1959
Taken of the Clark Kids in the Santa Monica Mountains, 1959. View full size. Great Picture That's a great photo. One of those kids could be me! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by dclark26 - 04/12/2013 - 7:15pm -

Taken of the Clark Kids in the Santa Monica Mountains, 1959. View full size. Great PictureThat's a great photo. One of those kids could be me! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Enough Room: 1914
... person who made those costumes. I've made clothes for my kids and self, and can see the skill involved in making these little costumes. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/03/2013 - 11:19am -

1914. "Two kittens in costume on swing." Posed by Harry W. Frees, founding father of photographic feline anthropomorphism. View full size. Great seamstressThis has got the be the cutest one yet. My hat is off to the person who made those costumes. I've made clothes for my kids and self, and can see the skill involved in making these little costumes. And how the heck did she get the kitties to be still long enough to be measured and dressed? Humble requestI would like to humbly request that you stop showing including these pictures of the poor cats. Look into their eyes. They look miserable! [You need to bone up on cat body language. Neither their eyes nor ear positions indicate anything of the sort. -tterrace] (The Gallery, Cats, Harry W. Frees)
Dairy Inspector: 1941
... her uncle always had a new litter of barn cats for our kids to choose from. Tasty Treat My grandparents milked the cows morning ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/20/2018 - 10:18am -

June 1941. "The cat drinks foamy, fresh milk. Dairymen's Cooperative Creamery. Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Dairy barn catsFor the first 25 years we were married, my wife's uncle was a dairy farmer in Charlotte County, Virginia (he's now retired). We never had to buy a cat during that time. As our cats aged and died, her uncle always had a new litter of barn cats for our kids to choose from. Tasty TreatMy grandparents milked the cows morning and evening. Always an audience of interested cats seemed to show up. They both were able to angle a teat in the direction of a cat and shoot fresh milk all over their faces. It was very funny. They also kept a small hubcap in the corner that they filled with milk when they were done. When I was there, I got to run the manual separator in the pantry. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Cats, Russell Lee)
Hipsters: 1969
... NOT the good ol' days, but they were a lot of fun for two kids who didn't know much about life yet. Photo was taken in Atascadero, CA by ... 
 
Posted by Westcoaster - 05/07/2010 - 7:36am -

Ready for a night out (can't remember where), Barb and I (Dave) sport the latest in 1969 attire and hairstyles. In spite of rumors, these were NOT the good ol' days, but they were a lot of fun for two kids who didn't know much about life yet. Photo was taken in Atascadero, CA by my sister. View full size. Is that a hay seed in your shoe?If you were in Atascadero in 1969, your night out was at the feed store. Like it!Definitely a bit of a Beatle look going on there Dave! Coolness This photo captures the look of the era perfectly. I was only 13 at the time of the photo but I think I had a jacket similar to yours. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Kindergarten Class - Mason, MI - 1927
... Mom cuts their hair These old school photos-- no kids smiling! I guess the insistence on smiling is a recent development ... 
 
Posted by ltitus - 09/23/2011 - 12:09am -

the beaverThe kid in the 2nd row, 1st kid on the left looks like Beaver Mom cuts their hairThese old school photos-- no kids smiling! I guess the insistence on smiling is a recent development (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
A Family Photo Before the War: 1966
... him on; we lived in a lot of different places while us kids were growing up). Picture taken by my grandfather John Lagsdin, who ... 
 
Posted by BamBam - 06/30/2011 - 7:46am -

Brother Stephen, sister Susie, Mom Nancy, Dad Jack and me. Photo taken mid-1966 in Bellevue, WA, shortly before dad shipped off to Vietnam (the only tour of duty we weren't allowed to accompany him on; we lived in a lot of different places while us kids were growing up). Picture taken by my grandfather John Lagsdin, who had been a publicity photographer in Hollywood. I remember seeing stills he took for Rory Calhoun, and I'm told he was the photographer at Boris Karloff's daughter's wedding. View full size. Thank youMom made all the clothes in that picture (except for dad's suit). I was indeed a very lucky boy to have that family. Beautiful FamilyYour family is great! Love the boys jackets. You are so lucky to have had a great involved dad, especially in the '60s. Something in commonHad your dad moved his family to Bellevue to be near your mother's family while he was gone? My dad served two tours in Vietnam. He came back changed, but in one piece, and is still with us at 82. I hope yours did, too. There were some things that were very unique about that war, especially the way our servicemen tended to be treated upon returning. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Night Air: 1941
... Show This was a major form of entertainment for us kids of the 1940s; occasionally after sunset, our parents would herd us into ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/18/2020 - 8:45pm -

January 1941. "Jones and Laughlin Steel Company. Beehive coke ovens. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size. Reality ShowThis was a major form of entertainment for us kids of the 1940s; occasionally after sunset, our parents would herd us into our pre-war Studebaker and drive to one of the steel mills around Pittsburgh for a show of beehive coke ovens being emptied, a Bessemer converter in full blow, or mill trains dumping hot slag, all quite spectacular! JerusalemLooks like one of Blake's "dark Satanic mills". (The Gallery, Factories, John Vachon)
Backyard Birthday: 1957
The Burns kids visit the Carpenters in North Vancouver, B.C. for an outdoor birthday ... 
 
Posted by Angus J - 12/09/2021 - 12:16pm -

The Burns kids visit the Carpenters in North Vancouver, B.C. for an outdoor birthday party in 1957. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Ol Sparkplug
My aunt and my dad as kids (obviously) running around the front yard pretending to be a horse. Since ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 01/06/2009 - 7:14pm -

My aunt and my dad as kids (obviously) running around the front yard pretending to be a horse. Since this takes coordination of two people, I imagine they didn't play too much in this. SparkplugSparkplug, as any dedicated comic strip reader can tell you, was Barney Google's horse. According to one source, "Barney was one of nature's victims -- the man everyone picked on." Sparkplug preferred to race in his patched blanket, which "did not affect his performance." The strip "enriched" the language with phrases like "heebie-jeebies" and "yardbird." In later years, Barney met up with Snuffy Smith and his folk in hillbilly country. Pantomime horseMy guess is that Ol' Sparkplug was for some school play or pageant, or maybe a parade? Also, a nice view of a classic 1940s housing development. Where is this? UPDATE: That question got answered in your other photo. I was going to guess Southern California. Sparkplug & BarneyAnother view of Sparkplug here. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Generation Gap (Colorized): 1937
... I'd crop it down to a tighter shot of the woman and kids. View full size. Good choice. Tighter crop works well....and ... 
 
Posted by bcpowder - 08/24/2012 - 9:42pm -

Love this picture, so much good stuff going on I thought I'd crop it down to a tighter shot of the woman and kids. View full size. Good choice.Tighter crop works well....and fits the title. Thanks tomdThanks for your kind comment,Tomd (Colorized Photos)
No Horseplay: 1942
... size. Pre AC DC Looks like a modern oasis for kids in the swampy DC summer. Wish our municipal pools had a time machine and a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/12/2013 - 9:44am -

June 1942. Greenbelt, Maryland. "Swimming pool. Bathers pay admittance according to age. Season tickets are obtainable by families." Photo by Marjory Collins for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. Pre AC DCLooks like a modern oasis for kids in the swampy DC summer. Wish our municipal pools had a time machine and a tax base so they could be maintained and be actually open this summer. Philly-style swimmingAt our public pool in North Philly, which was free, boys could swim on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and girls Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; Sundays was family day. You were only permitted one hour pool time, but you could go back in after you left (dressed) and returned to wait in line with the next group. (The Gallery, Marjory Collins, Swimming)
Man, I Hope It's Easter
... thought I'd share it with you. I'd love to know who these kids are. I recognize the big guy, I think. White Rabbit My brother had ... on the right and he was born in 1954. Wanna know who the kids are? just ask Alice, I think she'll know. (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by gimelgort - 02/16/2013 - 11:11am -

This was in a pile of ephemera I found in the trash in Locust Valley, Long Island, around 1999. This photo has always intrigued me, and I thought I'd share it with you. I'd love to know who these kids are. I recognize the big guy, I think. White Rabbit My brother had the same outfit as the little guy on the right and he was born in 1954. Wanna know who the kids are? just ask Alice, I think she'll know. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Chicago Fog: 1942
... seen below. They were so popular that kids got to get in on the action. (The Gallery, Cars, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/13/2017 - 1:03pm -

December 1942. "Chicago, Illinois. An unusually heavy fog in the early afternoon." Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size. After That Bus, Watson!Save for the street furniture and bus markings, this could be London on a clear day back when everyone heated with coal. The buses' position on the street gives nothing away because they appear to be driving roughly in the middle -- a tendency toward which has not infrequently been ascribed to bus drivers on both sides of the water. Royalty in the MistThe double-decker bus looming out of the fog is a Yellow Coach Model 720, which was nicknamed Queen Mary in a nod to the famous Cunard superliner RMS Queen Mary, launched in 1936. The Chicago Motor Coach Company had 100 of the Series 2 that were built in 1936, and 40 of the Series 4 (fuel tank and battery location moved to eliminate fire hazards) that were built in 1938. They proved to be very useful and many of them were rebuilt several times before finally being retired in the early 1950s. The Fifth Avenue Coach Company bought 25 Series 3 and 35 Series 5, which were the New York versions of the Series 2 and Series 4 respectively, with some body changes. According to New York Fifth Avenue Coach Company: 1885-1960 by Oliver J. Ogden, bus Number 104 (seen in the bright sunlight below) was: the Yellow Coach demonstrator for the new Queen Mary Design. After it was shown in New York, it kept the No. 104 but was relettered "Chicago Motor Coach." It stayed with Chicago and then was sold to Coast City Coaches of New Jersey in 1945. [Via Motor Bus Society] Actually, it was destined for Chicago all along as it was intended to replace No. 103—the 1933 Model 706 prototype that was the basis for the Model 720 (and which, after retirement, appeared in several movies). The New York Model 720s were numbered in the 2000s. No. 104 was actually the only Series 1, built in 1934 and used in 1935 as a demonstrator on Route 5 in New York City before being sent to Chicago to be put into regular service. Why all the swapping around? Because both the Chicago Motor Coach Company and the Fifth Avenue Coach Company were both owned by the Omnibus Corporation and shared the same paint scheme. And the Omnibus Corporation and the Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Company were the brianchilds of John D. Hertz, along with Hertz automobiles, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Yellow Cab Company, etc., etc. The Model 720 were visually similar to the Yellow Coach Model 735s, but Chicago Motor Coach Company did not acquire any Model 735s. A 1936 Series 2 is seen below. They were so popular that kids got to get in on the action. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chicago, Jack Delano)
Last Day of School: 1964
... "Skater Dater," or something like that, in 16mm. These kids will be completely different people by Fall - ask any seventh grade ... 
 
Posted by Marilyn LV - 01/22/2010 - 10:38am -

This was taken in June of 1964 behind Thomas M. Balliet Elementary School in Springfield Massachusetts. The students were in Mr. Johnson's sixth grade class in Room 12. The happy looking kid in the second row is my late brother, David Vennell. He's the one on the left side of the photo looking towards his left. View full size. B-last day of schoolThe last day of school brings memories of both mischief and loss. Even in the suburbs, there'd always be a kid or two who would move away & you never saw again. We'd have a blast harassing the teachers and one another, though. And maybe we'd get to watch "Skater Dater," or something like that, in 16mm. These kids will be completely different people by Fall - ask any seventh grade teacher to compare their class to the sixth graders. Despite the clothing, this group of youngsters looks very modern, as I'm sure they considered themselves to be in 1964. The Beatles had just appeared on Ed Sullivan in February, while later that summer, civil rights worker James Chaney was murdered in Mississippi and the North Vietnamese attacked US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. Times Were A-Changin' (1964)! Please accept sympathies for the loss of your brother. By the wayDiscretion precludes me from naming the boy in the front row giving the Nazi salute. He lived a couple of houses down from us. He grew up to be somewhat notable in his field of endeavor. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Happy Campers: 1960
Kids of the Red Chevy family. "Camping near Many Glacier. Glacier Nat. Park, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/12/2014 - 2:50pm -

Kids of the Red Chevy family. "Camping near Many Glacier. Glacier Nat. Park, Montana. July 3 1960." Underexposed Kodachrome. View full size. (Camping, Kodachromes 1, Travel & Vacation)
Mom and Me: 1962
... official date (there were "dates" which included the kids, in between). We always kidded Mom because on their first date, my father ... 
 
Posted by Mudhooks - 05/28/2011 - 11:22pm -

My mother and me at the North Grenville District High School field day, in Kemptville, Ontario. This would have been after our visit to Scotland. My mother had a rinse done to her hair before we left and didn't account for the effect of salt water on it. She came back with bright red hair. I would be 5 or 6, depending on whether this is before or after my birthday in September. By the same time the next year, I had acquired a whole new family when my Mom met and married my step-Dad (she put an ad in the big city paper, got 50 replies, including one from the town bootlegger. Dad's was the 50th) and I acquired a step-brother and step-sister. We lived reasonably happily ever after. View full size. The adBasically, she said something along the lines of "Divorced mother of one seeking marriage. Widower or divorced gentleman with children welcome". They were engaged on their second official date (there were "dates" which included the kids, in between). We always kidded Mom because on their first date, my father took her to the Central Heating Plant for the city (Ottawa) which my father designed. They actually went for a romantic dinner first but the trip to the Central Heating Plant was just like my Dad (Dad took us there many times and the highlight of the trip was always putting a magnetized screwdriver into the bottle-cap receptacle looking for caps with prizes of 10 or 25 cents). Color correctionCharming shot. I took a whack at some color-correction. It Pays to AdvertiseWhat did your mother's ad say? What was your stepdad's reply? This is a lovely story! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Summer of '63
... are the little guys with bow ties and the rest of the kids are cousins. Except the lovely blonde girl directly across from me, a ... 
 
Posted by Commishbob - 07/05/2018 - 7:03am -

This is one of our frequent backyard get togethers at my Aunt's home in Secaucus, NJ circa 1963. I'm the joker in the gray shirt. My Dad is behind me wearing a tie and my Mom is second from the right with the pearls. My brothers are the little guys with bow ties and the rest of the kids are cousins. Except the lovely blonde girl directly across from me, a friend of my cousins, who I had a huge crush on for years. My grandparents are seated to my left and my great-grandmother is at the far end of the table. The photo was likely taken by my Uncle Gerard who always had a camera ready. His wife, my wonderful Aunt Greta, is the hostess holding the plate. DelicatessenI see deli meats, poppy seed rolls, rye bread, mustard, coleslaw, maybe a jelly mold. I ate lunch two hours ago but suddenly I’m hungry again. Nice family BobIt looks like I was about your age in '63. Could have been one of our family gatherings in St. Louis, if I didn't know better. Camera ready: Every face, a storyYour Uncle Gerard really knew how to capture a moment. I love great-grandmother. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Fight Club: 1941
... too. And being transient workers. Modern first-world kids tend to be in school or in vocational training at that age, or maybe doing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/22/2019 - 12:32pm -

June 1941. "Boxing. Transient workers living at the FSA migratory farm labor camp. Athena, Oregon (mobile unit)." The scrappers last seen here. Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. One swole, one not so muchThe guy on the left, in the current slang used by my daughters, is a "swole boy" ("swole" being swollen), meaning muscular or well-built. Gosh, those guys are y-o-u-n-g!The right hand guy looks like 16 or so, and the left guy could still be well shy of 20, too. And being transient workers. Modern first-world kids tend to be in school or in vocational training at that age, or maybe doing odd jobs between schools. A lot of modern guys would probably also envy the left guy for his muscle tone. And he got that all without spending any money (or time) on whey products, gyms, ahm, little helpers, and so forth. For what it's worth, he gets paid for it. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Russell Lee, Sports)
Mrs. Hooper's Kindergarten Class
... full size. Class photo clothing About half the kids are wearing the kind of clothes kids would wear in the fifties and sixties, and the other half are reflecting ... 
 
Posted by Maniak Productions - 01/29/2016 - 8:22pm -

That's me up front, holding the sign and rocking those white pants. Blue Springs, Missouri 1971. View full size. Class photo clothingAbout half the kids are wearing the kind of clothes kids would wear in the fifties and sixties, and the other half are reflecting contemporary sartorial style: elephant pants, broad stripes, pink and purple (even on the boys), wide belts. I'm particularly taken by the young chap in the second row, second from the left, with his pants tucked into his tall boots, Cossack-style. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
8th Grade Graduation: 1972
... Ears! A firm law of the Known Universe: (Group of kids > 3 )+(Camera) must = at least one set of Rabbit Ears. (ShorpyBlog, ... 
 
Posted by bhappel - 09/27/2017 - 8:48pm -

St. Matthew Elementary in Indianapolis, IN, 1972. Left to right: Bob Gardner, Bill Lawler, Bert Happel. Here we've just exited from our graduation ceremony and we are enjoying ourselves while posing for family photos. I had attended St. Matthew's for three years and I believe that Bill had been there two. Bill and I are wearing our honor roll lapel pins. While we had classmates who lived in our respective neighborhoods those neighborhoods were spread apart. Consequently our friendship was mostly limited to school hours. I recall being very happy to receive an invitation and to attend the subsequent graduation party at Bob's house. We would go our separate ways the next fall attending three different, though local, high schools. I'd next run into Bob again when we were freshman at IU and living in the same dorm. I don't know if I ever saw or spoke with Bill again. He died in his early 40s from ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's). I remember him being obsessed with cars and auto racing. Before he died he did some racing and was involved with (owned?) a racing team as his health declined. Original slide taken by my father using his Kuribayashi Petri rangefinder. I digitized the slide and cleaned a lot of dirt off the image. View full size. Photoshop tipIf you have CS5, the spot healing tool with content-aware turned on makes cleaning spots and scratches really easy: http://youtu.be/X58evj9A8lg Graduation dustGreat shot, great clothes, great expressions, thanks. I know what you mean by dirty slides; it's incredible how much junk those things accumulate. My personality type being what it is, I get enjoyment, gratification and even relaxation from spotting out dust in Photoshop - I get into a kind of Zen-like state as I click away endlessly - but it can get to be a pain, also. For my really important images, I do a thorough cleaning first. I remove the slide from the mount, sweep with a camel's hair brush and blow with a squeeze bulb to get off the surface grit, then (handling it all the time with cotton gloves) go at it with film cleaner. Right now I'm using something called PEC-12. PhotobombRabbit Ears! A firm law of the Known Universe: (Group of kids >3 )+(Camera) must = at least one set of Rabbit Ears. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
All Aboard: 1919
... on the end near us, so it won't hold as many free riding kids. The car is getting its electricity from the underground conduit beneath ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/17/2014 - 10:25am -

Circa 1919. "Streetcar in Washington, D.C." With what seems to be a pedestrian-scooper in the "up" position. National Photo glass negative. View full size. Rear endThe streetcar is headed away from the camera, that's why the people scooper can be up on the end near us, so it won't hold as many free riding kids. The car is getting its electricity from the underground conduit beneath the slot between the rails, so there was no need to use the trolley poles, or even turn them to fit in the rear hooks. I said poles - back then trolleys in some parts of the District of Columbia outside of the City of Washington had to use 2 wires and poles, just like in Cincinnati, Ohio, Annapolis, Maryland, Havana Cuba; and parts of Greenwich, England. The extra pole and wire weren't needed in the Maryland suburbs. The hooks are of different heights to help tell the poles apart. On the next track is a Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway interurban car, which is really going to have to play musical poles if it's going to Annapolis, instead of Baltimore, Maryland. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Streetcars)
Pvts. Weaver, Matthew and Wharton - Camp Borden, July 1916
... (line 17) Alfred Matthews was married with at least 4 kids. http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=31819 ... 
 
Posted by Emma M. - 07/19/2009 - 5:27pm -

I found this photo at the St. Lawrence Antique Market in Toronto. It shows three members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Camp Borden. The names of the three soldiers have been written on the photo and the inscription on the back reads "Camp Borden, July 1916." I've always been fascinated by the First World War, and this is probably my favourite photograph in my collection. With a little bit of digging, I discovered that the three soldiers are Private James Edward Weaver, Private Alfred Matthews, and Private Richard Wharton. They all hailed from Waterford, Ontario and the surrounding area and belonged to the 133rd Regiment (Norfolk's Own). If anyone has any further information about these three and whether or not they survived the war, it would be greatly appreciated. I've grown rather fond of them! View full size. Follow upI think they all survived - I can't find them listed on either the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site (http://www.cwgc.org) or the Canadian Virtual War Memorial site (http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/). James Edward Weaver married Alice Jellyman in Waterford in 1911. According to an online family tree they had a daughter, Edna in 1912 and he died in 1966. http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=31836 (line 17) Alfred Matthews was married with at least 4 kids. http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=31819 (line 34) Richard Wharton was also married and had two daughters before the war. http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=31494 (line 37) Re: Follow UpThank you so much, Anonymous Genealogist! Much appreciated. It's good to know that these three all made it through the war and came home to people who loved them. Thanks again for your help. Details re. Richard WhartonHe was a farmer, married as noted, and born in England, Feb 22 1882. He enlisted in the CEF on Dec. 21, 1915. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Venice Beach, California, 1947
... size. Beach Blanket Bingo Looks like there are no kids and no geezers here, just young adults with raging hormones window ... 
 
Posted by dclark26 - 05/11/2012 - 11:03pm -

Taken in 1947, the year I graduated from Santa Monica High School. Looks like the gang I hung out with then. Notice that there are very few umbrellas. We quit using them in the 40's. And now that I am in my 80's I visit the dermatologist twice a year to remove that darn skin cancer. View full size. Beach Blanket BingoLooks like there are no kids and no geezers here, just young adults with raging hormones window shopping to see if anything on display interests them. I was just a few years younger but this was pretty much how it was on the east coast also in the early 60's. Perhaps there are places where similar scenarios are still happening. And by the way, I too got some wicked sunburns and also am having moles and growths removed continuously now. I'm like one big giant, walking liver spot. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Grandpa's New Tractor: 1936
... in Minburn, Iowa. According to the 1930 census, they had 7 kids. I know they had more because my mom remembers Bob, who was her age, born ... 
 
Posted by Cynnerth - 09/18/2011 - 10:01pm -

My grandpa bought this Hart Parr 18-27 tractor from the Oliver Corporation in 1936. He also became an Oliver dealer at that time. This photo was taken at the factory as he was picking it up. The man leaning against the truck is "Shockey" Mishler. My grandpa was a member of the Old Order River Brethren, also known as Yorkers. View full size. Shockey MishlerShockey was married to Nellie, who ran a cafe in Minburn, Iowa. According to the 1930 census, they had 7 kids. I know they had more because my mom remembers Bob, who was her age, born in 1934. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses)
Birthday Party
... dad was in the Air Force, and most of the neighbor kids were boys. [So the year this was taken was probably . . . - ... 
 
Posted by rubysshoes - 01/25/2013 - 8:07pm -

This is a photo of my sister Becky (the little girl far left) at her birthday party; I'm unsure of the year. I love how Mom is either spying on the goings on, or hiding from the camera! A note about the artwork on the wall: my Dad was a graphic designer, and that piece is an example of his work. Sadly, it was lost in a move many years ago. View full size. Sure it was Becky's BD?It's a little girl's birthday party, and all nine of the guests are boys? She was outnumbered!Two of the boys were my brothers...I wasn't born until 1963. They were living at Edwards AFB at the time...my dad was in the Air Force, and most of the neighbor kids were boys. [So the year this was taken was probably . . . - tterrace] BeautyYour Mom & Sister were beautiful women (or girl in one case). Thanks for the photos. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Linda's Birthday: 1958
... the alley. She could not cook, so my mom would have us kids take over part of our dinner to her many times a week. Mom had a heart of ... 
 
Posted by herb of old upland - 10/12/2012 - 8:22pm -

This picture is at our kitchen table in Upland, California in 1958. My sister Linda is showing her Tiny Tears doll on her third birthday. Notice only half a cake with 3 candles. My mom gave the other 1/2 cake to an 80-some year old named Gertrude. She lived across the alley. She could not cook, so my mom would have us kids take over part of our dinner to her many times a week. Mom had a heart of gold. View full size. WonderfulYour family appears happy and healthy. No doubt because of your parents kindness and generosity. Love Mom's curtains! SweetLove the story about your mom's generosity. The phone brings back many memories. Those rotary dials and everyone kept one on top of the phone book. Old phonesUnlike the new cell phones of today, us old folks could actually hear the other person and they could hear and understand us clearly on the old phones with the big mouth and ear pieces. Can you see the old 50's tupperware dish next to the phone? Back then fondu or Vienna sausages and Velveeta and Ritz crackers. Gunsmoke or Hoppalong Cassidy or Bonanza. Million dollar movies or roller derby. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Family: 1964
... As though that wasn't shock enough, I then realized the kids had caught me staring at their mom. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by rubbedlung - 01/18/2013 - 7:15pm -

Sheets Family Nashville Tennessee 1964. View full size. InterestingI've some Sheets in my family. Wonder how these wonderful people are related. Smokin'Yow! It wasn't till I embigulated the image that I noticed the two older women behind the screen door. Here I was, settling into a true appreciation of the low heels, the stance (bent knee and cocked hip), the smoking hand, when suddenly the ladies indoors came into view. As though that wasn't shock enough, I then realized the kids had caught me staring at their mom. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Piano Proteges
... at all intimidated by the majority of males. All of these kids were instilled with self-discipline which shows it can be done. No ... showing up. One can also pick out the anxious and nervous kids (Don Knotts types) who feel uncomfortable in their stiffly starched Sunday ... 
 
Posted by Barrydale - 09/07/2012 - 7:43pm -

Anyone else happen to take piano or singing lessons from Mrs. Janson. She lived just west of Azusa on Francisquito in West Covina, California. Rod, Becky and Greg Herbert are in this photo. Photo taken by Mary Herbert. Star QualityI love the look of self-confidence and vivaciousness on the face of the only girl in this photo who obviously is not at all intimidated by the majority of males. All of these kids were instilled with self-discipline which shows it can be done. No trophies (in those days) just for showing up. One can also pick out the anxious and nervous kids (Don Knotts types) who feel uncomfortable in their stiffly starched Sunday clothes. Great picture. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Pacific Electric Railway: 1919
... Los Angeles and Orange counties. In the 1950's we kids used it for trips to the beaches and back. View full size. The ... 
 
Posted by woodchuck - 09/19/2011 - 2:01pm -

The fellow standing in the middle was the husband of one of my Maternal Grandmother's sisters. For you genealogists, he was the father of my first cousin once removed. She was born in 1918. Now at 92, this removed cousin is still very much with us and has a sharp recollection of days gone bye. The Pacific Electric Railway, more commonly called the Red Car Line by passengers and operated from 1901 to 1961. It provided fast and efficient transportation throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties. In the 1950's we kids used it for trips to the beaches and back. View full size. The conspiracy theory believed by older Angelinos is that the local politicians were paid off by General Motors to replace it with hundreds of new buses The Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society at http://peryhs.org/. has preserved some very good information. Ride one today (really) for a dollarThey still run them here: http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/redcar.htm My grandma said that she'd ride with Larry (LA Railway) or Perry (Pacific Electric Railway) from Gardena to USC & elsewhere. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Streetcars)
Three friends supporting WWII
... time, NR had three high schools in operation. In '39, IEY kids who ordinarily would have gone to NRHS, stayed at Young and they formed ... 
 
Posted by rapidrobert - 01/03/2009 - 4:21pm -

Close friends from the 1942 class of Isaac E. Young High School in New Rochelle, New York. Robert McKenna, Richard Thoren and Manvel Schauffler prepared to support the WWII effort early in 1944. Bob fought with an armored division in Europe, Dick worked in a defense plant machining engine components for the Army Air Force, and Schauff served on landing craft during invasions in the Pacific. Later in life Bob was a professional engineer involved in constructing power plants, Dick died soon after the war of rheumatic fever, and Schauff became a renowned educator of children as a teacher and administrator. IEYWow. I had no idea IEY was a high school back in the 40s, speaking as an alumna. I was quite surprised to see the name of Isaac Young in my Shorpy feed. It was a middle school (6-8th grade) by the time I was there! (Early 90s.) Great image, especially the cute sailor. Brief IEY WWII historyIEY became a high school in 1939, along with Albert Leonard school (the latter school was located on North Av. and is today's City Hall, believe it or not.)So at one time, NR had three high schools in operation. In '39, IEY kids who ordinarily would have gone to NRHS, stayed at Young and they formed the school's first graduating class of '42. The last graduating class was in '49, when the school system reverted back to only NRHS and then IEY and AL became junior high schools for a while before once again becoming what you remember as your middle school.The war years (41-45) were tough but it drew those classes extremely close to each other. In fact, in 2000 there took place an "All-Class" IEY reunion at the Greentree Country Club of all the eight graduating classes. The war years, of course, brought tragedy to the school as word regularly began to be received of former school mates who had lost their lives. They died so that the country and you and me could live on to tell the tale. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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