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Saturday Matinee (Colorized): 1925
... matinee's were a big deal. I love the expressions on the kids. Well Done! Nice job! Between the lettering and different sets of ... 
 
Posted by SirCarl - 01/30/2015 - 8:30pm -

This is my colorized version of this Shorpy original. View full size. Matinee!Great job with the color. Back in the day the matinee's were a big deal. I love the expressions on the kids. Well Done!Nice job! Between the lettering and different sets of clothes, I'll bet it took some time. (Colorized Photos)
Stivers Elementary: 1969-1970
... Grade 7 at this time, so I have a couple of years on these kids, but the fashions are all too familiar to me. What strikes me as odd now ... in this class picture (hippies, Vietnam, etc.), the kids themselves look they’re out of the fifties. Except for that blonde boy ... 
 
Posted by brinkeguthrie - 10/26/2018 - 10:11am -

My class photo from O.J. Stivers Elementary, 1969-1970. I'm in the front row, fourth from the right. I look happy to be there. It must be the plaid pants. Apache tieI would have been in Grade 7 at this time, so I have a couple of years on these kids, but the fashions are all too familiar to me. What strikes me as odd now is that even though we’re at the end of the sixties in this class picture (hippies, Vietnam, etc.), the kids themselves look they’re out of the fifties. Except for that blonde boy with the Apache tie in the second row, you wouldn’t know that all that sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll was lurking right outside the front door. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Mullen High School - 1930
... then, or have read up on it more than me: Which of these kids are the most fashionably dressed? My guess would be second from the left ... 
 
Posted by TK42ONE - 07/03/2007 - 4:19am -

Mullen High School, in Mullen, Nebraska. Class of 1930. My grandmother, Bertha (Phillips) Richard, is the 5th from the left in the first row. For people who were aroundFor people who were around back then, or have read up on it more than me: Which of these kids are the most fashionably dressed? My guess would be second from the left for the girls, and second row, third from the left for the guys. I like his style. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Irish in America: 1910
... during Ireland’s Great Famine. She and Patrick had eight kids, including my grandfather Charlie (left of Patrick) and (third man from ... 
 
Posted by Tacoma - 01/15/2012 - 8:04pm -

The Harrington family in St. Louis, MO, 1910. Patrick (man at far right) came to America from Ireland in 1858, and fought in the Civil War in the Irish Brigade of Boston. Catherine Carney (third woman from left) was sent to America alone as a child during Ireland’s Great Famine. She and Patrick had eight kids, including my grandfather Charlie (left of Patrick) and (third man from right) Eddie, WWI veteran and father to famous American socialist Michael Harrington. View full size. Irish in America: 1910 agesA little fill-in information from the internet: The patriarch in the picture was apparently Patrick L. Harrington, who was born Oct. 10, 1849 in Ireland and died in St. Louis on Sept. 29, 1911 at the age of 61. He had been a plumber. Political activist Michael Harrington's (1928-1989) father "Eddie", who I believe is the middle one of the men on the top row, was born Sept. 29, 1889 in St. Louis and died there Dec. 29, 1955 at the age of 66. He had been a lawyer and veteran of WWI, and his parents were Patrick L. Harrington and Catherine Kearney. He would have been about 21 years old at the time of this photograph, well before his famous son was born. The info came from here. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Victoria, B.C.: 1920s
... probably Victoria BC. Date mid 1920's. Looks like the kids have toys, maybe a Christmas photo. View full size. I'Anson ... 
 
Posted by mopajo - 04/11/2009 - 5:48pm -

My grandfather (R) Tom I'Anson, my father (L) Tom Jr. and Aunt Jenny. Location probably Victoria BC. Date mid 1920's. Looks like the kids have toys, maybe a Christmas photo. View full size. I'Anson in VictoriaMy uncle, my mother's half brother, was an I'Anson, born in Victoria in 1922 and lived here all his life. I wonder if it was his family that your grandparents were visiting? Thanks for adding a mystery to Shorpy.com. Great dolls!She looks very proud of those dolls! A girl after my own heart. Or maybe "before" my own heart, since this was taken 30 years before I was born. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Late '60s Christmas
... good memories of them; here are the parents with their kids and my little brother going out the door. They were especially nice to me; ... or 13 at the time and they felt I was OK to sit for their kids. I made a dollar or two on those nights! I suspect my dad was again the ... 
 
Posted by Mvsman - 08/03/2012 - 9:11pm -

Christmas on the Left Coast, about 1968. We had moved from West Covina to Walnut. For a few years our family was friendly with a few neighbors. It didn't last. I think it was the times, and changing circumstances. I have good memories of them; here are the parents with their kids and my little brother going out the door. They were especially nice to me; I was about 12 or 13 at the time and they felt I was OK to sit for their kids. I made a dollar or two on those nights! I suspect my dad was again the cameraman. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Proud Hunters, 1943
... and appears flat. That is typical of popguns. The kids are a little younger than were commonly turned loose with a real gun but ... 
 
Posted by niceleyj - 11/08/2008 - 11:35pm -

My grandfather and his two boys--very proud. The only consistent type of photo from Dad's youth is "with new guns." The boys were taught how to use these safely to get dinner. It's a Daisy! That's a nice family picture of a proud father with his boys. Dad is holding a single-shot shotgun, probably a 12-bore, although 16's were also common during WWII. Those are still popular meat getters, by the way. Beware the man with one gun, he probably knows how to use it! The young man on the right is almost certainly holding a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun. The BB would sting like the dickens if it hit you -- but the most painful injury from the early Reds occurred when an unwary shooter pulled the trigger with his fingers between the cocking lever and the stock. I still have the scar! The second boy is probably holding a cork-firing popgun. Look at the shadows, which indicate the sun is nearly overhead, then look at the second boy's gun muzzle. It is very light, and appears flat. That is typical of popguns. The kids are a little younger than were commonly turned loose with a real gun but the larger boy is about ready. Starting with a single-shot .22 rifle. Shades of "Christmas Story"!All I can think of is Ralphie and his 200 shot range model air rifle. Great picture! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
School Rules
Kids today think they have it difficult. How would they react to rules such as ... 
 
Posted by Photobay - 07/05/2009 - 3:30am -

Kids today think they have it difficult. How would they react to rules such as these? This is a copy of my actual school rules as I started high school in 1959. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Car Party
... then-fiancee Barbara; Grandpa Lloyd; Don (who had five kids with Barbara); and Mario's wife Elaine (who drove the Corvette.) ... 
 
Posted by JustKickstart - 11/03/2010 - 9:12am -

Since this is my wife's family, so I can't identify any of them, and I suck at identifying vehicles, hope you find something enjoyable anyway. View full size. CorvetteThe sports car in the back is a Corvette. The sedan? Maybe a Buick. [Pontiac. - Dave] Fabricated RelationsThat's your wife's uncle Mario; her uncle Don's then-fiancee Barbara; Grandpa Lloyd; Don (who had five kids with Barbara); and Mario's wife Elaine (who drove the Corvette.) Mario, a career Marine, drove big Pontiacs his entire life. Elaine recently stopped driving his last one. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses)
Clark Family Post Card 1914
... Twins? Where those twins on the right (the younger kids)? TK http://unidentifiedfamilyobjects.blogspot.com/ Yes, ... 
 
Posted by wasatch - 01/17/2008 - 10:38pm -

W. S. Clark Family Post Card, used to solicit for family store in Renova, MT. 14 good reasons to buy from W S Clark Twins?Where those twins on the right (the younger kids)? TK http://unidentifiedfamilyobjects.blogspot.com/ Yes, Twins x2The identical twins, Gerald and Gerard,are in white at the right. Sylvian and Sylvester, fraternal twins, are on the left end in blue sailor suits with white trim on the collar. Sylvester was my father. There are 11 boys and 1 girl. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
New Combine: 1956
... left, one of my gangster friends and two little neighbor kids. What a big deal that was! That combine seemed so huge. I can still ... 
 
Posted by kjohn73 - 05/10/2010 - 2:06pm -

My Dad's brand spankin' new 1956 JD 65 combine and his showroom Co-op E4. Those had to be the two smoothest running 6 cylinder engines on Earth, at the time. That's me on the tractor seat, my Dad off to the left, one of my gangster friends and two little neighbor kids. What a big deal that was! That combine seemed so huge. I can still hear that nice old Herc revving up. It would always correct itself for over speed on the initial speed-up. That outfit was my Dad's pride and joy. I was lucky enough to be able to haul grain for one season from Dad running that pair. I would pay dearly to be able to haul one more load away from him in our 1950 Mercury 1 ton. Taken in from of our home at 814 Pheasant St., Grenfell, SK, where I still live! View full size. Brings Back MemoriesReminds me of living on a farm in the '50s. Probably the happiest time of my life! Thanks! MemoriesI almost had tears reading what you wrote , my Dad also had a Combine like that and a 46 Ford 2 ton that I drove but that was in the 70's , mostly I remember lots of fixing ! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Suburban Birthday: 1958
... kid's birthday party with ladies in white dresses and the kids were dressed in their best not-suitable-for-dirt clothes? This was 1958, ... 
 
Posted by Mvsman - 03/09/2013 - 12:12am -

When was the last time you attended a kid's birthday party with ladies in white dresses and the kids were dressed in their best not-suitable-for-dirt clothes? This was 1958, West Covina California. This was my birthday party, dammit! View full size. More infoThanks, glenkohl - I hope to see some of your pictures here. More info on this picture: I'm the kid kneeling by the dirt pile. Doug, my best pal, is holding the bucket in the back. Precious memories indeed. The house next door had a built-in pool, and a good friend named Dennis. The house next door to Dennis was Doug's house, and it was my second home. There was built-in pool, a second mom; so nice - this was suburbia back in the day. The lady shown is a neighbor and the mother of the boy up front and his little sister. I was never friends with him, but hey, it was a birthday party, and you didn't have to like the kid whose party you were invited to, right? Happy Birthday, dammit! :)I turned 5 that year, and have plenty of old family photos that are eerily similar to this one. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Birthday Party: c. 1960
... where I lived. This was a birthday party for one of the kids who lived next door to us. I'm not sure that clambering all over a pile of ... 
 
Posted by Mudhooks - 09/12/2010 - 6:27pm -

Kemptville, Ontario, probably 1960. The pile of wood was, I think, the summer kitchen which had been attached to the house where I lived. This was a birthday party for one of the kids who lived next door to us. I'm not sure that clambering all over a pile of splintery, rusty-nail-filled wood is the safest of party games but I don't think anyone got Tetanus, so all is well that ends well. View full size. I originally thought the boy in tartan was my childhood boyfriend, However, after getting an email from him out of the blue, some 45 years after I last saw him, he tells me it wasn't him. re: Birthday Party 1960I took a stab getting that washday white back into the laundry. Thanks!I tried my best with it. The original photo was kept in one of those sticky albums and, as a result, it yellowed. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Kiddie TV: 1950s
... of Cub Scouts from North Sacramento meet the stars of a kids' TV show. View full size. Whoa! Damn! There's a very good ... 
 
Posted by Mattie - 04/11/2009 - 5:23pm -

A group of Cub Scouts from North Sacramento meet the stars of a kids' TV show. View full size. Whoa!Damn! There's a very good chance that I'm the Scout with the 3051 displayed on his shoulder. I lived on Mather AFB outside Sacramento in 1955/56, plus-minus a few months, and I remember going to a TV station with our Cub Scout troop. I've no recollection of meeting a princess, but I do distinctly recall speaking on-camera about the Disney comics equivalent of the Cub Scouts, the "Junior Woodchucks", whose only identified members, IIRC, were Donald Duck's nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie. I've never forgotten this, so I jumped out of my chair when I saw my spittin' image in this photo. Shorpy Rules!! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
And Now the Adults
From the same spot with the group of kids, now the adults. Included in the cast are my grandparents, one of my great ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 04/11/2009 - 9:09pm -

From the same spot with the group of kids, now the adults. Included in the cast are my grandparents, one of my great aunts, a great uncle, my great-grandparents, and a couple others I don't recognize. Taken around 1946. View full size. '40s fashionsYou can see that prosperity has come back to these families. It wouldn't surprise me if these ladies worked in the factories, building tanks, planes,etc. They have the money to buy these lovely dresses. Let us not forget the short, WILD ties the men are wearing. Oh, bring back these fashions! The Winnersof some sort of contest by the ribbons on their chests, plus the corsages of varying sizes. Maybe it was Mother's Day. I would guess that this picture was taken in Los Angeles in the ever abundant court-styled bungalows. Nice photo. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Minor Surgery: 1939
... a wonder back in the pre-vaccine and antibiotic era when kids went barefoot so much they didn't all die from tetanus and other ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/04/2018 - 5:29pm -

July 1939. "Resident of May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City, taking piece of glass out of boy's foot." Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size. Foot injuriesIt's a wonder back in the pre-vaccine and antibiotic era when kids went barefoot so much they didn't all die from tetanus and other infections. (The Gallery, Medicine, OKC, Russell Lee)
Dueling Big Wheels: 1968
... Together they sped around the neighborhood taunting other kids to the challenge. They had a good run until Mom caught a glimpse of them ... 
 
Posted by Kilroy - 12/21/2012 - 7:57pm -

Christmas Day 1968, Elkins, WV. Big Wheels for brother Bill and me. A ride 'em horsey for sister Kim. Best Christmas ever! View full size. MemoriesAh,the sweet memories. My older brother tied my younger brothers big wheel to the sissy bar of his Stingray bike. Together they sped around the neighborhood taunting other kids to the challenge. They had a good run until Mom caught a glimpse of them through the kitchen window. Gee wiz Mom hes wearing a crash helmet! Almost For RealThat would be Marvel the Mustang sister Kim is astride, another great toy from Marx. Its unforgettable jingle proclaimed "no winding - no batteries". (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Goat Whisperer: 1922
... That gets my goat I give and I give and I give to you KIDS and what thanks do I get? I must say, that pot he is milking into looks ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/18/2017 - 9:48pm -

September 1922. Washington, D.C. "Nanny, a Swiss goat owned by Dr. James E. Chamberlain, holds the record of having given seven quarts of milk a day for the past year. The milk is supplied to local hospitals." View full size. That gets my goatI give and I give and I give to you KIDS and what thanks do I get? I must say, that pot he is milking into looks none too clean. I hope the milk was being pasteurized. When I was growing up in the 1940's and 50's, our milkman, the local farmer, delivered only raw milk with a cream top. So far, I've survived. (The Gallery, Animals, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
Dad on USS Little Rock: 1947
... Thanks for the info. I'd love to visit it, or maybe my kids will someday. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Agr32 - 12/30/2009 - 7:47pm -

My father, age 17, training aboard the light cruiser USS Little Rock as a member of the Naval Reserve, in 1947. The photo was taken by a shipmate somewhere between Newport RI and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He eventually transferred to the army, he now admits, because the "crackerjack" uniform he is wearing in the photo made him feel like a kid in his jammies. That, and an opportunity to enter Officers Candidate School. But mostly the jammies thing. View full size. She SurvivesThe USS Little Rock is on display at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. She has been there since the late 1970s. Good to knowThanks for the info. I'd love to visit it, or maybe my kids will someday. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Looking Every Which Way
... later, though, it stands out among all those with the kids all looking forward with pasted on smiles! (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by SierraMadrean - 05/05/2012 - 12:27am -

Apparently the school photographer had little control over his subjects who are looking everywhere but at the camera in this 1960 photo of Mrs. Sauter's First Grade class at Sierra Mesa Elementary School in Sierra Madre, Calif. I am second the kid from left in the top row. Sadly, Sierra Mesa, which opened in 1954, was torn down in 2012 to make way for a new school. View full size. Nice class pictureI almost expected to see myself along that top row, but of course I was in the second grade that year, and couldn't be bothered with you young pups. Same YearThis is a great picture, especially since it is in color! I was in first grade this same year, in North Caroline, but the class picture was in black and white, as was my next three class pics. I'll bet lots of mothers said things like, "Why weren't you paying attention when they took this?". A half century later, though, it stands out among all those with the kids all looking forward with pasted on smiles! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
No Picnic: 1940
... them and used one while in the Air Force. Then my kids used them for Boy Scout summer camps and for going off to college. We ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/28/2018 - 6:34pm -

        By May 1941, defense jobs had 1,500 people moving into San Diego every day -- seven months before Pearl Harbor. December 1940. "Carpenter's wife unpacking a trunk at tent camp for defense workers in Mission Valley, California, which is about three miles from San Diego." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee documenting life in Southern California during the "Blitz Boom" of 1940. View full size. Locker luggageMy dad was career Army so we had four or five footlockers just like that stenciled with his name and rank. I inherited them and used one while in the Air Force. Then my kids used them for Boy Scout summer camps and for going off to college. We still have two that serve as coffee tables in our basement game room. (The Gallery, Camping, Russell Lee)
McKinley Elementary: 1957
... school graduation photo, then can I assume that these kids just finished Grade 6 and are only 12 years old? Most of them are so ... 
 
Posted by Msgt - 12/12/2014 - 9:10pm -

Taken in 1957, west side of Chicago. This was the home room group that graduated with me. I'm the little guy, 2nd row, 2nd from the right. Standing next to me on the left is Finn; we had most of the same classes together, including music, and played in the band together. View full size. Grade 6?If this is an elementary school graduation photo, then can I assume that these kids just finished Grade 6 and are only 12 years old? Most of them are so elegant and grown-up-looking, I can't believe they could be that young. [My elementary school, from which I graduated in 1960, was K-8, quite typical of the time. -tterrace] Might I put the call out to new Shorpy member Msgt to let us know how old he and his classmates were in 1957? SoCal in 1960tterrace, in 1960 I completed 6th grade at Emerson Elementary in Long Beach, Ca, and moved on to Stanford Junior High School where I completed 9th grade in 1963. Then onto high school, grades 10-12. Such were the differences between northern and southern California. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Vroom! 1968
... have been another family vehicle to transport the wife and kids. Was it a plain old American station wagon? Perhaps you Dad's car was ... 
 
Posted by Cerrito68 - 10/12/2012 - 8:28pm -

Another photo of my dad with his new '67 Austin Healey 3000 in early 1968. He was a newspaper reporter and he has his "Murrow" London Fog trench coat on for the chilly top-down morning drive to Oakland (S.F. Bay Area). He made a small sticker with a label maker (remember those?) that said, "Disraeli Rides Again!" and it was applied on the inside of the glove box door. View full size. What a beautiful carCerrito68,thank you for your great pictures. I wonder how long your Dad had this car. Of course, there must have been another family vehicle to transport the wife and kids. Was it a plain old American station wagon? Perhaps you Dad's car was on an auction of some sort in later years? They are quite collectible. I see the Healys are selling for quite a lot;witness this example on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Austin-Healey-3000-Mk-III-Frame-off-resto... ThanksDad sold the Healey in 1980 for, I think, 4500 dollars. My orthodontist was interested but someone else bought the car. Yes, in recent years "big" Healeys can fetch impressive sums. I only wish Dad's was in my garage today. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
V-J Day Block Party: 1945 (Restored)
... me wonder about the lives of these people, some of the kids pictured may still be around. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by louiseb35 - 06/06/2014 - 7:35pm -

My crack at restoring this photo. View full size. Good jobI know how tedious the job of restoring a photo can be, ThanksWorking on it made me wonder about the lives of these people, some of the kids pictured may still be around. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
A Solid 6 Inches: 1964
... all day building snow forts and tunnels. I don't see any kids out today, perhaps there is a video game for that. Where in Wayne ... 
 
Posted by Hoople365 - 12/22/2012 - 11:56pm -

Winter 1964 in Wayne County, Michigan. This is the kind of snow I remember from my childhood: the green grass a distant memory, Dad's shrubs bowed over from the weight of the snowfall, and deadly icicles hanging from the gutters. The following Autumn, I started Kindergarten at my local Elementary school. Yes, I had to walk uphill both ways. View full size. We had a blastI remember that winter well. At 7 years old I don't think we felt the cold. We would stay out all day building snow forts and tunnels. I don't see any kids out today, perhaps there is a video game for that. Where in Wayne County?Inquiring minds that were born and raised there want to know. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Department Store Fun: 1958
... area is near the store entrance to the delight of the kids (and parents). Baseball machines and bowlers were popular back then as ... 
 
Posted by sledworks - 11/30/2011 - 10:57am -

An old 8x10 print of a typical department or discount store in the late '50s or early '60s. The amusement area is near the store entrance to the delight of the kids (and parents). Baseball machines and bowlers were popular back then as well as the kiddie rides. A Bally Mfg. price list found online dates the machines to 1958. View full size. AmusementsHeck with the machines -- there are donuts back there! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
KinderPhone: 1958
... ever seen other than Beaver Cleaver's Miss Landers. The kids must be geniuses to understand, in kindergarten, the inner mechanisms of a ... 
 
Posted by rgraham - 05/24/2013 - 7:06pm -

Kentfield, California 1958. Kindergarten class learning the finer points of the desktop telephone circa 1890s. Yours truly displaying said device. View full size. Miss Landers?This is just about the happiest teacher I've ever seen other than Beaver Cleaver's Miss Landers. The kids must be geniuses to understand, in kindergarten, the inner mechanisms of a dial telephone as even at my advanced age, I really don't know how the things work. The modern art on the wall really is quite profound and could be the envy of many professional artists. "Yours truly" does appear a bit nervous but is doing a good job displaying the visual aids. This is a great photo for one's memory book. Thanks for the trip back. Mr. Watson?Did the telephone company send the lady with exhibits to the school or is that the teacher? In my school, the teachers conducted telephone education but all our props were flimsy cardboard. With a name such as Graham, you were the obvious choice to assist in telephonic pedagogy. [A link to this page just appeared in the Yahoo Group TCI--Telephone Collectors International, so this page will probably experience a temporary bump in traffic.] (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Father's First Love: 1932
... to drive, the matter was laid to rest. None of us three kids learned how until adulthood, and then via driving schools. View full ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 09/20/2011 - 12:43pm -

His Chrysler. Not sure of the year, but probably a 1930 or 1931. The film fell victim to light fogging, unfortunately, thus no front. Taken by my mother on their honeymoon, October 1932. She was prone to making occasional remarks about him going out and buying a new car "as soon as he got some money in his pocket." But in truth, over the course of a driving career of nearly six decades, my father bought just five; after this Chrysler was a Plymouth around 1934, a Hudson in 1948 and Ramblers in 1956 and 1966. Not the kind of frequency that would have the automobile industry doing cartwheels, I suspect. No doubt about it, though, the driver's seat was Father's exclusive domain. After an ill-fated attempt early on to teach Mother how to drive, the matter was laid to rest. None of us three kids learned how until adulthood, and then via driving schools. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, tterrapix)
The Grandpa Trio
... most of his life and he and my Grandma Maudie raised 12 kids with my dad being the second-youngest. I love the little brown jug in ... 
 
Posted by beatles9091 - 02/16/2011 - 12:10pm -

This is a pretty beat-up photo of my grandfather Clyde C. Hooker (1892-1972), center, with those distinctive eyes, and two unidentified gentlemen. I didn't know this picture existed until about four years ago when I received my deceased aunt's and uncle's photo album. Until then I had absolutely no idea Grandpa was musically inclined. I'm assuming he played the harmonica the way his hands are cupped. We think it was taken in the late 1910s or early 1920s around Risco, Missouri. Grandpa was a farmer most of his life and he and my Grandma Maudie raised 12 kids with my dad being the second-youngest. I love the little brown jug in front. Grandpa may have raised a little hell when he was younger but by the time I knew him, he was a strict teetotaler. Of course, it might just have been a prop. View full size. Jug bandI love this, I wonder what music they played, maybe hokum or something close to it which may account for the jug. The general feel of this puts me in mind of the artwork on The Band's second album. Lovely picture, what a find. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Old Couple
... Even in the 1950's movies about teens and high school kids, they all look older than today's high schoolers. (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 05/10/2013 - 7:38pm -

Another negative I scanned that actually came out well. No reference as to who they are. Judging from clothing, 1910's to early 20's. View full size. May be in their fortiesTheir faces look unlined and quite youthful if you can get beyond the vintage clothing and rocking chairs. I think that people used to look much older many years ago as they probably didn't make a career out of 'looking good' as they do now. Even in the 1950's movies about teens and high school kids, they all look older than today's high schoolers. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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