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Brunch with Cesar: 1956
Submitted by four12 on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 10:55pm.
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My mother, grandmother and Cesar Romero; San Francisco, CA 1956.
I'm assuming this was taken during brunch based on the mode of dress, table setting and menu offerings.
My grandmother was active in the arts and social circles of San Francisco during this time; I wish I had more of her photos available, I'm sure there were some great photo ops. View full size.
Three lookers
Submitted by noelani on Fri, 01/18/2013 - 8:46pm.
I've always thought that Cesar Romero was exceptionally good looking, and your mom and grandmother were both beautiful!
Great photo of regular people!
Submitted by Maogwai Cat on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 3:39pm.
What a wonderful memory. It must have been such fun to live in the Bay Area in the 50's. (I was born in Berkeley in '61)
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