October 1941. "Picnic party from the mill towns enjoys the autumn foliage of the Berkshires along the Mohawk Trail in Massachusetts." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration.
Shirt and tie, aprons on the women, good china on the table, beer (or ale) in a glass. Picnics sure have changed. Now it's tank tops, shorts, paper plates and beer and soda straight out of the can.
Submitted by Rusty Ziptop on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 1:37am.
An important pre pop-top accessory sits partially hidden behind the (cloth) napkin in front of the beer glass - a church key can opener! This guy only put one hole in his can. He must still be used to the earlier larger versions of the church key. We always used to put a hole on both sides of the can so air could come in through one.
[There is a big hole and partial smaller hole in each can. - Dave]
You'd really feel that way, if you'd ever driven the Mohawk Trail! It's all twisty & narrow heading up to the mountains. Hard enough sober in those big old cars!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 6:08pm.
Judging from the pile on the ground next to him, this guy has put back a few ales and is getting ready for some coffee so he can see straight for the long drive home. Beer, beans and coffee. Boy, I sure wouldn't want to be in that car.
