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The Paper and a Smoke
Submitted by delworthio on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 11:03pm.
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My dad around 1948, Valparaiso, Indiana. View full size.
Dad's radio
Submitted by bolserst on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 12:32am.
The radio was made by the Grigsby-Grunow Company marketed under the Majestic name. In 1928, the Model 72 sold for $167 which is roughly equivalent to a $2000 purchase today...a sizable investment.
Radio
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 10:26am.
That radio looks like it was getting to be quite an antique by the late '40's. Can any radio buffs i.d. it? It looks 1920's vintage to me.
Thank Dad
Submitted by delworthio on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 8:29am.
You have this man here to thank. He and his brother, who took this shot. Dad always liked taking slides over prints because of the quality and now we reap the benefits. I have dozens and dozens more Shorpy-worthy slides to scan!
Welcome 1950
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 12:59am.
Judging by that ad in the magazine, it's around Christmas 1949.
Honoring slide-takers
Submitted by tterrace on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 12:33am.
I've been trying to think up some suitable honor to bestow upon everybody who took color slides before 1950. And maybe one only slightly less exalted for before 1960. And another for all the people responsible for their survival to the present day. Sainthood maybe?
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