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Ol Sparkplug
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.
Sparkplug & Barney
Another view of Sparkplug here.
Sparkplug
Sparkplug, 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 horse
My 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.
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