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1927's "Strongest Shoulders"

Submitted by WriterGuy on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 7:24am.
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Photo from 1927. This is my father, David Berger, at the age of 10. He came from a Brooklyn, N.Y., from a family that had a weakness for jokes and humor of every type imaginable. All of his siblings, with one exception, were natural comedians, offering the world laughs and smiles every chance they got. The fact that his mother, my Granny Rose, agreed to be a part of this "unusual photo," combined with the mischievous look on Dad's face attests to that. (The owner of the legs standing atop Rose's shoulders is lost in anonymity). I have no idea exactly what Dad is holding, but I'm thinking it's an equally young Stanley Cup. My very special and unique father died in 1973 at the age of 55. View full size.

Photo from 1927. This is my father, David Berger, at the age of 10. He came from a Brooklyn, N.Y., from a family that had a weakness for jokes and humor of every type imaginable. All of his siblings, with one exception, were natural comedians, offering the world laughs and smiles every chance they got. The fact that his mother, my Granny Rose, agreed to be a part of this "unusual photo," combined with the mischievous look on Dad's face attests to that. (The owner of the legs standing atop Rose's shoulders is lost in anonymity). I have no idea exactly what Dad is holding, but I'm thinking it's an equally young Stanley Cup.

My very special and unique father died in 1973 at the age of 55. View full size.

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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 3:53pm.

Thanks, AT, for identifying the "Stanley Cup" for what it truly is.

The leg thing was a joke of sorts. The first time I saw the picture, I genuinely thought it was a person standing on what appeared to be a none-too-wide support at the top of the fence.

The realization that it wasn't someone at all came when I discovered the unbuckled pants. And thus, when displaying the picture thereafter, I would play it straight and bemoan the fact that I couldn't figure out who was "standing on Rose's shoulders."

But I was truly mystified about what Dad was holding. So, I now know more than before.

Thanks!

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Clotheslined

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 8:20am.

Re "The owner of the legs" ... Those pants are (obviously) empty. It must be laundry day, your dad is holding a Clorox jug.

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