- Yikes
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- Pinball
- To Yuck
- Plymouths Rock
- Tire chains
- That blonde
- The amazing though sad story of Ceres
- Dreaming of Hawaii? It's at The Lexington every night!
- Body gone, but still a head
- Headless Ceres
- Wow
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- Same group as we saw previously
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[REV 25-NOV-2014]
Vintage photos of:
Sands of Glen Echo: 1943
July 1943. Glen Echo, Maryland. "Sun bathers on the sand beach at the swimming pool in the Glen Echo amusement park." In the foreground: The photographer's sisters Claire and Enid Bubley. Photo by Esther Bubley, OWI. View full size.
The white swimming cap.
My mom is Claire -- the one closest to the camera with the white swimming cap. I'll ask her whether the third woman, the one with sand on her back, was with them.
And if you happen to run across any Esther Bubley photos of a wedding, please let me know. Esther took photos of my mom's wedding--it was either 1947 or 1948--but never was able to find them, or at least never made any prints (that my mom is aware of). So, the wedding remains photo-less.
[The archive of Esther's 2,100 photos taken for the government is here. - Dave]
Hey, I'm next, darn it
Sad to see so many people waiting to use that solitary beach chair. I sure hope the guy with ankle grabbed didn't forget his swim trunks again.
That's my Mom!
Wow! Esther Bubley was my aunt, so I've seen a lot of her photos. I have some of hers--that she printed--in my home. And when I was maybe 6 years old, she took a series of me and my sister.
But I'd never seen this one, or any that she'd taken at Glen Echo. Interestingly, another sister--Anita--would move close to Glen Echo (in Bannockburn, just across the road) about 10 years later. Anita died a few years ago, but her husband, Harry, still lives there. And I have some nice memories of Glen Echo from when I was a kid, back around 1960.
Thanks for the memories.
[You're welcome! Which one is your mom? - Dave]
Tan Am
"Sandy" is going to have one goofy looking sunburn when the day is done. Rookie mistake.
I'm becoming an Esther Bubley fan
This is such an eloquent picture of everyday people. Unobtrusive, not calling attention to itself, just capturing a moment in a way that presents it most beautifully.
I also love the picture of the two kids watching the parade. I'm sure they and their parents treasured this photograph! It's so real, authentic, representative, unposed, and funny, all at the same time.
A lyin in the sand
Here we see indisputable proof of the efficacy of the beach towel.
Another Photographic Argument
For the classic Bikini.
One piece
In the background, I notice that the topless male bathing suit is making its historical appearance. Shudder! (At least in most cases.)
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