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Christmas: 1963
Submitted by Tony W. on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 12:12pm.
This is the same Christmas as seen here. The lady is unknown. View full image.
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Some details
Submitted by Anne on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 8:26am.
Notice the blood red details in this picture; fingernails, tree light at the top left, the Etch-a-Sketch and the box (?) on the desk. What's with the sparsely decorated tree and the way the tinsel and what seems to be spray snow are clumped in the middle??
First the ends, now the books
Submitted by tterrace on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 4:26pm.
Thanks for the close-up. Now I'm obsessing over the books. The only one I can make out for sure is Elmer Gantry; probably a paperback reprint of Sinclair Lewis's 1926 novel issued to coincide with the 1960 Burt Lancaster film version. The big green textbooky one is driving me nuts, though. Oh, we also see the traditional pine cone with glitter and tiny ornaments glued on. Apparently every house had at least one back then.
Contemporary look
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:25am.
If she changed the specs, this could be today.
My present, my carpet
Submitted by tterrace on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 1:01am.
Somebody got an Etch-A-Sketch. Maybe this was about the time I got mine. Also, this carpet seems to be channeling our carpet from thenabouts. I also like the The Thinker bookend; can't quite make out if it's one of a pair.
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