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Disc Digger: 1956
... Six eye Columbia Masterworks LP She's not buying Elvis, more likely a Broadway Soundtrack or something Classical. Listen! ... of 1956: March-April: Harry Belafonte May-July: Elvis Presley July-August: "My Fair Lady" Six-eyes and the 78's ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/06/2019 - 3:57pm -

August 1956. Southampton, New York. "Teenage girl in record store." Medium format negative from photos for the Look magazine assignment "The Young Have New Ideas: They're the Disc Diggers." Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Collection. View full size. Torn I'm really flopping back and forth about the young lady seen here. She's lost the sleeve to the recording and has her fingers mucking up the precious grooves. But, she's so awfully lovely that it would be tough to risk making her dislike me for saying anything. Oh well, it seems she's won out, is there more of her? She's making the vinyl-holics winceAs a kid of the 1950s-60s, it took us time to find out proper record handling techniques. This lovely lady is holding onto the disc much as people did with those earlier & sturdier 78s that had just about vanished by the end of the 1950s. Most folks felt they were being fastidious when the disc found its way back into the proper cardboard album, that paper liner sleeve being used almost as an afterthought. An emerging posse of audiophiles was already busily informing the less cautious of us in the error of our ways. Six eye Columbia Masterworks LPShe's not buying Elvis, more likely a Broadway Soundtrack or something Classical. Listen!Is that a listening booth behind the young man behind the girl? I remember as a young man that the store manager would cut off the listening device after a short time if you were listening to an LP. I think that was so we would not just go there to listen to a whole album. I don't think listening booths are still available since everything is digital now. But if they are it is most likely at the stores that still sell vinyls Provincial 78sI once saw some 78 rpm records for sale of songs by the Beatles from 1964. They were made in a province of Canada. Question about new fontsI'm beginning to get used to the new Large Type Edition of Shorpy, but one thing looks strange. Using Google Chrome 74, on the main page, in the thread titles, the lower case I appears as a lower case L. Is this something that can be fixed? For example, "Fairy Kist" appears as "Falry Klst". [More pixels will fix your problem. Any newish HD video monitor should do. - Dave] Guess the AlbumBillboard No. 1 albums of 1956: March-April: Harry Belafonte May-July: Elvis Presley July-August: "My Fair Lady" Six-eyes and the 78's demiseThat could very well be a Liberace LP in her hand - which might explain why she's holding it well away from herself and the listening booths behind in such a decidedly harmful fashion. If it were three years later, it could've been "Time Out" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring "Take Five" - which case she would've treated it more like a precious family heirloom. As far as 78's in the United States, for all commercial and widely distributed intents and purposes, they were extinct by the summer of 1960 (some children's record sets were available in 78rpm until 1964-1965). But, in countries and territories like Mexico, Brazil, India, The Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, Portugal and South Africa, 78's were still being made and sold with popular American music as late as 1970. Elvis' "It's Now Or Never", Ray Charles' "Ruby' and "I Can't Stop Loving You" and about half a dozen titles by The Beatles on Indian Parlophone are among the extremely late 78's I've personally come across. For the label nerdsThat's a Columbia record with the "Six-Eye" label as used from 1956 to 1962: http://www.cvinyl.com/labelguides/columbia.php Looks like LookI knew this photo was from Look Magazine before I read the caption. No photographer credit was mentioned, but it looks like the kind of photos Stanley Kubrick did for the magazine. The teenage girl here is absolutely lovely and has a look of grim determination on her face. I wonder what LP she was so desperate to get her hands on? [The photographer is Jim Abbe. - Dave] Kids TodayA few years ago, while packing to move to a new house, I came across a few of my grandmother's old 78's from the 1940s and '50s. My young daughter said "look at those giant CDs!" That gave me a good belly laugh. I tried to explain to her how a record player worked, but she wasn't having any of it. Kids these days and 10 years before "Time Out"Baron, I thank God that, unlike many scores of millennials, your wonderful daughter hasn't started calling them "vinyls" yet. That said, I thought I'd drop a little something by that may be a bit of an anachronism to most - an actual Dave Brubeck 78 from 1949 pressed on a vinyl/polystyrene mix from my personal stash of 78's. Both label photo as well as a YouTube post of a transfer recording of it by yours truly. "Laura" by the Dave Brubeck Trio with Cal "Callen" Tjader at the drums from September, 1949: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sJ1roWLiY8 (The Gallery, LOOK, Music, Stores & Markets)
G Street: 1920
... largest competitor but didn't have a Nipper or an Elvis. Dray Parking a horse and wagon as in this scene is not hard at ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 4:23pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. " Standard Engraving building, 1212 G Street N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Re: ghostsYeah that does make sense. Each foot has to spend time in one spot, exposing it more. Except for cartoon characters that can rise several inches and spin in place for a few seconds before moving forward. Re: Car TracksThe car tracks in both pictures look like they're in decent shape although I did find a broken joint in the rails in each. You have to look at the surface of the rails to figure out what the ride will be like on a streetcar -- the pavement sinking and breaking up around the tracks doesn't affect streetcars but adversely affects everything else on the street. I've ridden streetcars on worse track than this many times in Toronto and Philadelphia. Droopy Music StoreI love the name of the music store in the distance - Droop's! Period ads list the store as E.F. Droop & Sons, 1300 G St. NW. They were piano sellers. Car tracksIt appears that even as early as 1920 that the streetcar tracks in this area were begining to need serious repairs. Should have been an interesting ride for those prone to seasickness. Clopped OutThe horses are fast vanishing. One poor old dray just waiting for the chucking of the reins. 100 years of sprawlLots of trucks here. Most of this commerce (home furnishings, pianos, groceries) takes place in or around our vaunted strip malls and offramps today. However, Standard's line (stat camera work, illustrations, photo finishing) would have been common in many downtowns until just recently. The GrafonolaThe Grafonola, a console phonograph made by Columbia Phonograph (which eventually became Columbia Records and part of CBS), was the first to incorporate the speaker inside the cabinet. Grafonola's predecessor, the Graphophone Co., made a unit that could play either cylinders or 78 RPM records. The company was RCA-Victor's largest competitor but didn't have a Nipper or an Elvis. DrayParking a horse and wagon as in this scene is not hard at all. You back straight in to the curb and then swing the horse around so it is not standing in the street. I once drove a one horse ice wagon in case you are concerned about my qualifications. About the only thing my horse had trouble with was those storm drains at the curb. She seemed to think they were bottomless pits or something worse. Why ghosts have three legsUnless you've acquired the ability to float, your legs are not in constant motion while you're walking; one is always planted in place while the other is moving ahead, thus accounting for both your forward motion and why you don't fall on your face. That pesky ghost pedestrian is backDo you suppose the photographer had to keep clicking the shutter until the full exposure was achieved? Not so much in this one, but in a few other photos it looks like one person is caught several times in succession - giving the appearance of the same shoes and legs 3 or 4 paces in a row. A continuous shutter opening would not give that appearance. [That is indeed how a continuous exposure of a walking person looks. There are dozens of other examples on this site. - Dave] A mix of establishmentsStandard Engraving has signs all over its location here. But there are 2 musical instrument stores, a fruit store and of most interest to me the hotel and restaurant supply vendor. Dulin & Martin advertise home furnishings too. Featuring refrigerators. But were there refrigerators available in 1920? I believe these must be what we today would call iceboxes. [A refrigerator can use either ice or electricity. Below: 1912 (ice) and 1920 (electric) refrigerator ads from the Washington Post. - Dave] Parking Old DobbinSeeing the lone horse parked among those motor vehicles reminded of the lost art of parking a horse drawn wagon. I am old enough to remember being impressed at backing horses getting the wagon where the driver wanted. I can't imagine what skill with the reins that took. One building remains.It appears that the building on the far left corner still exists, although it may have had some added to the top of it. View Larger Map Get out of DodgeThe touring car in front of the Engraving building is a 1919 or so Dodge Brothers. It's telling-- this photo is full of relatively "cheap" cars, whereas the Shorpy posting from 11/02/2009 (the War Bond Rally) contains almost exclusively more upscale models. Is this neighborhood on the wrong side of the (street)car tracks? +90Below is the identical view from July of 2010. As noted by RadioMattM, only one building remains from the original view. That structure, the Homer Building, stands on the corner of 13 and G Streets, NW. When it was completed in 1914 it was 4 stories high. In 1990, the construction of an additional 8 stories and footprint expansion was completed. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo, Stores & Markets, Streetcars)
Washington Cadillac: 1926
... fair where Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, better known as Elvis' Colonel Tom Parker, got his first job out of the army running "the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 6:47pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Washington Cadillac Co." A fancy touring car doing its best to keep us from finding out about the "101 Ranch Real Wild West" show. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Last of the horsesI like the juxtaposition of that shiny new car and the street cleaner who is soon to lose his main job -- cleaning up horse manure. Now, it's cigaret butts and any other kind of detritus people wish to dispose of. Gritty by today's standards ...Washington Cadillac Co. was at 1138 Connecticut Ave. NW. The site's now occupied by looming, sterile office building: http://smithcommercialrealty.com/properties/washington_dc/1140_connectic... Step on it, RochesterTo the Kit Kat Klub! They're Still Like ThatCadillac owners have always parked wherever they please. Indians, or Serbian spies?Wikipedia has some interesting stuff on the Johnny J. Jones Exposition and the 101 Ranch Wild West Show. 101 experienced a great mystery while touring Europe that could be a project for someone with better research skills than mine. Lucky for him it is a one-horse townre: Anonymous's comment about the shifting focus of the street cleaner's task: by 1926 the horse manure problem was but a fraction of what it had once been, and twenty-five years later was just a memory, but a persistent enough one to fuel the culminating punch line of the running gag in the 1951 Warner Bros. cartoon "Drip-Along Daffy." The shelf-life of obsolete cultural references is a lot briefer these day, I feel. Some Expository Writing...Interesting to see posters for the Johnny J. Jones Exposition. This was a very famous circus and traveling fair where Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, better known as Elvis' Colonel Tom Parker, got his first job out of the army running "the fat-man competition." I'm hoping there weren't swimsuits involved. 101 Cadillac RanchLooks to be a Series 314 dual-cowl Sport Phaeton from 1926 or 1927. An impressive machine. [What looks like the second cowl is the windshield of another car. Or else there's a steering wheel in the back seat! - Dave] Another juxtapositionis between the Caddy and the nice shiny Model T to the right. How many Fords could you buy for the price of the Cadillac ? That's One HUGE Car !!!The wheelbase was about 150 inches. No power steering. No power brakes. Compared to a Model T at just over 100 inches. (Thanks, Dave, for this website. I'm not sure why you do it, but I'm sure glad you do. I look at it every day and I've recommended the site to more than one young teacher. This is such an amazing window into who we were, and by extension, into who we are.) Price DifferentialWithout getting too technical, you could buy maybe 10 new Fords for the price of that Cadillac. 101 RanchIt sounded familiar and then I remembered that it was recently involved in a segment of "History Detectives" on PBS. A bit of the story here. By Thunder What a Whopper!The Attentive Viewer will note all the latest accessories - extra wide Goodyear Balloon tires for skwooshing small animals, four wheel brakes, more road-holding weight - even comes with "automatic driver" and intruder warning system. Surely the radiator mascot is not really "mooning" the owner however! The Old MathMy '31 Cadillac also cost new about 10 times as much as a basic Ford or Chevrolet. By some quirk of the numbers, I was able to buy it 75 years later for only about 5 times what a Ford or Chevy in like condition would have been. It's still ten times the automobile, though. 101 RanchMy great-uncle was in that show. Charlie Mulhall eventually followed his best friend, Tom Mix, to Hollywood to be his stunt double in silent westerns. He also performed with his his sister, Lucille Mulhall, in his father's own wild west show -- Zach Mulhall's Congress of Rough Riders and Ropers in Ponca City and Mulhall, Oklahoma. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Dogs, Natl Photo)
Christmas Stockings: 1950
... house just outside of Baltimore during Christmas. Elvis will be on the record player and there will be a fake Christmas tree set ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/22/2022 - 12:28pm -

November 11, 1950. New York. "Gimbel Brothers department store. Interior. Raymond Loewy Associates, architect." 4x5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.   A street floor named desire         Ah for the infinite loveliness of Gimbels. We're the most enticing, most alluring street floor that ever walked the ways of beauty. So captivating are we, you just can't resist us. Our walls are delicately tinted. Our counters are sleek. If we were a bell, we would tinkle. We're all this, and more, because Raymond Loewy, genius at transforming an ugly duckling into a raving beauty, has given us his magic touch. And the best part is, this beauty of ours will be a joy forever. Our loveliness will never pass into nothingness. Why? Because those sweet, sweet bargains and those low, low price tags keep coming and coming and coming ... (NYT ad, Feb. 1951) Lingerie on 6, wife-beaters on 7 "Does Macy's tell Gimbels?"I first heard that now antiquated line on "I Love Lucy". Lucy and Ethel bought identical dresses at the competing stories. The witticism was so familiar that Gimbels used it in a 1953 ad. The New York Gimbels opened in 1910, a block south of Macy's in the Herald Square shopping area. It was the company's third flagship after Milwaukee (glimpsed earlier on Shorpy) and Philadelphia. Light 'em up!By 9:30 a.m., the floor of Gimbel Brothers Department Store will be covered in cigarette butts. By the early 1960s I'll be visiting my aunt and uncle’s house just outside of Baltimore during Christmas. Elvis will be on the record player and there will be a fake Christmas tree set up, kinda like the ones at Gimbel's, but covered with angel hair and a revolving color wheel on the floor to the right of the tree. Oh yeah, and there'll cigarette smoke hovering in the air. The Martians have landed... in small ships on the ceiling. This seems like a compromise redo (new fixtures and lights, while retaining the basic shell, perhaps befitting their image as the runner-up. Or maybe not: IIRC it didn't look much different 30+ years later when it closed — an unexpectedly elegant looking store. Later that same centuryThe lone and level sands stretch far away. Out of the WayIn the awkward space underneath the escalator's angle was the Stamp & Coin Department. It not only sold collecting supplies but also had actual old stamps and coins for sale. This was a franchise operation that, at its height in the early 1960s, had 38 locations in department stores nationwide. These hobby nooks are all closed now, but they sure sparked the imagination of young boys (and sometimes girls). If you want to read the historyNice summary on Wikipedia. There's a part about the New York City flagship store that stands out because, as today, people will ruin what was intended to be a benefit, "When this building opened, on September 29, 1910, a major selling point was its many doors leading to the Herald Square New York City Subway station. Due to such easy access, by the time Gimbels closed in 1986, this store had the highest rate of 'shrinkage,' or shoplifting losses, in the world." Of course, that's not what caused Gimbels to close, but it didn't help. (The Gallery, Christmas, Gottscho-Schleisner, NYC, Stores & Markets)
Haute Cuisine: 1920
... restaurant of Hotel Washington at 515 15th Street NW. Elvis famously stayed in Suite 506 a few times and it became a shrine. It's ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/27/2012 - 4:48pm -

"No caption." Rooftop dining somewhere near the Washington Monument circa 1920. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. DoppelgangersTwo tables back: John Goodman as Linda Tripp (facing camera) Three tables back: Eleanor Roosevelt (facing northwest) Four tables back: Will Rogers (facing southeast) Five tables back: Mr. and Mrs. Claus Roof Dining RoomI love the placement of the skylight in the foreground of this photo: to me, it suggests that the rooftop dining was added as an afterthought after the building was already constructed. It also emphasizes to the diners that they are indeed on a roof. The term "Sky Terrace" was not used until the late 1940s. Below, advertisements from 1928 and 1951. The 1951 ad reminds me of the Jetsons. Most dangerous hatThe lady on the far right wins the prize. More DoppelgangersTable one: Bill Maher. Table two: Jimmy Olsen of the Daily Planet. Table five: Papa Hemingway (or maybe Burl Ives), Gertrude Stein, Warren G. Harding and the back of Calvin Coolidge's head. Behind that: Shecky Green, Forrest Gump, Ru Paul, Ron Paul, the guy from Goodfellas, and Oliver Stone. Watch your head!Food fights at this establishment would be detrimental to pedestrians on the sidewalk below. Sky TerraceThis is the Sky Terrace rooftop restaurant of Hotel Washington at 515 15th Street NW. Elvis famously stayed in Suite 506 a few times and it became a shrine. It's being completely refurbished and will reopen as a "W" Hotel. That rooftop restaurant had a stunning view. Many movies scenes have been shot there. LocationWhat makes you think this is near the Washington Monument? Drinks?ca. 1920, so prohibition is in force since it's definitely not before January 16. There appears to be a bottle with a logo that looks like Budweiser on the second table from the right. I doubt it is, but wonder what that bottle held. Also, what is the dark liquid in the glasses? There are ice cubes, so it's some kind of cola, perhaps. Or iced tea? [Beer-brewing did not end with Prohibition -- most of the major brands remained on the market with a lower alcohol content. Below, a Budwesier ad from 1922 in the Washington Post. - Dave] Flying FedorasWith a little breeze, the hats on the hatrack are going flying. At least they didn't hang them on the column next to the railing! The Luminaries!Don't forget Buddy Ebsen and Bing Crosby at the front table. And that's even Paul Sorvino, looking right at us, in the very back. Goodman, in his cups, has taken Monica's hat and turned the brim up in swashbuckler style as Monica snapped the picture. There's a ton of celebrity up on that roof! Doric InfluenceDo notice the Doric hat rack at the back left. Wow, heavy duty for those few straw hats. Great PlaceI stayed there on a trip to D.C. in the Fall of 2007. Every evening found me at that rooftop bar enjoying the view and spending way to much on martinis. All the President's MenThere is a scene in the movie "All the President's Men" that was shot here on the roof restaurant of the Washington Hotel. The Carl Bernstein character is having lunch with a girl he's charmingly trying to get information from. (The Gallery, D.C., Eateries & Bars, Harris + Ewing)
Palm Beach: 1904
... View full size. Uh huh I didn't know they did Elvis wigs back then. Costanza Who's that short, stocky, slow-witted ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 9:12pm -

Florida circa 1904. "Surf bathing at Palm Beach." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Uh huhI didn't know they did Elvis wigs back then. CostanzaWho's that short, stocky, slow-witted bald man in the foreground? No doubt looking for his blanket and clothes. Let's Change The SubjectI think Dave wanted to forget snow as quickly as possible. Water Wings Anyone?I am assuming that the people holding desperately to the rope are not the swimming type. I don't know that I would stick myself in the ocean if I couldn't swim. The Newport of the SouthThis picture was taken during the short winter tourist season (January to mid-March) at the Breakers Hotel Beach. Everyone in this photo would have been fabulously wealthy. The Breakers stood at the other end of the trolley line (posted yesterday.) http://royalpoincianahotel.blogspot.com/ Swim costume dragThe folks "holding desperately to the rope" appear all to be women. Long wool swimming costumes when wet were heavy. As you can see from the woman walking to the left of those on the rope, you can see the amount of drag she's contending with. Even a good swimmer would have a few problems staying afloat without the somewhat heavy surf. I suspect, though, that they may be enjoying a sort of body-surfing, or as close as those heavy costumes might allow. So VaneAnyone have a guess as to why there is a windmill on the pier? Marine biologistThe sea was very angry that day, my friends! Bring Back the Wool SuitReally, I think they're an improvement over today's more revealing styles, considering that generally the skimpier the suit the more likely the person who is wearing it should not be. No such eyesores with these streamlined wool models! WhistlesFor when "Help! I'm drowning!" just isn't enough? Seems many (most?) of our subject here are donning them but I'd never really noticed them before. [Those are locker keys. - Dave] Sensory recallI love how I can look at a moment in time captured more than 100 years ago and almost instantly imagine what that particular day felt like -- the wind, slightly overcast skys, salty air, and the sound of the surf. It's kind of comforting to get a sense of the permanence of things. Aw, Gee Whiz!The guy in the foreground seems to be saying to himself, "Uncle Gomez told me there'd be sharks! Two hours freezing my butt and chasing my whig in the wind and no sharks! Now I gotta buy a new whig! Rats!" [The next morning, Millard Fillmore washed up a mile away. - Dave] (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, Swimming)
Clerk Work: 1958
... intense interest? It's not the football. At any rate, both Elvis and the maternal figure are watching them closely. HAVE FUN Great ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/31/2022 - 5:11pm -

October 1958. "High school student Bill Kolb of White Plains, New York, teenage driver who works part-time as clerk in neighborhood market." 35mm acetate negative by Charlotte Brooks for the Look magazine assignment "Teenage Driving." View full size. 35mm vs. other formats35 mm is just no match for large or even medium format negatives. 8x10 negatives make for awesome enlargements. Zorro, the sign of the ZI loved that show. Watched it on our black and white Muntz TV as a kid back in the late '50s. I was Zorro! A friend remembers ...https://carguychronicles.com/remembering-bill-kolb-jr-1941-2021/ [Below: "Teenage driver Bill Kolb of White Plains, New York, driving his date in an MG convertible." - Dave] Or good red herringIs it fish or flesh or something else (Candy? Baseball cards?) that has those boys' intense interest? It's not the football. At any rate, both Elvis and the maternal figure are watching them closely. HAVE FUNGreat stuff in this store: all the knives and scissors behind the counter, secret potions in jars and boxes behind glass, a hurricane lamp. I think I even see salamis. But what costs ten cents in the little plastic bags on the panel marked HAVE FUN? Friend RememberedEvery picture has a story they say, and thank you PSTEACH for your link to one of the many possible stories contained in the 'Clerk Work: 1958' photo. (The Gallery, Kids, LOOK, Stores & Markets)
Midnight Snackers: 1943
... Fancy Clientele There's Clark Gable on the left, and Elvis peeking over the root beer barrel. Clark Gable Seated in front of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/14/2014 - 1:34pm -

        "We'll have what she's having." April 1943. "Baltimore, Maryland. Third-shift defense workers getting snack at drugstore on corner where their shared car will pick them up around midnight." Photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size. Fancy ClienteleThere's Clark Gable on the left, and Elvis peeking over the root beer barrel. Clark GableSeated in front of the Coca Cola dispenser I'll have a slice of life, please.Looks like everyone but the woman with the fur trimmed coat collar, the guy in the leather jacket next to her, and the man standing behind them in the fedora are all wearing workingman's clothes. There must be a story in there somewhere. The fedora guy could be an upstairs management type or a news reporter trying to get a cuppa on his way home. Leather jacket and fur collar might have stopped in to the drugstore to have something to eat on their way home from a date at the movies when the shift at the plant let out and they were instantly surrounded. At least they all seem to look happy or at least amused about something. Interesting reading on the walls. A 'How To Buy' wartime poster. On the magazine rack above there's Official Detective, Photoplay, Esquire and War News and a magazine titled Gags with a girl behind a steering wheel. If it's about gags, this may not end well for her. Anyone recognize the actress on the cover of Photoplay? [Gene Tierney, April 1943. -tterrace] Is it a clown car?Thats an awful lot of people to squeeze into one vehicle. I'm assuming 'car' must refer to something somewhat larger than what immediately springs to mind for me. ["Car" was also common shorthand for streetcar. -tterrace] Here Comes The JudgeI have never heard of or even seen any old copies of "Judge" magazine. It was a humor magazine that started in 1881. Couldn't find the issue shown here in the magazine rack, but here's a cover from later that year. "Car" = "Streetcar"......Notice the folded-back blackout curtains by the entrance. Hmmm, those two young ones nearest the camera look like they should be toting a gun somewhere overseas instead of sitting at a lunch counter; Rosie could replace them at their drill press. Dave Clark Gable from an alternate universeThe one where he just wasn't quite handsome enough to make it as a movie star. Another gem to gaze at for hours!Just when I think Shorpy can't be any more remarkable comes this photo. We are all there as the flash goes off. Thanks for the ride, Dave. Lost (?) stampsOne of my few wartime memories is of my mother in a panic having 'lost' her food ration stamps like those pictured in the poster in the upper right. I mobilized all the kids on the block to find them. We diligently searched her path from the neighborhood grocery store (that was in pre-supermarket times) to our rented flat only to find that she had miss-filed them in her voluminous purse. Come to think of it that term, super market, has vanished from common usage along with the stamps. I'm assuming....Are those black-out curtains in front of the doorway? (The Gallery, Baltimore, Eateries & Bars, Marjory Collins, Stores & Markets)
The Browns: 1959
... guard. Pick guards like this and the leather ones like Elvis used on his D-28 ruined the guitar's sound because they didn't allow the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/12/2022 - 5:26pm -

Springfield, Missouri, circa 1959. "Sibling vocal trio The Browns -- Maxine, Bonnie, and Jim Ed -- with Bill Wimberly's Country Rhythm Boys on Jubilee USA, broadcast nationally on ABC-TV." In 1959 their single "The Three Bells" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop and country charts. Photo by Elmer Williams / Annenberg Space for Photography. View full size. In the detailsThe slenderer lady on the left is wearing hosiery with a reinforced toe, while her plumper sister is barelegged and needs a pedicure. FootnotesJim Ed is wearing an 8th Infantry Division patch on his shoulder. That division was HQ'd in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, although I'm most familiar with the division's major installation at Baumholder. I can only imagine the hissy fit his platoon sergeant would have thrown if he had shown up for inspection in those loafers rather than regulation low-quarter shoes. Three Bells for Three BlocksI used to live in downtown Springfield about three blocks from the former site of the late, lamented Jewell Theater. It's hard to believe such small city (especially then) like Springfield once hosted one of the first live, coast-to-coast weekly music programs. Grand Ol' Opry HOF'er Red Foley emceed and sang on most of them and I can still recall longtime locals speaking reverently of him and the production team that cranked out the shows in the late '50s and early '60s. The guitaris a Martin D- with an enormous custom pick guard. Pick guards like this and the leather ones like Elvis used on his D-28 ruined the guitar's sound because they didn't allow the spruce top to vibrate as it should. Martin D-28's are a staple of the country music sound and folk music. Still singing into the 21st Centuryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoU_Od2nJj0 (Music, TV)
The Apprentice: 1911
... some of her brothers and sisters, identified as the Peter Elvis (obviously Alves) family. Both photos went out in the mail this morning. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/26/2009 - 6:23pm -

February 1911. Biloxi, Miss. "Alma Croslen, 3, daughter of Mrs. Cora Croslen, of Baltimore. Both work at Barataria Canning Co. (shucking oysters). The mother said, 'I'm learnin' her the trade.'" Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size. I know they are poor...but don't they ever wash their childrens' clothes? The Apprentice: 1911This is Joe Manning, of the Lewis Hine Project. I just did two hours of searching every data source I could find. Cora and her husband, Henry, are listed in the 1910 census, living in Biloxi. He is a fisherman, she an "oyster opener." Their surname is spelled Croslen. But there is no Alma living with them. In fact, they are listed as never having had any children. Cora and Henry disappear into thin air after 1910. And Alma does not show up in a single data base, ever. Whatever happened to them? We may never know. A load of laundryI invite anyone to wash a week's worth of laundry by hand, with only washtubs and a scrubbing board and maybe a hand-cranked wringer, with what water you could carry from the pump two buckets at a time and heat on your wood stove, and with -- if you were lucky enough to afford it -- a bar of Octagon soap which you've flaked with a kitchen knife. Apprentice: 1911Joe Manning again. This is shaping up to be quite a story. Two days ago, I received an email from a Shorpy reader. “I looked at the 1910 census record for the Croslins and saw that a neighbor, age 3, was named Alma. Her mother was also an oyster opener. Parents given as Peter and Angelina Alvells. In the 1920 census, Peter and Angelina ALVES, with Alma, are still there. In 1930, Peter is gone but Alma Olier and her husband live with Angelina Alves. Alma and Angelina work for a seafood company. Hope this helps in your search. –Sharon” Boy, did it ever help! Within a few minutes, I had found Alma Alves Olier in the Social Security Death Index. She died in Biloxi in 1987. Before the day was over, I had tracked down Alma’s youngest son and talked to his wife for a few minutes. After I hung up, I went to my computer to print a copy of the photo, so I could mail it out to them. When I did, I accidentally found another photo of Alma, this time with some of her brothers and sisters, identified as the Peter Elvis (obviously Alves) family. Both photos went out in the mail this morning. So the woman in the first photo, Cora, was a neighbor, not Alma’s mother. It makes sense. From the moment I saw the photo, I wondered why she and Alma didn’t look the slightest bit alike. See the other photo and what I have posted so far at: www.sevensteeples.com/almaalves1.html A long lifeWow, Joe, that's great to learn! It sounds as though little Alma didn't have the easiest of lives -- but she had a family and lived into her eightieth year. We can hope she had her fair share of satisfaction as well as struggle. Rest in peace, Alma. Curious about the locationPerhaps Mr. Manning can help with this one (BTW, I adore Mr Hine's work. As a student at the University of Southern Mississippi, I worked some with Dr. Deanne Nuwer, who wrote a series of articles about Lewis Hine and his photographs of coastal seafood plants.) As a coast rat, I'm intensely curious: Is there any indication of the location of this photo (ie: street address)? The Barataria plant was at the foot of Reynoir Street, and many of the "barracks-style" houses were on Callivet. However, I don't think they had fences. Thanks for any info, and thanks for posting this one close to Katrina's anniversary. Re: The LocationThe 1910 census indicates that Alma lived in a labor camp on East Beach Street, no house number given. Alma Alves, The Apprentice: 1911“It was hard times back then. That house they were living in looks like a rundown shack. I’d seen some of those shacks down in Biloxi when I was a kid. You could see through the walls when you went in them.” –Joseph Olier, son of Alma Alves (not Croslen) This is Joe Manning again, of the Lewis Hine Project. I interviewed Alma's son and daughter-in-law. Alma's life was a struggle, but she raised a nice family who loved her, and she lived a long life. You can my story of Alma at: http://morningsonmaplestreet.com/2015/01/18/alma-alves/ Alma AlvesWell, I just read through the series of comments following the original photo. All I can say is what I've said before: Shorpy fans are the best! Thank you all and thank you, Dave, for giving us this forum.Happy holidays. Makes It WorthwhileThanks to Joe for this follow-up report. I appreciate his efforts and his keeping Shorpy informed. Learning about these folks is the payback for having to read some of the, shall we say, less than sensitive comments that show up occasionally. (The Gallery, Kids, Lewis Hine)
Tri-Five Drive-In: 1957
... known #3 ? Chances Are The girls are listening to Elvis, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers et al on the old AM. And some guy named ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/06/2019 - 12:59pm -

March 1957. Gary, Indiana. "Teenage girls in car at drive-in." From photos for the Look magazine assignment "How American Teenagers Live." View full size. Handy hardtopThe absence of a B pillar enables more people to get into the shot. No doubt that's what the designers had in mind as well. It's refreshing to see kids looking up while having fun rather than staring at their smart phones, isn't it? Great MemoriesFor these young ladies. Also the girl in the glasses looks like my wife when she was that age. Since I am from a country that is not acclimatized to drive-ins, my wife took me to one years ago here in Dayton. I could see why these girls look happy. '56 Chevrolet Bel-AirAll you need is the trim to identify the model--Pontiac used the same body. I think it was Alfred P. Sloan (he of "a car for every purse and purpose") who also recognized the importance of small visual cues to differentiate models--Buick's port holes, Olds's rocket, Cadillac's fishtail lights. Drinks in bottlesI remember well when you got a real soda to drink and not a paper cup with 70% ice, carbonated water with a splash of syrup. Dad's Root Beer, Pepsi and ( anyone known #3 ? Chances AreThe girls are listening to Elvis, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers et al on the old AM. And some guy named Mathis had a hit that year too I believe. '56 Chevy, yes, but --Not necessarily a Bel-Air. The 210 also came in a hardtop and its chrome started in just the same way. [The '55 also had similar trim. - Dave] MemoriesThat takes me back to those wonderful days of my youth when it was all good. GirlfriendsNice to see Imogene Coca and Patty Duke together. The PerkettesThese girls have had entirely too much sugar. The Age is in the DetailsThe upper paint divider (that chrome and black strip indicated by the blue arrow in the photo below) that runs on a slant from the beltline dip to the chrome spear reveals this to be a 1955 Sport Coupe. If there was another half-inch to the bottom of the main photo, we could see if there was a chrome spear running from the front fender to the middle of the door. Bel Airs had the front spear, while the 210s did not. As it is, there may be just a hint of a shadow under the Shorpy logo to suggest that the spear is there. The teenager's car appears to have a remote control rear view mirror on the driver's side. These were mounted ahead of the wing window. As seen in the photo below, the regular outside rear view mirror was mounted just below the wing window—which, depending on how the dealer installed accessory was mounted, could prevent the window from opening all the way. 1955 Bel AirThe car is a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air sport coupe. The hash marks on the diagonal paint divider are unique to that year. Also on the 1956 the door lock is closer to the door handle. [Both years had hash marks; in 1956 they were separated by strakes. - Dave] Where are they now?If these six happy girls were high school seniors in 1957, they would be about 77 or 78 today. Wouldn't it be fun to re-photograph them in a similar photo now? I graduated h.s. in that same year and I can assure you that this was a very familiar sight from coast to coast and everywhere in between. Our drive-in hot spot was "The Big Dip" on old route 8 in Beacon Falls, Ct. Always lots of action every night of the week, hit tunes from the era and memories that have never faded. This pic definitely brought me priceless and wonderful flashbacks. (Cars, Trucks, Buses, LOOK)
The Candy Man: 1937
... to folks like Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Elvis. Copenhagen I didn't know Copenhagen brand snuff went back that ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/11/2013 - 8:55am -

August 1937. "Street in Manchester, New Hampshire." The Merchants of Manchester. Medium-format nitrate negative by Edwin Locke. View full size. Lake AveFrom the 1937 city directory, there was a Red Arrow Lunch at 37 Lake, a barber at 41 Lake, and a confectioner at 47 Lake. The block has been 'modernized'. There is still a Red Arrow Diner in town at one of the 1930 addresses where there was a Red Arrow Lunch. I'd like to know more about the 'Red Arrow Lunch System'; seems they had several places. Gum DispenserI'm pretty sure that is a gum dispensing machine in front of the Red Arrow. Can anyone make out the name? [Looks like one of these. - tterrace] Awesome. You guys rock. Red ArrowThe Red Arrow diner is a Manchester landmark,known for it's tourtiere.Open 24 hours a day, it's seen many politicians swing through to meet voters. 1931 PontiacA 1931 Pontiac poking its nose in - the radiator cap looks to be Pontiac, otherwise it could easily be the Pontiac's "companion," a 1931 Oakland, which would have been the last model year before GM retired the brand. White ShoesNice. Clark Griswold would be jealous. Hell I'm jealous! What Is That?Can anyone shed light on what that S-shaped coil is in the window of the storefront on the left side of the picture? I got one for youHow many Candy store owners does it take to change a light bulb? All gone todayAssuming we're looking at the beginning, even-numbered side of Lake Avenue, nothing in this picture remains today. The Verizon Wireless Arena, built about ten years ago, occupies the site. What's in a name?I do believe the title of this photograph would have a whole different meaning to folks like Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Elvis. CopenhagenI didn't know Copenhagen brand snuff went back that far. The advertisement looked all too familiar since this was my father's brand of snuff for most of his life. I grew up seeing a lot of Copenhagen. What that isare pipes for refrigerant to cool window showcase, probably for meats. Red Arrow LaunchHow many potential customers never found the place, following the arrow's direction? (The Gallery, Edwin Locke, Small Towns, Stores & Markets)
My Eldon Christmas: 1964
... seeing an earlier picture of him with very short hair. Elvis and Little Richard were popular in our house so maybe they were his ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 09/18/2011 - 11:04pm -

This photo is mine, Christmas Day 1964, the best Christmas I ever had! The people are L-R my Uncle (Mom's bro), Mom, Uncle (Mom's sis's hubby), Aunt (Mom's sis) and me, age 5. The slot car is an Eldon Selectronic set, I still have some of the track. View full size. Does Mom look a bit distracted?Maybe she's thinking about the after-dinner cleanup! Great shot. I always played with my friends' slot car sets. Good memories. Boys and their toysYour mother seems to be expressing the thought, "Guys and their cars." Your uncle with the controller is exactly like how my older cousin would be in '64, maybe a little later. I had a scale set-up the same as yours. I could never make the sharp turns. After a while I settled on deliberately destroying the entire game via insurance. I loved large-scale slot cars but never had the chance to own them. Saw a hobby shop on L.I. that had one set-up for enthusiasts. Pretty sweet. Long Running YouthUncles will always get right in there with the toys on the floor! Look at the enjoyment on their faces and Mom seems to have the look of "will you guys entertain us adults?" I'm worn out from playing with my nephews yesterday but it sure was fun! I bought one at a garage sale in 1978I had a set like this in the '70s. They held a community garage sale at the local shopping plaza, and I found a large moving box with not one but two Eldon sets inside for $15. That was a pile of money then, but I ran to the Credit Union and withdrew the funds. Getting the thing home balanced on my bike was a bit of a chore, but I had a paper carrier which made it easier. I wore the cars out over the next few years. I had to rebuild them several times before replacing them. I only gave it up when I got my driver's license. I wonder where my sets are now? ShaggyUncle's hair seems long by 1964 standards, which I imagine as still being in the fifties G.I. mode. Did The Beatles hit your area full force by then? Was he a cutting edge dude? Or am I overgeneralizing the hairstyle standards of the time? Me Too!I had a track just like that 6 or 7 years later. When I got a little older and tired of watching them go around in a figure eight, I discovered they would also run off a 9 volt battery. I removed the slot follower from the bottom and gave the cars their freedom. With a short leash of wire up to the battery in my hand, I could take them anywhere. I then thought if the 9 volt makes them go so good (vs the 6 volts they were designed to run on), 110 volts would really make them fly! Not so much so. With a quick ffffttttzzz, the fun was over. The guy with 1980s hairHe indeed seems like a "time traveler" with a haircut like that...the Mid-century modern funky armchair in the background is a classic, indeed. Floored!Looks like your family had the same asbestos floor tiles as mine did in the mid 1950's in Pleasant Hill, Ca. We had different colors in every room! And is that a MAGNUS organ I spy in the back? Had one of those too! British Invasion HairI can't imagine either you or your mother's brother having hair like that, had this picture been taken only a year earlier. Instead, you would probably both have had hair more like your mother's brother-in-law. Uncle Big Hair.He's only about 15 in that picture, he still has a full head of hair like that, though I do recall seeing an earlier picture of him with very short hair. Elvis and Little Richard were popular in our house so maybe they were his influences, also we lived in California so maybe things were a bit different here. My other uncle still has the flattop and pretty much dresses exactly the same today right down to his cowboy boots. (He's originally from Texas) As for me I had longish hair until my 20s, mostly because I hated the hassle of getting it cut. A Day OldI was exactly 1 day old! Tried to get there as soon as I could. Me me too!I also had an Eldon set in the '70s, inherited from an uncle who'd outgrown it, and I also liberated the cars, strapping a D cell to the car with electrical tape and fastening wires from the contacts underneath. Nice to know some things are universal. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas)
Webcam Version 0.0: 1955
... Ambrose Monk, as well! Declan? I thought that was Elvis Costello for a moment. Love and Death I thought HEY! Woody Allen ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 02/20/2010 - 2:31pm -

My brother in 1955 at age 18, proving that the practice of teenagers taking pictures of themselves predates digital cameras and the Internet. This was in the bedroom he and I shared from about 1953-58. The little child's table and chair set at the left is what served as my "desk" at the time. Since I always had it piled high with junk like that, if I ever wanted to actually do anything like draw, I'd go downstairs and use either the cocktail or dining room table, set up a card table or just plunk down on the living room floor. My brother labeled this (introspective? vacant? chimerical?) self-portait Ektachrome simply, "Me." View full size. Timeless shotThat definitely looks like a web cam pic with the monitor glowing in his glasses. Even his style is a bit alternative/indie. I never would have guessed it was from 1955 without the caption. Timeless! Strong Resemblance to ...Janeane Garofalo (not meant as an insult to your fine and worthy brother). This American LifeHe's wearing Ira Glass's glasses! Family portraitsCould have been Ambrose Monk, as well! Declan?I thought that was Elvis Costello for a moment. Love and DeathI thought HEY! Woody Allen Would LoveTo see a pic of him now!! Great picture, thanks for sharing. Brother todayRean asked for a shot of him today. He's on the left in my comment here. Work in progressHe does seem to exude a hint of Andy Warhol. Having seen photos of him with his pretty wife, I'd have to say he certainly improved with age. Vastly. HOW old?He looks waaay older than eighteen! GreatCan I say how much I enjoy your photographs -- keep them coming. The Glass Familytterace, it's clear to me that you and your brother would have been the inspiration for Salinger's Seymour and Buddy Glass if you two had been born about twenty years earlier. Your description of this photo is spot-on to the description of the brothers' room in "Franny and Zooey." (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, tterrapix)
True Crime: 1957
... last meal. They stopped at the restaurant after seeing Elvis Presley's movie "Love Me Tender" for the eleventh time. Minnie ... to police investigating their tragic murder, possibly by Elvis lookalike Bennie Bedwell, a drifter who did dishes at her restaurant in ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/21/2015 - 11:45am -

Chicago. "1/25/57 Grimes case -- Mrs. Minnie Duros." We'll let the Shorpy Detective Squad fill in the blanks. 4x5 acetate negative. View full size. Unsolved murderMinnie Duros was co-owner of the D&L Restaurant where Patricia Grimes, 13, and sister Barbara, 15, of Chicago, probably ate their last meal. They stopped at the restaurant after seeing Elvis Presley's movie "Love Me Tender" for the eleventh time. Minnie positively identified the two girls to police investigating their tragic murder, possibly by Elvis lookalike Bennie Bedwell, a drifter who did dishes at her restaurant in exchange for food. The murder, alas, was never solved. Chicago cold caseAccording to various Web articles, the Grimes case, still unsolved, involved the murders of two sisters who had gone to see an Elvis movie. The woman shown was the co-owner of a restaurant, and she claimed to have seen the girls after the movie in the company of a former dishwasher at her restaurant, the D&L. Here's a Wikipedia article on what some consider to be Chicago's most famous unsolved mystery. Ladies of a certain ageSeems like around the era of the 1900's through the 60's & 70's, older ladies all looked very similar, i.e. Minnie Duros, Mrs. Bottomly (from Stivers Elem. previous picture), Andy Griffith's Aunt Bee, and everybody's grandmother. It is almost impossible to tell them apart. This hairnet Minnie is wearing kept her hair in place but is just something younger ladies did not wear (unless they worked in food service) and was a dead giveaway that they've reached the point of accepting their maturity and there is no going back, even though the dreaded outline around her face looked like her scalp was stitched on. Today we have Raquel Welch, Sophia Loren, Joan Collins and others who are in their 70's and 80's and still don't look like grandmothers, even if they are. My neighbor is 80 yrs. old, a GREAT grandmother, is named Bambi and walks around in tank tops and short shorts. I'm not sure which is the better way to go. (The Gallery, Chicago, Eateries & Bars, News Photo Archive)
Nightspot: 1941
... of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, it's a D-18. Hank Williams, Elvis, and other too numerous to mention played something similar. Lonnie ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 2:02pm -

April 1941. "Entertainers at South Side tavern. Chicago, Illinois." Safety negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Martin Dreadnaught!What I wouldn't give to have the guitar being played by the man in the center! Built by the C.F. Martin Company of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, it's a D-18. Hank Williams, Elvis, and other too numerous to mention played something similar. LonnieCould the guitarist on the right possibly be Lonnie Johnson? He'd have been 42 at the time, and was I believe based in Chicago in the early Forties. Looks a lot like him anyway. No reason for the photographer to know that he was snapping someone who'd played with Armstrong and Ellington, and is now seen as one of the great pioneers of blues/jazz guitar. The woman in the mirroris beautiful. I wonder if she's a partygoer or an employee? Sure wish we had sound with these pictures! The CrowdStylishly well dressed and enjoying the show. Classy Good TimesI don't think you can find places like this anymore where class and dignity upgrade the enjoyment of the music, cocktails and fun. I like the lady in the fedora in the back booth looking directly at the camera like she knows more than most and the elegance displayed by all the good company present. Don't know why, but it brings to mind a little-known song sung by LaVern Baker (born in Chicago in 1929) called "Saved" which is a real hoot with words something like "I used to smoke, I used to drink, I used to do the hootchy coo, but now I'm saved..." and there is a big Salvation Army drum booming in the background. I'll have to look that up and have another listen. Anyway, thank you Shorpy for the provacative photo, just another one of which takes me back to younger days. Chicago, Chicago, a toddlin' town... GuitarsThe guitar on the left is a 28 series Martin - you can tell by the white binding. It does look like a Dreadnought size, which surprises me. Man on the right has a Martin 00-21, which Lonnie Johnson played. LonnieMick H could be right. The resemblance to Lonnie Johnson is striking. [More Lonnie here. - Dave] Cool EleganceAs requested below ... A sampling of Lonnie Johnson's music from 1927-1947. I imagine he played one of these during a set. Ladies in hats and men including the musicians in suits and ties you just can't get gigs like that anymore. She's My Mary 1939 Two Tone Stomp 1928 Nothing But Trouble Have To Change Keys To Play These Blues 1928 Tomorrow Night 1948 Flood Water Blues 1937 Mean Old Bedbug Blues 1927 Swing Out Rhythm 1937 Playing With The Strings 1928 Jelly Roll Baker No More Troubles Now 1930 Guitar Blues 1929 Tomorrow Night 1947 Got The Blues For The West End 1937 Pleasing You As Long As I Live 1948 Blues In My Soul 1947 (The Gallery, Chicago, Eateries & Bars, Music, Russell Lee)
Queen of Soul: 1942-2018
... on August 16, 2018, exactly 41 years after the death of Elvis Presley, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll". I remember that day too. The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/13/2019 - 10:19am -

        Aretha Franklin, universally acclaimed as the “Queen of Soul” and one of America’s greatest singers in any style, died on Thursday at her home in Detroit. She was 76. — New York Times "Aretha Franklin, Jazz & Blues portfolio, 1968." Dye transfer print by Lee Friedlander. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. View full size. The Queen indeedGreat picture of my favorite female recording artist. And she was never better than she was around this time, the late 60s. RIP I was just listening to her todayOne of the best singers in my book. Not a DIVA, no matter what anyone says. Because DIVA means SPOILED. Even though she deserved to be. Three favoritesEveryone will have their own list of favorites, here's mine: Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool For You Baby) Chain Of Fools Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Thank you for your artistry, Aretha. Queen ArethaA nice retrospective from WQXR (New York), written just days ago. WQXR played a tape today of her singing "Nessun Dorma", standing in for the ailing Luciano Pavarotti: She will be missed. UncannyWhat a talent. I put her and Ray Charles on a pedestal. Their ability to sing in their styles and never wander off pitch has me shaking my head in appreciation. Bless you, Aretha. And thanks! R-E-S-P-E-C-TAretha is one of the few singers I've ever heard who could blow your butt right out of the seat in any number of genres. I'm sure if she wanted to tackle Swedish Death Metal, she'd have killed that too. If I had to list her Top 5 best songs, which is a Herculean task because there are so many to choose from, this is what I'd settle on — 1. Chain of Fools 2. Think 3. I Say a Little Prayer 4. Natural Woman 5. Rock Steady I could fill out the rest of the Top 10 with Skylark, Respect, Since You've Been Gone, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You). You could probably fill out a Top 50 list, if you wanted. We'll never hear the likes of that voice ever again. Queen and KingAretha Franklin, "Queen of Soul," passes away on August 16, 2018, exactly 41 years after the death of Elvis Presley, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll". I remember that day too. The Blues Brothers movieI have never been so riveted to a movie screen as I was when she sang 'Think' to Matt Guitar Murphy [RIP]. At that very moment, she changed the way I listen to music. Thank you Aretha for all the sweet sounds. Three-octave rangeMy favorites are Respect and Natural Woman. Whew! She had a powerful, three-octave range. Thank heaven for her recordings. She will never be forgotten. Aretha, My QueenIn a 70-year lifetime packed with music, I've had my heart stopped maybe a half dozen times. Two of those times involve Aretha: "Nessun Dorma" and "Natural Woman." Bless her memory. I Say a Little PrayerI’ve spent the last few days listening to many hours of Aretha Franklin. I think if I had to pick my all-time fave, the one that takes me back to the summer of 1968, to being 10 years old, trying to get a sense of what the adult world of longing and devotion might be, it would be this song. I feel a shiver in my spine and my eyes feel hot every time I hear it, even now, especially now, half a century after the first time I heard it. Fashion sense + musical tasteJust about everyone remembers the hat Aretha wore at the Obama inauguration in 2009. Equally significant was what she sang: the nineteenth century anthem "My Country 'Tis of Thee" aka "America." Soul SurvivorExcellent article, must-read: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/04/aretha-franklins-american-... (Music)
Rail Hazard: 1900
... Love the figures in the windows One of them looks like Elvis! According to the Hurd Atlas The Lodge at Bretton Woods occupies ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/13/2012 - 2:50am -

September 1, 1900. "Taylor about to drive from 1st tee across the Ammonoosuc River, first round. Mount Pleasant House, White Mountains." British golfer J.H. Taylor at the famed New Hampshire resort. 8x10 glass negative. View full size. The original tee boxToday the tee box is the area from which one tees off. Earlier on golfers used a mound of wet sand instead of a wooden tee. And that sand was kept in the tee box, seen here. Ball?I don't see the ball. Did he hit it on the backstroke? [It's on the ground. - Dave] CreepyMore than one scary story could be written about this guy. I'm sure that's not actually a noose next to him in the window, but still. Love the figures in the windowsOne of them looks like Elvis! According to the Hurd AtlasThe Lodge at Bretton Woods occupies that space now, in Coos county, and I have to say the building there is far less grand. A little history of Mount Pleasant House. Winning shotWhen this photo was taken John Henry Taylor (1871-1963) was the current (British) Open champion winning by 8 strokes over Harry Vardon. A month later he was the runner up to Vardon in the US Open, after his playing career he became a course designer and was instrumental in forming the PGA of Britain. Where are all the Hats?Seems like many more men and women are bare headed than in most photos from this era! Course RuleAnd if your drive strikes a passing train, what to do, what to do. Wonder if the train would pause so that the golfers could play through? I can see a possible Buster Keaton short here. (The Gallery, DPC, Railroads, Sports)
Fred Wile: 1928
... Have you ever been had in Hunland? With apologies to Elvis Costello. I'm guessing Fred was an opportunist, taking advantage of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/14/2011 - 5:05pm -

Washington D.C., circa 1928. "Frederic William Wile, well-known scribe." Newspaperman and radio commentator who in 1916 authored a guide to the German political situation called "Who's Who in Hunland." View full size. He resembles another FredLast name Mertz. First ImpressionsI want to have a few pops with him and pick his brain. I think he's a righteous dude. Fred WileFrederic Wile doesn't appear to have been an opportunist in this. I suspect that "Who's Who in Hunland" was a repackaging of his earlier (1914) book "Men Around The Kaiser: The makers of Modern Germany." That he was pro-British isn't of much doubt - in 1915 he wrote "The German-American Plot: The Record of a Great Failure, the Campaign to Capture the Sympathy and Support of the United States" and after the war he would write "Explaining the Britishers: The story of England's mighty effort in liberty's cause as seen by an American." I gather that he was working for the British newspaper the Daily Mail at least at the beginning of the war. Have you ever been had in Hunland?With apologies to Elvis Costello. I'm guessing Fred was an opportunist, taking advantage of rising anti-German sentiment prior to the discovery of the Zimmermann telegram? Fred has the lookof an extraordinary BS artist. 1928Judging by that smile, it isn't October yet. [It's also not 1929 yet. - Dave] Reminds me ofA heavier Jimmy Durante or a Ray Bolger that didn't dance. Hey Look, It's Fred!!I come to this site every day. I love these old photos of people, places and times long past. It's a sort of nice way to end my day. So today I arrive and see, "Fred Wile: 1928", and my brain starts clicking, "I know this name" -- happens to be the grandfather of a very close friend of mine. I never heard him speak of this interesting man, but I did some googling, and sure enough, it is whom I connected to Mr. Wile. I have reason to believe there's a great story to be made on behalf of this lively journalist, but I fear I'm not qualified. Thanks Dave for a interesting end to my day. James in Minnesota (The Gallery, D.C., DPC, Portraits)
Interiors: 1941
... heard about shotgun shacks when reading a biography of Elvis' life- his first home, where was born, was a shotgun shack. Also, I ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/13/2017 - 2:47pm -

June 1941. "Interior of Negro rural house. Greene County, Georgia." Medium-format negative by Jack Delano, Farm Security Administration. View full size. Take a guessThe three people in the background in two other rooms all appear to be watching TV, but I doubt that many people had a TV in 1941. What do you think they were looking at? [The lighting suggests the two in back are on an open porch and the seated man in a room with an open door, and they're all looking at whatever is going on outside. -tterrace] House DesignI believe we're looking at the interior of what is called a "Shotgun House." They were built narrow and long to fit more buildings into one area. The name came from someone saying you could "Stand at the front door and fire a shotgun out the back door and hit nary a thing." Shotgun Shack......was my first thought when I saw this photo, but obviously it's not really one, because there's not a door at the back end, and there look to be rooms on both sides of the hallway. I'm not from the South; I first heard about shotgun shacks when reading a biography of Elvis' life- his first home, where was born, was a shotgun shack. Also, I noticed how the woman in front has the top of her apron pinned to her dress, rather than holding it up with a neck strap. Never saw that before. Norman Rockwell, Eat Your Heart OutSo many details to see from the safety pins holding up her apron, to the cupcake tins that seem to double as decor on the far wall, the open lock on the old chest, the bare feet, the quality of light... Except this was not an artist's idealized fiction. Though I don't doubt there was some level of deliberate positioning between Jack Delano and the subjects, the overall feeling has a rich truth to it. Deep FocusI couldn't help but think of deep focus photography, as seen in movies such as "The Best Years of Our Lives." It's an amazing technique that draws the viewer in. Domestic sceneThis reminds me of Dutch domestic paintings where you can see people in distant doorways. A young woman stands at the entrance of a spotlessly clean house (also like the dutch) where her family members stand and sit farther back in the house, resolutely ignoring the camera. A beautiful, enigmatic photograph. Kitchen houseIn some parts of Georgia, families often had separate "kitchen houses" to keep heat and risk of fire away from the house. You can still view them in historic house tours. In the North, there was a similar concept, but used only seasonally, the summer kitchen. It appears to me that this family also had their kitchen area separated from the other parts of their living quarters by a breezeway or porch area. The woman/girl in the foreground is in the sleeping area, then there is a porch with two folks seated, and beyond them, is the kitchen. Hat bandI would love to know what's around that guy's hat, just in case there were other photos from that day. Muffin tins (on the wall, in the kitchen), probably for corn bread. Someone said cupcake pans, but even when they're used for cupcakes, they're called muffin tins. A dark and stormy nightFor what it's worth, my mom and dad and older siblings lived in a shotgun house back in the late 1940's. My dad was sitting in his chair smoking a cigarette in the living area in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm. A ball of fire came through the front door, rolled down the length of the house, and exited through the back door. True story. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Rural America)
Acapulco: 1961
... We stayed at the Acapulco Hilton in 1965 (Thanks to Elvis's "Fun In Acapulco" movie). Rented a car and drove all around. Took a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/04/2015 - 10:49am -

"Acapulco, 1961." James Coburn, Ralph Taeger and three curvaceous castmates in faux-Mexico, from the very short-lived (eight episodes) NBC-TV series. 4x5 inch acetate negative from the Shorpy Publicity Department archive. View full size. Fashion foibleAlthough the girls are gorgeous, James Coburn seems to be wearing an ascot (to the beach) and I can't believe someone brought along that silly, hillbilly, corny, straw hat as sold at Dogpatch USA in the Ozarks before it went out of business. I recall Lana Turner at a Hollywood pool wearing a similar one in a photo you published previously. I guess fads come and go but it sure looks a bit tacky these days. Calypso, not hillbillyThat hat is more associated with the calypso fad than Dogpatch, USA. That's from a former folksinger back in the day ("Day-Oh! He say Day-Oh!") who grew up in environs that were similar in demographics to Dogpatch. First Trip To AcapulcoNew wifey wanted a honeymoon in Acapulco in late 1972. The highlight was the First Class meal we got on Eastern Airlines. Once in Mexico I could not understand how it ever got its reputation as a glamorous vacation paradise. Dirty and noisy, it was like living in a castle in the midst of a ghetto. Gender inequityWith rare exceptions, women had to be pretty to make it in showbiz. There were plenty of hunky guys in the pictures and on TV, but James Coburn proved that a man could look like a toad and still make it. Our Man Flint!Like Austin Powers, In Like Flint was my favorite movie. I can still hear the crazy Z.O.W.I.E. Telephone ring. Acapulco in the '60s.We stayed at the Acapulco Hilton in 1965 (Thanks to Elvis's "Fun In Acapulco" movie). Rented a car and drove all around. Took a city bus at 1 a.m. Drove to Mexico City. It's sad but I would never do any of that today. Good memories of the good old days. Suburban CalypsoWhen I was a kid in Virginia in the '60s, we called those hats "bug hats" and wore them to do yard work. The fronds sticking out were supposed to keep insects away from your face. (The Gallery, Pretty Girls, Swimming, TV)
Tulare: 1940
... while researching answered a question for me about a venue Elvis played early on in Gladewater, TX. See this . (The Gallery, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/06/2008 - 3:53am -

March 1940. Visalia, California. Band playing a Saturday night dance at the Farm Security Administration's Tulare migrant camp. View full size. Medium format safety negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. The BandWonder what song they are playing? Also, the black cat--I first thought it was a Halloween dance until I saw the date. Maybe the group was an early prototype of the Stray Cats! MicrophoneThat appears to be an RCA 74B "Velocity Jr." ribbon microphone. A ubiquitous PA microphone of above average quality at the time. They are pretty, but have little use today because of their limited bandwidth. What is the cat holding? [Their kitty has a cigar-box body, partly visible through the mouth. - Dave] Feed the KittyYes, my guess would be that's how they got their tips ... by people feeding the kitty. D Major DudeDon't know the song but I do know what the guitarist is playing -- a D Major chord on what looks like an LG-2 Gibson. Saturday night dudes.In the colorized version of this photo, I love the green jacket on the boy in back. It just rings true. The black cat is hilarious. I can just hear these guys. They're certainly focused. You hit the apex boys, now bring 'er on home. The cat for tipsThis is very late to the party but the cat was as has been said for tips. I've seen similar setups before and one instance while researching answered a question for me about a venue Elvis played early on in Gladewater, TX. See this. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Music, Sports)
T-Mail: 1912
... praying hands and on the left Bambi's head . . . or maybe Elvis. Must you keep playing with my mind? I have so little of it left. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/27/2012 - 11:54am -

1912. "Post Office Department. Hupp Auto Railway Service" (i.e., Hupp Automatic Mail Exchange, a system for transferring mail bags to and from a moving train). Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. Note the two utility poles at left that have been scratched off the negative. View full size. What am I seeing?Besides the thumbprint, what is up with what appears to be two poles to the left of the stairs. On the right one I "see" a pair of praying hands and on the left Bambi's head . . . or maybe Elvis. Must you keep playing with my mind? I have so little of it left. Mail catcherAll of the mail delivery devices I ever saw when I was growing up had only one bag holder. I don't see how a mail clerk could catch more than one bag and get it into the mail car unless the train was moving at a walking pace. The clerk would toss out one bag and then extend the catch hook to grab the bag on the trackside holder. He then had to remove the bag from the catch hook and put it in the mail car. Railway mail cranesThe National Postal Museum has this nifty one-page history of the "mail crane" complete with photos and a silent film showing how mail cranes operated (it wasn't as steampunk-automagical as you might hope). RetouchingIt appears that when they erased the gray sky that they tried erasing the posts or poles as well. At least tried to blend it in. No Photoshop in those days, just scraping away emulsion and or painting translucent shades of gray from a bottle, kind of like putting on fingernail polish today. [This is made from a negative. The sky (and pole tops) were masked out with black ink. - Dave] Sack loader boyIn the early 1950s I worked for a grocer who would pick up mail sacks at the post office and drive them to the train station. I rode in back of the truck with the bags. My job, which paid 25 cents, was to hoist the first class (I guess) sack up onto the crane and then retrieve the sack kicked out of the railcar as the train sped by. This was on the Jersey Central in Port Reading. I was 10 or 11. (The Gallery, Harris + Ewing, Railroads)
Seedsto Day: 1939
... so it is easy to differentiate between the branches of Elvis' family. This information comes from an Australian website ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/22/2013 - 12:42pm -

January 1939. "Funeral ambulance parked under gin shed. Mound Bayou, Mississippi." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size. The Presleys of MississippiSeem to all be related quite closely. Anglicized from the name Bresslar they settled first in NC, then TN, and finally MS. There were related Bresslars, Presslars, Pressleys, and Presleys so it is easy to differentiate between the branches of Elvis' family. This information comes from an Australian website (figures, don't it?). Get a Handle on ItI guess the Funeral Car driver had to enter the vehicle from the passenger side. Good EyeThe Case of the Missing Door Handle. It's the wee details that are the real charm of SHORPY. That hearse looks quite well taken care of except for that little detail. I have to askAny relation to someone famous from Tupelo, Mississippi? The hearseThe hearse appears to be a McCabe-Powers body modification of a 1934 Lincoln KB, making it about five years old when this photo was taken. Based on the slight sag in the rear end and the visible compression in the rear tire, I'm wondering if the rear compartment was occupied at the time. It might just be aging suspension and a slightly underinflated tire, but you never know... The funeral directorThe hearse belongs to Powell's Funeral Home of Mound Bayou. Hybrid HearseThis hearse is comprised of components from multiple different automobiles. It is definitely not a Lincoln from 1934 as suggested below. The grille appears to be from a 1930 Lincoln or earlier as 1931 and later grills had a slight bow to the front. The 1934 Lincoln grille was body colored. The hood doors on Lincolns had straight sides only in 1932, and these hood doors don't look like they were produced by Lincoln. The 1934 Lincoln hood doors were canted towards the back of the car. The 1930, 1931 and 1933 Lincolns didn't use hood doors. The wheels and hub caps are from a 1931 Lincoln, at the latest. The 1932 - 1934 hub caps covered the bolts and lug nuts that hold the wheels to the axle. The painted black circle detail on the hub caps was only used in 1931. Although the front fender looks close to those manufactured by Lincoln in 1934, it lacks the minor upsweep that went from the driver's door towards the front wheel. In general, the front fender looks too big and seems out of place. The parking light is also missing from the fender. The rear fender does not look like a Lincoln fender from any year. The height of the chassis cover plates, the area between the bottom of the doors and the top of the running boards which was quite large in 1930, provides another clue that the chassis is not from 1934. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Russell Lee, Stores & Markets)
The Natural: 1954
... and Tony Bennett and Matt Monro and Jack Jones and even Elvis and Neil Diamond and James Taylor. But Nat King Cole was, and is, in a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/08/2019 - 1:07am -

June 1954. "Singer Nat King Cole performing in a nightclub." Color transparency from the Look magazine assignment "Melancholy Monarch." View full size. Great SingerOne of my all time favorites. UnforgettableThe one who paved the way. Not only a great musician but a wonderful man. His voice, demeanor, charisma and his charm. My favorite was when his daughter sang a posthumous duet with her dad. Unforgettable IndeedThat's what he was. My favorite singer. Thanks for posting this shot and prompting me to track down a copy of this issue of Look. VelvetWas there ever a smoother voice than this man’s? Though I may dream a million dreams There will never, ever be another you. The artist in his elementOnce more, Dave, the apt caption. I have never seen a man more at ease in front of a piano. Nat Cole singing and swinging was the very picture of grace. If I had to chooseHis voice is simultaneously soothing and exciting. Classy, rare, and stunning. The summer after college, I had several of NKC's albums and I had a stereo that rarely got a rest. I fell in love with "That Sunday, That Summer" that summer, when my husband and I were falling in love, because our romance got underway on a Sunday evening in August. I played that song so often -- usually following up with "Nature Boy" and "Stardust" -- that I thought my roommate would evict me. I played lots of Streisand and Sinatra that summer too, and Tony Bennett and Matt Monro and Jack Jones and even Elvis and Neil Diamond and James Taylor. But Nat King Cole was, and is, in a class by himself, and he always will be. RIP Nat. Nana & ChristmasMy grandmother had a Nat King Cole 8-track (and later cassettes) of his Christmas music that she would just about play on a constant loop during the holidays. She's be gone now for over twenty years but for me, Nat King Cole = Christmas. Miss you, Nana. (Kodachromes, LOOK, Music)
Inglewood: 1942
... the pose to make the muscles stand out. This is an early Elvis! Second comment -- wonder what was the fate of the airplane in the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/03/2012 - 11:34am -

October 1942. B-25 bomber nose wheel and landing gear assembly at the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. DandyThis guy is really gussied up for the picture. Sleeves rolled up to show the biceps, hair done up, and just enough tension in the pose to make the muscles stand out. This is an early Elvis! Second comment -- wonder what was the fate of the airplane in the war? Is this Robert Mitchum?He worked for North American Aviation at the beginning of World War II. (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2)
Road Trip: 1932
... (though not as much as today's hip-hoppers), and mimicking Elvis' sneer -- at least it was where I did a few years of high school. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/24/2014 - 2:46pm -

"NO CAPTION." It's 1932, somewhere in the vicinity of Washington, D.C., and these boys are en route to points unknown via shank's mare. Happy trails! Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Beware!The sideways belt buckle is back! I wonder what the old geezers of the time were thinking and saying about this. I like it!Good composition and light motion imprinted, i like it!!!. Not so common coming from H&E collection MechanicsI knew an old mechanic who always wore his belts that way so they would not scratch the cars he was leaning over. I have also seen a guitar player do the same thing to keep from scratching his guitar. Plus Ca Change [lost my C cédille key!]The way the chap on our right is wearing his belt, buckle decidedly off-center, was a five minute fad in the mid-50s, along with turning up the back of the shirt collar, wearing the trousers extra low (though not as much as today's hip-hoppers), and mimicking Elvis' sneer -- at least it was where I did a few years of high school. Vicinity of DC??!!Not like that anymore. You'd have to drive 50+ miles to get anything so rural or bucolic-looking these days. Shame. Raised in the Mt Vernon/Ft Hunt area, we still had some of the last dairy farms (for Alexandria Dairy) in the neighborhood up until the mid 60's. Young men helping their parentsI would think that this would be two boys who were going out on their own, looking for work, and also reducing the number of kids their parents had to provide for. There were many who did that, during the depression. My mom grew up on a farm and said that, during that time, men would come and ask for something to eat, and if there was any work they could do, too. A very tough period of time, but I think the challenges helped create those young Americans who were facing a hell of a fight, a decade down the road. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
French Frères: 1862
... as at Camp Winfield Scott. My friend Scotty Moore was Elvis' original guitarist. His real name was Winfield Scott Moore III. He was ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/21/2019 - 6:50pm -

May 1862. "Yorktown, Va. (vicinity). The Peninsular Campaign -- Camp Winfield Scott. Duc de Chartres, Comte de Paris, Prince de Joinville and friends playing dominoes at mess table." Wet plate negative by James F. Gibson. View full size. Winfield Scott (Moore III)They are captioned as at Camp Winfield Scott. My friend Scotty Moore was Elvis' original guitarist. His real name was Winfield Scott Moore III. He was born (and buried) in Gadsden, TN. I asked him once why three generations of his family were named for a Yankee General. He replied, "they must have run out of names." Actually there were two, a U.S. General Winfield Scott who was born in Virginia and died in 1865 and a General Winfield Scott Hancock from the Civil War. My guess would be they were named for the former. Both were loyal to the North. The latter was actually named for the former who was also a general in the War of 1812. French Royalty for the UnionPrince Robert Philippe Louis Eugène Ferdinand of Orléans, Duke of Chartres (November 9, 1840 – December 5, 1910) was the son of Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and thus grandson of King Louis-Philippe of France. He fought for the Union in the American Civil War. With the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861, Chartres and his brother, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, travelled to the United States to support the Union cause. On September 24, 1861, Chartres was commissioned a captain in the United States Army. He served as an assistant adjutant general on the staff of the commander of the Army of the Potomac, Major General George B. McClellan. He served in the Battle of Gaines's Mill on June 27, 1862 and resigned from the Union Army on July 15, 1862. During their stay in the United States, the princes were accompanied by their uncle, the Prince of Joinville, who painted many watercolours of their stay. Although eligible for membership, Chartres did not join (as his brother had) the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States – an organization of Union officers who had served during the American Civil War. Wikipedia Fascinating HistoryThis photo prompted me to go and read about François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville. He was a fascinating character -- accomplished artist, fought in numerous battles as a naval officer in Europe, came to America to fight for the Union in the Civil War, then back to France for more adventures. Loyal LegionThe Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States still exists. It was made a hereditary organization after the war and is open to the male descendants of Union commissioned officers (and the siblings of such officers). I was its national Commander-in-Chief in 1993-1995. (The Gallery, Civil War, James Gibson)
Dear Old Dad: 1943
... Captain Marvel, Jr., who legend has it was the basis for Elvis Presley's hairstyle.) (The Gallery, John Vachon, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/16/2013 - 10:53am -

March 1943. Montgomery, Alabama. "Marvin Johnson, truck driver, reading the 'funnies' to his children." Happy Father's Day from Shorpy! Photo by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size. Very cute!I remember my dad reading the funnies to my brother and me with dramatic intonation. Happy Father's Day gang! Happy Father's Day!There is nothing more endearing than seeing any hardworking man (like my Dad was) taking the time to read to his children. I did this with my daughters, and now, at 65, I am blessed to be able to do it AGAIN with my grand-daughters. A grandfather's best blessing is to have that "second chance" to repeat the things he did with his children, and have another opportunity to do some of the things he may have missed out on with his children BECAUSE he was out working hard to provide for his family. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL.... A Bird, A Plane?Maybe Superman? Superman? No.But he is faster than a speeding bullet. This is MASTER COMICS #36, published February 24, 1943, and sold for just 10 cents. The page seen is page 28, part of the Bulletman story "Bulletman Battles The Wizard of Murder." This comic is now in the public domain. (By the way, the headliner of MASTER COMICS was Captain Marvel, Jr., who legend has it was the basis for Elvis Presley's hairstyle.) (The Gallery, John Vachon, Kids)
Jack Dawson: 1919
... Titanic! The King! He bears a slight resemblance to Elvis Not so different The ball is shaped just like a Rugby League ball ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/01/2012 - 3:04pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "Jack Dawson, Western High." On the field at Central. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Oh My!He lied to Rose and really did survive the Titanic! The King!He bears a slight resemblance to Elvis Not so different The ball is shaped just like a Rugby League ball (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
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