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Tater Tots: 1919
... Falls and Conduit road about halfway between Georgetown an Glen Echo. This camp is known as Camp Barnett in honor of Gen. Barnett the head ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 1:16pm -

Washington, D.C., or vicinity. "Junior Marines, 1919." It's never too early for a little KP. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Scrape them spudsWell, things are pretty good all around. Plenty of freckles, decent clothes, proper shoes, a job peeling potatoes... I'll say! Daunting taskPeeling a bushel of potatoes with what looks like butter knives. I went to France for this?The sergeant overseeing this group of spud-peeling junior devil dogs is wearing "13" beneath his EGA, quietly declaring his wartime service in France. The 13th Marine Regiment was activated in France in July 1918 as an infantry regiment and deactivated in France in September 1919. The regiment would be reactivated for service in WWII and Vietnam, both times as artillery. Child abuse!Lewis Hine where are you, now that we need you? Spuds at Camp BarnettThis photo was published in the Washington Post as part of a spread of 6 photos. Despite Aunt Anna's monetary bribe, I cannot find any letters about this camp published in her column. Washington Post, Sep 21, 1919 Washington Junior Marines and Naval Scouts in Training Camp by Aunt Anna The newest organization for the training of young Americans opened its first training camp Saturday, September 6, at what was formerly the camp of the National Services School, on the Little Falls and Conduit road about halfway between Georgetown an Glen Echo. This camp is known as Camp Barnett in honor of Gen. Barnett the head of the United States marine corps. The organization is sponsored by Mrs. Barnett and the object of the heads is very much the same as the Boy Scouts, namely to teach the boys manliness and patriotism. Sgt. Al Kriegerm instructs the boys and commands the tenth company. They were taught infantry at Quantico, Va., were detailed to drill, calisthenics, signaling, both radio and visual (wig-wag and semaphore), grenade throwing, trench warfare, personal and camp hygiene and the traditions of the marine corps. About 50 boys attend the first camp which lasted for a week. Not all the boys were equipped with uniforms, but their interest was none the less. Boys, hunt for your pictures among the several groups. A prize of $3 will be given for the best letter received within two weeks, telling of life in this camp, written by one of the Junior Marines or Naval Scouts. PHOTO CAPTION: The kitchen police are certainly hard at it. Whether it's because the sergeant has an eye on them or because they don't want dinner to be late we don't know. Incidentally rank stops when it comes to helping the cooks, as the captain's bars on the young man in the center foreground will show. KPThe lad on the left seems to be taking it all in but has quietly avoided doing any work! The Old BreedWouldn't you just love some of today's little punks to be supervised by this old breed Marine? I'll bet that man could cuss. Home school cobbler.Check out the fix for a loose sole on the shoe to the left of the bushel basket! The kid on the far left.That there is officer material. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Kids, WWI)
Trunk Show: 1943
... County, Maryland. "Bathers on the side of the pool at the Glen Echo amusement park." Where the boys are. Medium format acetate negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/17/2016 - 10:32pm -

July 1943. Montgomery County, Maryland. "Bathers on the side of the pool at the Glen Echo amusement park." Where the boys are. Medium format acetate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size. Oh, Mac!The skinny guy reminds me of "Mac" in the Charles Atlas ads on the back of comic books when I was a kid. "Darn it! I'm sick and tired of being a scarecrow!" Where the (white) boys areSince Glen Echo was whites only until 1961. MemoriesLooking at this, I can smell the chlorine and hear the noise, kids hollering, diving board flexing, water splashing, etc. So's The Crystal PoolWashingtonians who have reached their Medicare years will recognize this jingle which ran endlessly on 1960's radio http://kaptainkidshow.com/glenechobobraleigh1.mp3 Kiddie favorite Cap'n Tugg hung around the Crystal Pool. (The Gallery, Esther Bubley, Swimming)
Hosed: 1943
July 1943. "Glen Echo, Maryland. An attendant washing the sand from people who are going to the swimming pool from the beach at Glen Echo amusement park." Photo by Esther Bubley for the Office of War ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/15/2015 - 11:15am -

July 1943. "Glen Echo, Maryland. An attendant washing the sand from people who are going to the swimming pool from the beach at Glen Echo amusement park." Photo by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size. Life Guard on DutyThe boy on the right has the Red Cross lifesaving Certificate Re: LifeguardHe seems a little young to be a lifeguard. And the word on the bottom of the Red Cross swimming badge ends in -or, so it could be Instructor or even (more likely) Senior or Junior. RobotsAutomation has robbed America of some of its best jobs. Last time I went to the public pool, there was a showerhead over the locker room exit, instead of the personal touch of a man with a hose. (The Gallery, Esther Bubley, Swimming)
Junior Marines: 1919
... and Conduit road about halfway between Georgetown and Glen Echo. The camp is known as Camp Barnett in honor of Gen. Barnett, the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/29/2012 - 2:13pm -

Washington, D.C., 1919. "Junior Marines." Engaged in a spirited game of truck-toss. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Hey Buddy!Wanna go stand behind that flimsy overloaded truck on a steep ramp with me? Early PiggybackSince the lettering on the overhead structure reads Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, I suspect that the trucks are being loaded on railroad flat cars the same way the circus does, but without the help of elephants. Railcar LoadingThis looks like they are practicing loading vehicles onto railcars. One of the other LOC photos, Call Number LC-H261-30881, of "Junior Marines" from 1919 shows the flatbed railcars, but it does not show these trucks. It does show a similar trailer on the railcar and has similar bricked surfaces on both sides of the train tracks. A low resolution picture of this photo is below. As a truck driver in the Army we used similar ramps to drive our 2 1/2-ton and 5 ton trucks onto a row of flatbed railcars and then tie them down for transportation. The railway takes the trucks to a shipyard for loading onto a cargo ship. Finally, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad trestle seems to confirm that this is a railheading operation. Teaching Manliness Washington Post, September 21, 1919. Washington Junior Marines and Naval Scouts in Training Camp. by Aunt Anna The newest organization for the training of young Americans opened its first training camp Saturday, September 6, at what was formerly the camp of the National Service School, on the Little Falls and Conduit road about halfway between Georgetown and Glen Echo. The camp is known as Camp Barnett in honor of Gen. Barnett, the head of the United States marine corps. The organization is sponsored by Mrs. Barnett, and the object is very much the same as the Boy Scouts, namely to teach the boys manliness and patriotism. Sergt. Al Krieger, of the Thirteenth company, Tenth regiment camp of Quantico, Va., was detailed to instruct the boys and command the camp. They were taught infantry drill, calisthenics, signaling, both radio and visual (wig-wag and semaphore), grenade throwing, trench warfare, personal and camp hygiene and the traditions of the marine corps. About 50 boys attended the first camp which lasted a week. Not all the boys were equipped with uniforms but their interest was none the less. … On top of the chockAgreeing with bewswain and looking closely at the picture and the angle of the rear axle, the rear right wheel looks to me as thought it's actually on TOP of the chock that one assumes is there to stop it rolling backwards! Personally, I would not be standing between those ramps, where you couldn't even jump sideways to get out of the way if it started to roll. Ouch. Overhead B&O StructureThe structure is a gantry from which a winch and pulley could be attached to hoist cargo at this "team track." More modern versions would include a crane on the gantry. Tail End ActionThe three guys behind the truck (and dark haired guy partially visible to the left of the left ramp) appear to be in motion, having just finished hand-pushing the truck up the ramp (in concert with the driver accelerating the engine, no doubt). Note the blurred legs and the body positions. My guess is they helped the truck get the wheels up and over the chock. So, the truck had plenty of forward/upward momentum when the shot was taken, and they were in little to no danger of the truck rolling back on them. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Railroads)
Sliders: 1943
... Future Olympic Sliding hopefuls. July 1943. "Glen Echo, Maryland. Climbing the ladder to the sliding board at the Glen Echo ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/02/2013 - 5:40pm -

Future Olympic Sliding hopefuls. July 1943. "Glen Echo, Maryland. Climbing the ladder to the sliding board at the Glen Echo swimming pool." Photo by Esther Bubley. View full size. Memories of a Big SplashThis park was in my neighborhood and I spent a large part of my childhood there. This picture reminds me of the time my mother took my siblings there to go swimming (before my time) and my brother climbed the high-diving board and jumped. He didn't even know how to swim! Scared my mom to death. Kids & PipesPerfect composition by Bubley, (as usual) of kids and the iron or steel playground equipment that was built to last but is deemed unsafe and scarce on the landscape now. (The Gallery, Esther Bubley, Kids, Swimming)
Frosted Foods: 1935
... Va., on the south, and from Riverdale, Md., on the east to Glen Echo Md., on the west. Each District Grocery Store is operated by its ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/03/2012 - 6:52pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1935. "Interior of D.G.S. Store, 3300 Connecticut Avenue, Cathedral Mansions." An interesting look at some Birdseye Packing Co. "Frosted Foods." View full size. 8x10 safety negative, National Photo Co. Note that by 1935, National Photo has made the jump from glass to film as a recording medium. Resulting in a more modern, contrastier look but a little less detail. BrandedSo many products and brand names that many of us early baby boomers long thought were post-WW2 creations made just in time for us! Heinz 57 BreakfastI wonder how long Heinz stayed in the breakfast wheat and rice flake business. District Grocery Store Washington Post, May 1, 1936 D.G.S. Celebrates 15th Anniversary District Grocery Stores, Inc., is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of its founding. The organization has grown into a co-operative with 265 member store spreading from Rockville, Md., on the north, to Manassas, Va., on the south, and from Riverdale, Md., on the east to Glen Echo Md., on the west. Each District Grocery Store is operated by its owner. Stores offer such free services as telephone shopping service, free delivery and credit extension whenever it is necessary. The D.G.S. maintains a warehouse at Fourth and D streets southwest, where only members may purchase groceries, meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy products, beverages, tobacco and candy. Sales to members last year totaled more then $5,000,000. Sales this year are expected to exceed $6,000.000. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Stores & Markets)
Signs of Silliness: 1925
The Glen Echo amusement park fun house in Maryland circa 1925. Our second look at ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/06/2015 - 11:10am -

The Glen Echo amusement park fun house in Maryland circa 1925. Our second look at these silly signs. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. Hats and heelsLooking at this, I have clothes envy! Forbidden FunThe mirth building was condemned by the Fire Marshal and boarded up just before I was old enough to partake. It did survive in a decaying state for another five years until it was torched under the supervision of the local fire department around 1954. There were many chinks in the deteriorating old barricades that allowed a view of this floor, with remnants of some of the attractions still present to the end (the barrel for one). I would occasionally spy older "delinquents" roaming around inside, but I always got caught before I could figure out how they got in (rumor was that it was through the back basement entrance where the equipment that operated some of the attractions was located). Seeing these pictures almost makes me think I'm peering through those cracks in the boards again. I used to live across the streetI remember hot, humid summer nights, listening to the screams of the kids and the rattle of the roller coaster through my open bedroom window in the late 50s, early 60s. I was 7. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
What Goes Up: 1926
Montgomery County, Maryland. The roller coaster at Glen Echo Park in 1926. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 1:37pm -

Montgomery County, Maryland. The roller coaster at Glen Echo Park in 1926. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Look Ma, Hands!This was in the time before it was fashionable to hold your hands up in the air on roller coasters. Of course, the practice of riding in the first car with a butt hanging out of your mouth was in full swing! Look Ma......I imagine if cars weren't yet outfitted with seatbelts, then maybe neither were coasters yet? I'd be holding on too! (The Gallery, Natl Photo, Sports)
The Ascent of Man: 1943
... Maryland. "Climbing the ladder to the sliding board at the Glen Echo swimming pool." Medium format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/11/2018 - 2:08pm -

July 1943. Montgomery County, Maryland. "Climbing the ladder to the sliding board at the Glen Echo swimming pool." Medium format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size. Cast StepsI sure remember the slides at the Grovewood Playground on the east side of Cleveland, just like this one. Built like a tank, they were. I recall the steps being cast like these but could not remember the name which was spelled out. It appears to be "AMERICAN". Anyone have information on the history of this manufacturer of playground equipment? The Slides of YoreI recall seeing the name BURKE cast into playground slide steps. The slide itself was polished stainless steel in a galvanized steel frame. It looked like it would last just about forever, but then parents realized that plastic would be safer, so the old metal slides are gone from my boyhood playgrounds. (The Gallery, D.C., Esther Bubley, Swimming)
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