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- Chickamauga: 1942
- ... over the "obsession with appearance."
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Industry & Public Works) ... Posted by Dave - 08/06/2023 - 7:17pm -
- The Birds: 1958
- ... to think he was 63 when he died, not 53.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Aviation, Dogs, San Francisco, Toni Frissell) ... Posted by Dave - 07/24/2023 - 2:07pm -
![November 1958. "Successful hunting party Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Murphy (left), Mr. and Mrs. Vic Bergeron, and retired Navy Captain and Mrs. Clayton McCauley pose before DC-3 in San Francisco with field dogs and one-day bag of game birds. Lumberman Murphy's Flying M Ranch, a 4,000-acre preserve near Yerington, Nevada, is a 65-minute flight from California. It is only a short walk from the Flying M's 4,500-foot landing strip to the five-bedroom ranch house with adjacent bunkhouse, cookhouse and manager's quarters. 'Before we bought the ranch,' Murphy says, 'we didn't have any place of our own to hunt pheasants'." Kodachrome by Toni Frissell for the Sports Illustrated assignment "Upland Game Birds in Nevada." View full size.
Yes, That Flying-MStanford Murphy's ranch and airstrip ended up in the hands of Barron Hilton and served as the departure point for the ill-fated last flight of Steve Fossett. Hilton eventually sold it to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (for the water rights), who granted him a life estate which only ended up lasting about three years.
Outfits with matching dogs"We didn't have any place of our own to hunt pheasants"
... the horror ... the horror! (said in Boston accent)
Asparagus?What on earth is Mrs. Murphy putting into Trader Vic's mouth? I first assumed a cigar but why would she hold it for him? And it sure looks more green and twisted than a cigar. I'm mystified. Maybe it's just a rich person thing that I'm incapable of understanding.
[Smushed cigar? - Dave]
Nice group, nice trip, nice lifeI wonder how they spent their evenings, since six people make only one and-a-half bridge tables? I would rather be doing this than hanging out at La Coquille in Palm Beach, contracting melanoma or, at a minimum, turning my skin into an old leather handbag.
Looks like a German Pointer in the middleHis (or her) main and only job was to alert (or "point out") to the hunters where the quarry (birds) were located by pointing at their location through scent or sight. The hunters would then shoot said birds and the Weimaraners would retrieve the dead birds. As a dog, I always wanted to be a "pointer".
NevermindPheasants not peasants -- jolly good, what?
That's no asparagus --Trader Vic is smoking a Culebra style cigar.
The math is not mathingAccording to the New York Times, Mr. Murphy died in 1972 at the relatively young age of 53... which would make him an improbable 39 in this photo.
Also the NYTimes reports his name as Stanwood Murphy, whereas the Wikipedia page on the Flying-M Ranch very confidently names him as Stanfield Murphy. I'm inclined to believe the NYT since there is a Stanwood A Murphy Elementary in Scotia, CA that is named after him.
As far as his age goes.. I can't find any references for the Sports Illustrated
"Upland Game Birds in Nevada" that don't point back to Shorpy. But I'm inclined to think he was 63 when he died, not 53.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Aviation, Dogs, San Francisco, Toni Frissell)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-11383a.thumbnail.jpg "The Birds: 1958")
- La Coquille: 1954
- ... working here was as good as a vacation.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Florida, Toni Frissell) ... Posted by Dave - 07/17/2023 - 2:27pm -
![December 1954. "La Coquille Club, Palm Beach, Florida." 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell for the Sports Illustrated assignment "Sporting Look: La Coquille." View full size.
Very nice!Love the light blue Caddy with the soft top ! Thanks !
Cadillac AbuseIt's just a year or two old, but it sure looks tired. And what's up with all the Ford ragtops?
[Hertz Rent-a-Car. - Dave]
A Plethora Of Mid-Fifties Fords!A white '55 coming at us, an aqua '56 to it's its right, then a blue '56, and another aqua '56, all Sunliners. Then, coming in, are two more '55s, both Customlines, and exiting the lot looks like another '55 Sunliner. Finally the back end of '55 (56?) station wagon on the far left. Ford dealer meeting perhaps?
Given all the Fords I'm gonna guess the red roadster behind the trees is a T-Bird.
[They're Hertz rentals. - Dave]
WowWhat a nice assortment of cars! Through most of the 1950s and the early '60s my dad drove a Studebaker like the one in front of the red Ford. He loved that car.
Heard much about it.My late grandmother worked at La Coquille several winters, during the 1960s, as a chambermaid. She worked her entire life in the hospitality industry up North and, to hear her tell it, working here was as good as a vacation.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Florida, Toni Frissell)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-02492a.thumbnail.jpg "La Coquille: 1954")
- Coupe de Fille: 1943
- ... on the guy's knee, in Afterparty: 1953, one of the Linda Kodachromes? -- https://www.shorpy.com/node/14831
[Nope! - Dave]
... but that huge round speedometer is a dead giveaway.
(Kodachromes, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Michigan Kodachromes) ... Posted by Dave - 03/15/2018 - 9:51am -
!["1943" is all it says on the slide mount of this Kodachrome. But this young lady looks vaguely familiar. Have we seen her before? View full size.
Lady in Purple?It looks a little like Kay Fancher from Minnesota.
Nine years laterIs she Midcentury Mom: 1952? -- https://www.shorpy.com/node/13481
[Yahoo! -tterrace]
[Yes, this is the lady. YOU CAN STOP GUESSING NOW. - Dave]
A Tuttle, perhaps??Could be the lady in the center of this group shot, 9 years down the road?
https://www.shorpy.com/node/18737
[No, but you're getting warm, geographically. Hint: Use the tags. - Dave]
10 years laterIs this her, on the guy's knee, in Afterparty: 1953, one of the Linda Kodachromes? -- https://www.shorpy.com/node/14831
[Nope! - Dave]
I know nothing about this young lady, butthis dark blue car is definitely a 1939 Dodge Business Coupe. There were many cars in the late '30s that had similar body styles, but that huge round speedometer is a dead giveaway.
(Kodachromes, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Michigan Kodachromes)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-012NA.thumbnail.jpg "Coupe de Fille: 1943")
- The Sporting Look: 1954
- ... their beauty and elegance are timeless.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Florida, Pretty Girls, Toni Frissell, Travel & Vacation) ... Posted by Dave - 07/18/2023 - 10:37pm -
![December 1954. "La Coquille Club, Palm Beach, Florida." 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell for the Sports Illustrated assignment "Sporting Look: La Coquille." View full size.
I wonder if they were part of a fashion show during lunch??The blonde is taller but the redhead has incredibly long legs! Both trim, thin and elegant.
[More like a fashion shoot. - Dave]
Ten years later?About ten years later that look was all the rage. Enter Lesley Hornby, a.k.a. "Twiggy".
And the less said, the better. I do remember wisecracks from less enlightened times than the present.
Whiter thanThere was a comment concerning these recent Florida club photos about whether the place was whites only.
When I was growing up in Florida in the 1960s, the country club near my house not only excluded Blacks (except as employees) but also Jews. There were two country clubs on the same road--one white, gentile, and genteel, the other predominantly Jewish. (My family wasn't well-off enough for either.)
Nearly seventy years ago... those dynamite legs! It's after three in the afternoon: it's either a late lunch or an early cocktail hour for these two.
They're most likely long departed by now, but their beauty and elegance are timeless.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Florida, Pretty Girls, Toni Frissell, Travel & Vacation)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-02429a.thumbnail.jpg "The Sporting Look: 1954")
- Posh Lunch: 1954
- ... More "posh" but lacking in character.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Eateries & Bars, Florida, Swimming, Toni Frissell) ... Posted by Dave - 07/17/2023 - 6:25pm -
- The Golden Hour: 1952
- ... - 7 Oct 1952." In this latest installment of Minnesota Kodachromes , Grace and Sally take a walk in the Missouri Ozarks. 35mm color ... Can't thank you enough for sharing these remarkable Kodachromes with us!
Frankly I don't think our digital cameras could ... Posted by Dave - 09/09/2014 - 10:29am -
- Southern Style: 1944
- ... of place.
And don't call me Sherley.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Florida, Pretty Girls, Toni Frissell) ... Posted by Dave - 07/20/2023 - 9:45pm -
![May 27, 1944. "Collier's, Florida. Woman 2 (Sherley on wall)." 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell for Collier's magazine. View full size.
The nails are not chippedbut reflecting the sunlight off the red enamel. My mother, who would have been about the same age as this woman in 1944, also applied her nail polish to keep the lunula of the nail exposed as does "Sherley," something I never understood. I suspect the gal is former debutante Sherley Smith, whose name occasionally appeared in the Palm Beach newspaper columns, and who, unsurprisingly, married well. From the Miami Sunday News, November 26, 1950:
When Smoking Was ChicI remember my mother, in the 1940s, as looking just as stylish and sophisticated as the young woman in the photo. Mom smoked Pall Malls, and I remember her desperately trying to kick the tobacco habit years later. She managed to quit eventually, but the damage was already done to her heart and lungs.
Given the date, May 1944,with the world in flames, and the U.S. at war, this photograph seems especially frivolous.
[If only we had been there to guide them! - Dave]
Not addictiveBack in the ‘60s, my mother’s bridge partner was begging for a cigarette while under an oxygen tent in a hospital for a collapsed lung. My wife handled a lot of the litigation for the lawsuits. Terrible way to die, suffocating.
Nails, and coffin nailsNicely turned out for Collier's photo shoot, except for the nails.
I'm no expert, but the chipped polish seems out of place.
And don't call me Sherley.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Florida, Pretty Girls, Toni Frissell)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-00335a.thumbnail.jpg "Southern Style: 1944")
- Backyard Picnic: 1960
- ... That definitely brings back some memories!
(Kermy Kodachromes, Kids) ... Posted by Dave - 05/29/2023 - 10:10am -
![ We dedicate this golden (Kodachrome) oldie to picnic-partakers everywhere. Happy Memorial Day weekend from Shorpy!
June 1960 somewhere in Maryland. "Picnic in yard." Janet, of Kermy and Janet, pointing at the camera. Who wants more potato salad? View full size.
Ashtrays and lightersI too remember lots of ashtrays. And lighters or matches. An older brother and I were accused of trying to burn the house down one time. Of course, it is all his fault, I was the innocent one. He had the lighter.
It is surprising that no one is smoking.
IDEAL brand ketchupThe IDEAL brand ketchup was the store brand of the American Stores Co. ("ACME" stores).
Love the coffee mugLove the coffee mug directly below the young girl's pointing finger. I've got a set of about 8 of those that my dad and his hunting buddies used during their annual deer hunting week at our cottage in northern Wisconsin. Everyone had their name painted on their mug. The guys are all gone now and those mugs have become a treasure to me.
Table Still Going StrongMy father bought an identical solid redwood picnic table in southern California, in 1960 no less (a year before I was born in LA). We moved back to northern Missouri in 1963 to be closer to Mom's parents and that was one of the very few large items that made the move. It served as our kitchen table for a few years. It's been refinished a few times and is showing its age (Missouri winters are rough compared to LA's) but is still in use up on my deck and I hope to pass it on.
But me,I'll take the radio.
Sheesh, that's unusual ?When I was a kid everybody had that table.
Not just had, but burntWhen our parents' picnic table reached the age of about 40 years and had rotted to the point that it was structurally finished, my youngest brother and I threw it on the bonfire and watched the flames leap higher than a man, a long-suppressed wish of ours. Bonus treat was the unexpected sight of it burning: looked like a giant BBQ grill on fire. Nice smell, too, the cedar.
Picnics are made oftasty Heinz pickles and some kind of generic local-brand ketchup. Otherwise, everything else seems homemade, as it was back then.
And don't forget real Dixie brand cups, the only kind being sold then.
[There were many brands of paper cups. A major competitor starting around 1920 was the Lily Cup. - Dave]
TablesHubby and I have two of them out back, both gotten at auctions.
SeatingI love the variety of chairs: the plastic web loungers, the wooden-frames with canvas backs & seats and that metal one that most likely leave a scallop-shaped impression in your back.
By the way, the ketchup is "Ideal," the house brand of the local Acme Market.
Dixie vs Hard PlasticNotice a stack of Dixie Cups on the table, but we are drinking from the durable, washable plastic tumblers. The two "Dixies" that are upright have spoons in them. Maybe to serve Aunt Dora's special homemade relish? From the way they are stacked, I'll bet the plastic utensils get washed too.
Scalloped SeatingI sold a set of four of those and a matching round table on Craigslist last year. Same color, probably about the same vintage.
How about some Kool-Aid?Looks like what's being ladled into those Dixie cups is red Kool-Aid. The favorite drink of kids from the era.
I have the radio, butI'd like a pair of those striped chairs, please.
Kool-AidBack in the day when "red" was a flavor, at least to the kids.
Always kids to play withI was 5 in the summer of 1960, about the age of those kids. Born at the peak of the Baby Boom, there were always kids my age around.
Also between that and Sputnik, we always had new books and desks in school too, not to mention new buildings and young teachers.
Where are the ashtrays?Hard to believe we have a photo from 1960 and not an ashtray in sight! I was 9 in the summer of 1960 and every mom but one that I knew smoked. If they were like my mom and were married during the WWII years and worked they picked up the habit then. As for the younger moms seeing the older ladies smoke and the massive advertising rush of the 50's convinced the others they should smoke.
Humble pleasuresThese sensible moms used a bath towel as a tablecloth; an excellent idea. As was always the case with gatherings like this, everyone is nicely dressed. I see Grandad in the background. This occasion must have taken place on a weekday while the dads were at work.
It's Seems Complete, But...Where is the Jello mold?
I am of a similar vintage, and trust me--whatever gathering, whatever state you were in and whatever picnic especially--there was always, invariably a Jello mold. Subversives, maybe?
TupperwareWe always had a bucket of Kool-Aid in a Tupperware container just like the one at this picnic.
Ashtrays in the backyard?Not in our 1960. The butts went in the grass under your foot, or they were "flicked" across the yard by most men to be stomped on by us boys. Also, there appears to be an airline size pack of menthols near the second blue cup.
Not our backyard picnics!If we were going to have a picnic, it would be when Dad took the family on a road trip and we'd stop for a break. If we were going to eat in the backyard, the picnic table would be covered in newspapers, a bushel of steamed crabs dumped out on top (covered in Old Bay seasoning) and bottles of Black Label beer for the adult beverage and iced tea for the kids.
Surely, they did not get store-boughtIn my 1960s childhood, Memorial Day gatherings in the backyard with family always included homemade ice cream. When my parents hosted, my father somehow convinced his three sons it was a privilege to turn that crank until your arm could crank no more. Inexplicably, the next brother would be standing there, waiting for his turn. That was some good ice cream.
For someone with superior search skillsWhen Dave posted Hawkeye Troop: 1956 in 2012 (see the Kermy and Janet link), noelani wished we had access to the 1950 Census so we could look for a boy named Kermit in Overlea, Maryland. The 1950 Census is now available. I am mediocre at searching for my family members; but I looked for Kermit, born 1948 in Maryland, and found two possibilities. One has a sister named Janet, but she is three years younger than Kermit and the Janet in the picnic photograph looks like an older sister to me. Someone with superior search skills is welcome to show me how it's done.
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Doug Floor Plan for the Win!I'm on Ancestry right now, and there is huge evidence that the 2nd census listing he posted is indeed Shorpy's Kermy and Janet. I don't even know what to link to, there's so much stuff.
I too thought that Janet was older than Kermy, but the little blonde boy in this photo is not Kermy - look at this to see Kermy in 1957: https://www.shorpy.com/node/16626
And then this to see Janet the same year: https://www.shorpy.com/node/16641
I even went so far as to look for their home, which was at 4003 Fleetwood in Baltimore. There are old listing photos still online at https://www.redfin.com/MD/Baltimore/4003-Fleetwood-Ave-21206/home/111403... Two stood out to me. The one with the fireplace looks like the one in this photo of Janet: https://www.shorpy.com/node/20476
And the one taken from the back porch looks like the porch in this "Backyard Picnic" photo.
I'll stop before I'm arrested for stalking. But there's so much more ...
Let's ask DaveThanks for the credit, jckazoo, but you're the one who identified Kermy as the elder child. One thing I've learned reading Shorpy is, you don't tell Dave, you ask. Dave, are these kids Kermit H. "Kermy" and Janet C. Sanders, children of Anna and Kermit H. Sanders?
The house at 4003 Fleetwood in Baltimore looks like a match. I understand many houses were mass produced. But the bottom of the window to the left of the fireplace is the same in relationship to the fireplace mantel, the mantels are identical, the bricks are the same make, and there are six rows of bricks between the underside of the mantel and the top of the firebox. The back porches are long with identical posts and parapet wall, and the door to inside is at the top of the steps. The only difference is in 1960 the house is clad in cedar shakes and I'm not sure it is in the Realtor photos.
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Late to the DanceI was just about to post the Sanders family 1950 US Census info, but Doug Floor Plan and jckazoo already have done all that work. Well done great sleuths!
Still with usA follow-up to my previous post: while their parents have been gone for 10 years, Kermy and Janet are still among us, both in their 70s, which is why I didn’t want to post much more about what I found. It is tempting to reach out to them to tell them about Shorpy, but that’s not my place. Maybe Dave ... ?
[We would love to hear from Kermy and Janet! - Dave]
DejavuI was the same age as the boy in the stripes in 1960. That definitely brings back some memories!
(Kermy Kodachromes, Kids)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY_Kermy022.thumbnail.jpg "Backyard Picnic: 1960")
- Gifted: 1951
- ... a lot like Christmas in this latest episode of Minnesota Kodachromes . Photo by Hubert Tuttle. Full size.
Mercury Options ... decades and continents Almost all the Minnesota Kodachromes convey such joy of living!
They really make you feel the ... Posted by Dave - 12/21/2014 - 9:54am -
!["Bill, Emily & E.S. - Dec 25 1951." It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in this latest episode of Minnesota Kodachromes. Photo by Hubert Tuttle. Full size.
Mercury OptionsThis car has the accessory rear-window wiper.
A joy of living that transcends decades and continentsAlmost all the Minnesota Kodachromes convey such joy of living!
They really make you feel the happiness, which seems to have been preserved in a time capsule. Not so long had passed since the terrible WWII, so I believe people must have been elated at the thought the ordeal was over.
Anyway, this photo is so uplifting and all I can add is Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Romania to all Shorpy fans all over the world!
Keeping up with the Joneses, er, SwensensA nice 1950 Mercury with sunshade and dual outside mirrors, and fur coats for the wives.
James Dean... drove a similar 1949 Mercury in "Rebel Without a Cause." His was a two-door. This one has accessory fender skirts and sun visor. Letters on the wheelcovers and rounded rear window mark this as a '49. '50s had smooth wheelcovers and '51s had a larger rear window.
Christmas casserolesI'll bet that's a covered dish of some kind, that she has covered with that brown paper bag! Scalloped potatoes, or baked beans? I wonder!
Ringgenbergs of AlgonaThese are likely Bill and Emily Ringgenberg and their only daughter, Emma Ringgenberg Lighter, all of Algona, Iowa (the next county seat south of Blue Earth). Ms. William Ringgenberg was identified in a 1960 Kossuth County Advance as a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Tuttle of Blue Earth, who were then celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary. This would make her one of Hubert's sisters. The 1940 census provides her first name (Emily), and identifies her husband as Willard, and their fifteen-year-old daughter as Emma. Bill died in 1973, but Emily would see another half-century before her death in 2002, at age 96.
Hot Dishis what Minnesootans call dem casserole thingies, ya know?
FootwearI'm amazed that the young lady is wearing heels while walking in the snow. What we women go through for fashion's sake!
Ringgenberg?Algona, Iowa, you say? Now you're getting close to home. I went to high school there, but it was in the '60s and I didn't know any Ringgenbergs.
The snow, the elm-lined streets, the style of houses - all very familiar to me from that part of the country.
Actually a '50Yes, it has '49 wheelcovers, but the side trim with the "MERCURY" lettering over the front wheel opening, and the rear windows that wraps into the C-pillar show it to be a '50 model. The side trim on the '49 is plainer, and the "MERCURY" lettering is at the front of the trim.
Muskrat, the other minkMy bet is the ladies are sporting muskrat coats which were very popular at that time. Muskrat could be trimmed and dyed to mimic mink. My mother had one about the same time period with a matching hat and muff. In the early 60's my father purchased her a black Persian lamb jacket which replaced the muskrat. As a kid my sister and I would love to stroke the muskrat to fulfill our "Lenny" urges. Happy Holidays to all the Shorpy fans.
Oh fun photos even for one living in MNThe rain killed what we should have as in the photo but the joy is still here because of greetings from far away from Micaela! Merry Christmas and Cheers all.
Happy even in the snow!Love this photo! The classy car with suicide doors and the sun visor and fender skirts. Wonderful coats and hats on all three persons and they are happy. Merry Christmas!
YummyAnd I'll bet the white bag with the round container holds a tin of home made Christmas baking, maybe cookies.
Merry Christmas to Shorpy and fans!
Thanks, Micaelafor your happy greetings across the Atlantic. Greets, love and light to you.
Ya, surestuart51, green bean casserole's in the bag, and jello salad in the bag.
jsmakbkr, thanks for the update on this charming Minnesota family.
Merry Christmas Shorpy fans, far and wide
What is the correct model year?The rear window on a 1950 Mercury has one piece of glass. The '49 has a three piece window with chrome dividers. This photo clearly shows those chrome dividers.
[And yet it also has the 1950 front fender trim; a mystery. -tterrace]
1949 MercuryThe car has 1949 Mercury wheel covers, and the '49 also had Mercury written on the fender trim.
[Compare the lettering style and position between 1949 and 1950 - taken from Mercury brochures - and our car. -tterrace]
What a guy!Bill stands with his hands in his pockets while the girls cart in all the stuff.
I am glad to see, however, that he had the sense to BACK into the driveway so the women could get out in the cleared path. I bet Emily suggested it, though.
Makes you feelWarm and cold at the same time. Brings back nice memories of living in the North, and how the ladies in my family always wore lovely long coats, and until I was big enough the way I found my mom in a store was by the coat she wore.
Mercury MysteryThe door handles are the pull type, early 1949.
The split rear window is 1949
Why the front fender trim is 1950 is a mystery.
Maybe replaced due to damage?
The sun visor is an aftermarket Fulton.
Cut Bill A BreakBenefitsspecialist complained about Bill just standing there like a bump on a log.
There is a good possibility he spent some cold time cleaning snow off of the car and had the heater going so when it was time to back into the driveway the ladies were presented with a clean and warm car.
Even if he only went out to warm the car and back it into position he deserved a cup of hot coffee with maybe a wee shot of Seagram's 7.
(Cars, Trucks, Buses, Christmas, Minnesota Kodachromes)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-MNK144A.thumbnail.jpg "Gifted: 1951")
- En Vogue: 1944
- ...
Ouch Let's lie down on some coral.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Florida, Swimming, Toni Frissell) ... Posted by Dave - 07/16/2023 - 8:03pm -
![February 1944. "Vogue: Florida Fashion." 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell. View full size.
Makes my elbow hurt just to look at herThat sharp rock, what an uncomfortable place to lounge at the beach! Maybe she was hoping nobody would see her with those ridiculous sunglasses. And what is that red thing?
[A comb. - Dave]
En refrain: 1973Kodachrome, give us those nice bright colors
Give us those greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah
Well I've got a Nikon camera
Love to take a photograph
So Mama don't take my Kodachrome away ...
-- "Kodachrome" ("There Goes Rhymin' Simon," 1973)
That bikiniThere's enough material there to make three today.
Model Behavior I guess that she had to take the rough with the smooth. I hope Vogue had good medical benefits in the '40s.
Snapshot"Toni Frissell began her career in photography in the 1930s, at first working as a fashion photographer for Vogue magazine. During World War II, she was, for a time, the official photographer for the American Red Cross, and later, the Women’s Army Corps. Her work took her to Europe, where she photographed soldiers and civilians affected by the war, including a famous series featuring the Tuskegee Airmen at an air base in Italy. In later years, she continued a career of photographing both famous and ordinary people for decades, amassing a collection of some 340,000 images. In 1971, Frissell donated her photographs to the Library of Congress, preserving the images and making them available to everyone."
Not too different from nowI was surprised. Her style of swimwear is not too different from our classic two piece that some wear now. Nice colors. And the style of sunglasses not too different from some available now. I think it is great that we don't do changing styles every season so much now. I'll be the quality of the cloth was better than easily available now.
OuchLet's lie down on some coral.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Florida, Swimming, Toni Frissell)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-00193a.thumbnail.jpg "En Vogue: 1944")
- Moonliner: 1960
- ... by my uncle Mike Horton circa 1960.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Aviation) ... Posted by Dave - 07/31/2023 - 8:02am -
![Circa 1960, the TWA "Moonliner" rocket at Disneyland's Tomorrowland in Anaheim, California. (With Richfield Oil's "Autopia" in the background.) At 76 feet, the Moonliner was the tallest attraction in the park. This medium format transparency is part of a recent donation to Shorpy from the family of California photographer Mary Baum (1925-2012). View full size.
Fly me to the moon.I find it interesting that there is a pilot cockpit at the top of the rocket.
SpaceflightI stayed up, like millions of others, to watch the first moon landing in 1969. I was 13 at the time and thought at least by the time I was 40 we would have a colony and tourism up there by then. I'll soon be 70 and still wonder why it didn't happen.
The Rocket still survives!Looks like the rocket still survives but repurposed as Pizza Planet Rocket.
[Not quite. That’s a 2/3 scale model made in 1998. -tterrace]
Why hasn't a colony happened?Because gravity. More specifically, lack thereof. The same reason (amongst others) that there will never be a "colony" on Mars, either. Tourism maybe; colony no. The human body in its current state of evolution just can't survive it. So, time to stop wasting money, time, energy, and materials trying. Need to focus on taking care of the only habitable planet we have. OK rant over. Beautiful photo - looking forward to seeing more from the collection!
[Of course there is gravity on both the moon and Mars. It’s astronauts orbiting the Earth who experience zero-G. The longest stay up there so far was well over a year. -Dave]
There it isLooking at the outside of the rocket was the real 'ride'. Inside all I did was look up at a ceiling screen which projected a film of getting closer to and then further away from the moon. Even the People Mover had more nuance.
Billionaire's playtoyLong before they eyed Mars, eccentric money-men eyed airlines: it was under Howard Hughes control that TWA morphed from Transcontinental and Western Air to Trans World Airlines; he was long gone when they touched down for the final time, in 2001.
Some things missing from the world of tomorrowOne would be TWA, gone as of 2001. Another: Pan Am, which despite appearing as the space clipper in the movie '2001', disappeared in 1991.
Attack of the fifty foot ... whateversWhat is the reason the trio of seemingly monstrous 'ghosts' are visible just to the left of the earth-bound rocket ship? A reflection? Double exposed?
[Perspective. They're much closer to the camera than the rocket. - Dave]
Here's How It Looked With Actual TouristsTWA Moonliner is in the background and tourists are in the foreground: (from left) Jerry Butler, Lydia Horton, Penny Butler, and, in front, Jeremy Butler (that'd be me).
35mm slide taken by my uncle Mike Horton circa 1960.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Aviation)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-1757.thumbnail.jpg "Moonliner: 1960")
- War Games: 1943
- ... of these please!
[I'll see what I can do. These 4x5 Kodachromes don't exactly grow on trees, you know. - Dave]
How YOU doing? ... Hmmmm Both have wedding rings on....
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, D.C., WW2) ... Posted by Dave - 08/10/2012 - 5:38pm -
![1943. On maneuvers in wartime Washington. "A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.
43 /08This looks like it could have been taken yesterday!
WartimeManeuvers, indeed!
Brilliant.Dave, more of these please!
[I'll see what I can do. These 4x5 Kodachromes don't exactly grow on trees, you know. - Dave]
How YOU doing?That is one smooth operator, right there. Excellent stuff.
HmmmmBoth have wedding rings on....
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, D.C., WW2)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35462u_0.thumbnail.jpg "War Games: 1943")
- Mustang by the Tail: 1942
- ... [This is the original transparency. It is not a print. And Kodachromes don't have negatives. - Dave]
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2) ... Posted by Dave - 07/21/2012 - 10:34pm -
![October 1942. A painter cleans the tail section of a P-51 Mustang fighter prior to spraying with olive-drab camouflage. North American Aviation plant, Inglewood, California. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
I didn't suppose that colorI didn't suppose that color photography looked that good these days
It must be a P-51B......judging by the incline on the spine.
Fate of the B-25sThe B-25 in the left background, tail #113178 (or 41-13178) crashed and burned at March Field in Southern California on June 30, 1943. The one on the right, #113180 (or 41-13180), was part of the 340th bomb group, 57th Bombardment Wing, Twelfth Air Force operating in Italy when it was shot down by antiaircraft fire on April 28, 1944. Three crew members, including the pilot were killed; the other four made it back to the base.
This is not THE photoThis is not THE photo taken at 1942, it's probably a reprint of the original negative.
[This is the original transparency. It is not a print. And Kodachromes don't have negatives. - Dave]
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35303u.thumbnail.jpg "Mustang by the Tail: 1942")
- One Fine Day: 1951
- ... Hubert -- 18 Sept 1951." The latest episode of Minnesota Kodachromes finds the Tuttles out enjoying a fine sunny day. View full ... I cannot begin to tell you the pure joy the Minnesota Kodachromes have instilled. I feel as though I know these folks and almost ... Posted by Dave - 11/09/2014 - 3:52pm -
- Cake or Pie?
- ... -- 2 March 1952." The latest episode of Minnesota Kodachromes takes place at the kitchen table. The cake looks delicious, but ... a happy life!
(ShorpyBlog, Kitchens etc., Minnesota Kodachromes) ... Posted by Dave - 08/12/2014 - 6:09pm -
- Cold Duck: 1958
- ...
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Dogs, Toni Frissell) ... Posted by Dave - 07/22/2023 - 4:30pm -
![November 1958. "Waterfowl hunting (Nevada) -- Mr. and Mrs. Stanwood Murphy of San Francisco." 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell for the Sports Illustrated assignment "Shooting: California Waterfowl Hunting; Upland Game Birds in Nevada." View full size.
Two Months LaterMs. Frissell's photos from this assignment made it into print in the January 19 edition of Sports Illustrated.
Seems Like a Lot Of WorkFor some poultry. Living in New England my whole life I'm at the point where I want nothing to do with snow. Whether driving in it, shoveling it or paying $20+ a week each to get the cars washed so they'll at least last the life of the loan from all the chemicals used for safer driving. I guess if you're from Frisco snow would be a novelty. Though I'll take the snow over earthquakes, drought and wildfires, I guess.
Star ChiefToday's feature car is the 1955 Pontiac Star Chief sedan. I restored one of this exact model several years ago and it was a great highway cruiser, thanks to V8 power and a cushy suspension. It even had the Indian head hood ornament that lit up when the headlights were on.
Which of those two guest dudes is Mrs. Murphy?And where did Mr. Murphy learn how to pack luggage on the roof of the car? And does the California couple really own a car with Nevada plates? And for heaven's sake, why so much luggage for a hunting trip? (Too many questions.)
[The Murphys aren't in this photo; the car is how they get from the lodge to their plane. The man on the right is restaurateur Vic Bergeron, of Trader Vic fame. - Dave]
RIPThose dogs are soooo dead.
Ahead of his time"Albert Stanwood Murphy, who took over the business [Pacific Lumber Co.] in 1931, argued that clear-cutting might lead to enormous profits in the short term but devastation in the long term. Murphy had witnessed the effects of uncontrolled logging that scraped all the trees off mountainsides, allowing the winter rains to erode the steep slopes, clogging streams, destroying salmon habitat and leaving the soil too impoverished to grow another generation of redwoods.
"Murphy vowed to treat his land differently, promising steady jobs based on selective cutting. And it worked. By the late 1980s, other local companies -- which had been clear-cutting their holdings -- had run out of timber, and Pacific Lumber was the only company with any trees left."
From the 1996 Washington Post review of THE LAST STAND The War Between Wall Street and Main Street Over California's Ancient Redwoods By David Harris Times Books.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/01/22/ax-now-pay-l...
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Dogs, Toni Frissell)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-11518a.thumbnail.jpg "Cold Duck: 1958")
- Nippy & Natty: 1952
- ... -- Jan 20 1952." In this latest installment of Minnesota Kodachromes , Floyd shows that warmth and style need not be mutually ... End or Eddie Bauer There was Floyd.
(Minnesota Kodachromes) ... Posted by Dave - 11/18/2014 - 7:27pm -
- Elwin Asleep: 1952
- ... asleep - 11 April 1952." This outtake from Minnesota Kodachromes was evidently deemed worth saving despite the photographer's ... you sometimes fogged your first shot. These Minnesota Kodachromes are a pleasure for me to see because I'm proud to say that I ... Posted by Dave - 08/19/2014 - 9:09pm -
!["Elwin asleep - 11 April 1952." This outtake from Minnesota Kodachromes was evidently deemed worth saving despite the photographer's being at the end of his roll. 35mm color transparency by Hubert Tuttle. View full size.
Drooling man and the tongueAh yes, depending on how careful you loaded your film you sometimes fogged your first shot. These Minnesota Kodachromes are a pleasure for me to see because I'm proud to say that I operated and maintained a Pako Kodachrome cine machine for Brown photo in Minneapolis for a couple of years around the 50th anniversary of the process. K-14 chemistry for me but these were probably K-8 or maybe K-12 generation.
Processing FreeAs I recall, Kodachrome was sold with a mail-in bag and processing included until the mid 50s, when it was decided it was monopolistic and made illegal. The consensus was that this did not improve things.
Kodak rescued all the shots it could on the roll.
Oh, ElwinNot only are you drooling in your sleep but you have a slobber spot on your t-shirt under your mouth.
Lucky manFortunately for Elwin, felt-tip markers hadn't hit the shelves yet.
Gonna be a miserable manHe's drooling, sunburned, and his neck is crooked. He's going to have regrets about his choices after he wakes up.
Cough Drops or Coffin Nails?Judging from the shape of the bulge in his shirt pocket, I am guessing Smith Brothers or Ludens, not Camels or Luckies.
[Sure looks like Luckies to me. - Dave]
Seems too narrow for a standard pack of 20, but maybe that's an illusion created by his chiseled pecs. Anyhow, assuming it's the demon tobacco, he'll be needing the Smith Brothers right soon.
First ShotWhen you load expensive film, you take a "waste" first shot before advancing it on whatever might be at hand.
That's the head of the roll, as evidenced by the punch code that Kodak puts on it to identify the customer.
[It can also happen if you've failed to rewind the film all the way back into the cartridge when done - speaking from experience. -tterrace]
Of course it was worth savingThis was, I am sure, the closing shot of each evening's slide show: " -- and heeere's ELWIN!"
JudgingBy his appearance, the soiled shirt and the sunburned arms, the man had spent some time outside earlier that day, perhaps tossing around bales of hay? Small wonder he is not fast asleep!
Elwin's lamentI wasn't going to comment. However, I keep thinking of the years upon years of torment, ridicule and belittlement that this poor man went through every time some family member pulled out the old slide projector.
With just a flipThat antimacassar could be made into an antisalivator.
[Note that it bears the Tuttle monogram, a capital T. - Dave]
LSMFT"Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco."
That's definitely a pack of Luckys in the pocket. Having had an intimate relationship with the brand back in the day, I recognized it immediately. You've got a good eye, Dave.
(Minnesota Kodachromes)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-MNK110.thumbnail.jpg "Elwin Asleep: 1952")
- Signs of Spring: 1952
- ... green DeSoto stars in this latest episode of Minnesota Kodachromes . View full size.
Brings to mind Currier & Ives ... despite of snow...
(Cars, Trucks, Buses, Minnesota Kodachromes) ... Posted by Dave - 01/01/2015 - 3:19pm -
- Winter Games: 1952
- ... by Hubert Tuttle opens the winter edition of Minnesota Kodachromes . Hot chocolate, anyone? View full size.
Hubert ... done it again! Another fabulous shot from the Minnesota Kodachromes series. I really thought this was a painting when I first saw it. ... Posted by Dave - 12/14/2014 - 2:37pm -
!["Blue Earth skating pond, 1-6-52." This slide by Hubert Tuttle opens the winter edition of Minnesota Kodachromes. Hot chocolate, anyone? View full size.
Hubert "Rockwell" TuttleAnother masterpiece from Mr Tuttle.
It would be great if someone could pin this location down, who knew Minnesota had so many lakes?
[A possible clue in the first two words of the caption. - Dave]
He's done it again!Another fabulous shot from the Minnesota Kodachromes series. I really thought this was a painting when I first saw it.
Don't be that guy.You don't want to be the one kid who didn't get new skates for Christmas. Actually, I'm waiting anxiously for the lake to freeze here!
Those Were The DaysGrowing up in PA we had a pond that froze over every winter. I was the kid sister of an older brother who tagged along to go ice skating wearing my strap on, two blade per skate. What wonderful memories I have of those days so long ago.
So like a PaintingBreughel comes to mind - I've been lucky enough to see some originals in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
That's not a lakeThe aerial view of Blue Earth doesn't show any lakes, and the "rink" looks a little too neat to be a body of water. This is likely a field that's been cleared and flooded. And subsequent snowfalls have been cleared to the sides. Wonderful photo.
[Like it says in the caption, "skating POND." - Dave]
The Ice Was a Little Thin That DayAnd when the teacher broke the news about the accident, involving little Sven, trying out his birthday skates for the first time, a hushful pall fell over the classroom. Until Ole, in the back row, raised his hand and asked, "Where's his skates?"
Man That Looks Cold!Delightful, homey, schmaltzy, beautiful but for me teeth shattering cold.
Having spent too many winters waiting for the 15 Overlea as the wind snapped around every corner I tried to hide behind I find the ersatz "Skating Ponds" found at places like the Staples Center or some southern California shopping malls to be more tempting then the real thing. I'm not even sure if I could still balance on a pair of ice skates any more. I'll just stay on the sidelines nipping my schnapps at the bar while watching the delightful smiles and giggles of younger people to whom a skating pond is an alien artifact and believe snow only falls on top of the mountains and not in the Valley.
(The Gallery, Kids, Minnesota Kodachromes)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-MNK143.thumbnail.jpg "Winter Games: 1952")
- Primary Colors: 1943
- ...
[The ladies were usually posed for these OWI Kodachromes without gloves and such. - Dave]
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Howard Hollem, Milwaukee, WW2) ... Posted by Dave - 08/20/2012 - 3:20pm -
![February 1943. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "War production workers at the Heil Co. making gasoline trailer tanks for the Army Air Corps. Elizabeth Little, age 30, mother of two, spraying small parts. Her husband runs a farm." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Howard Hollem, Office of War Information. View full size.
Zinc chromateWhy is Mrs. Little not wearing gloves to protect those beautifully manicured hands from yellow paint?
Is that blue outfit the factory-issued work coveralls for her home clothing? (So why are the sleeves so short? Why no hair covering?)
Or is that blue outfit her everyday clothing when she is not painting? (So why is it not protected here against paint smears?)
[The ladies were usually posed for these OWI Kodachromes without gloves and such. - Dave]
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Howard Hollem, Milwaukee, WW2)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a34979u.thumbnail.jpg "Primary Colors: 1943")
- The Girl in the Bubble: 1942
- ... about choosing his subjects.
[The large-format OWI Kodachromes taken indoors at assembly plants do not, as a general rule, purport ... wearing a wristwatch. - Dave]
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2) ... Posted by Dave - 07/17/2012 - 10:04pm -
![Bombardier nose section of a B-17F Navy bomber at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Long Beach, Calif. October 1942. The B-17F "Flying Fortress" is a later model of the B-17. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
Day off?I wonder about the posed nature of this photo. True, women of the past rarely went out of the house unless they were well-coiffed, but wearing of jewelry in the factory was VERY discouraged. A dainty gold watch like hers could easily get caught in a machine or tool and cause injury (possibly what happened to her bandaged finger?).
No doubt this was a posed affair. Knowing the lighting requirements of Kodachrome, there's no way this was a quick "hey you! Lemme grab a snap!". I just wonder how Palmer went about choosing his subjects.
[The large-format OWI Kodachromes taken indoors at assembly plants do not, as a general rule, purport to be candid documentary photography; most were carefully composed and lighted, and taken for a specific purpose. As we have pointed out before, that purpose was often to serve as studies for the artwork used in posters for recruitment, bond drives, safety campaigns, etc. Example below. As far as "jewelry" goes, there's nothing especially remarkable about a 1940s assembly worker wearing a wristwatch. - Dave]
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35360u_0.thumbnail.jpg "The Girl in the Bubble: 1942")
- Shepherd of the Hills: 1952
- ... starring role in the latest "away" episode of Minnesota Kodachromes , parked somewhere near Branson, Missouri. Color slide by Hubert ... Map
(The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Minnesota Kodachromes, Travel & Vacation) ... Posted by Dave - 09/09/2014 - 10:26am -
- New York World: 1905
- ... Cushman in June 1941: The entire Cushman collection of Kodachromes from all over the world over 32 years (from 1938 to 1969) can be ... Posted by Dave - 08/01/2012 - 5:47pm -
- Intimations of Autumn: 1952
- ... us where we are in this latest installment of Minnesota Kodachromes ? (Hint: not Minnesota.) 35mm color slide by Hubert Tuttle, on the ...
https://www.shorpy.com/node/3276
(Minnesota Kodachromes) ... Posted by Dave - 08/30/2014 - 12:10pm -
![ UPDATE: Shorpy member SteamBoomer has correctly identified the location as Eureka Springs, Arkansas. See the Comments for details.
"7 Oct. 1952 -- Entrance to ______ _______." Who can tell us where we are in this latest installment of Minnesota Kodachromes? (Hint: not Minnesota.) 35mm color slide by Hubert Tuttle, on the road with wife Grace. View full size.
If only we could see a little farther leftFrom the trees and the rocky terrain my best guess is that this is somewhere in Upstate New York or northern New England. What makes the guessing game especially tantalizing is the sign partly visible at far left. Someone named Horton or Morton or Norton was running for state attorney general in the 1952 election. Here's hoping Wikipedia has enough detail ...
[Edit: as another person helpfully noted, this could not be Upstate New York or northern New England in October. I should have known that.]
[Further edit: the suggestion of Florida is an intriguing one, and there are some areas north of Orlando that might be hilly enough, but the rocky outcroppings at the right wouldn't be found in the Sunshine State.]
Highway signDown the road a piece we see what looks like a shield-shaped US Highway number sign with an auxiliary above. The latter could be "NORTH," "SOUTH," "ALT(ernate)" etc. My guess is "alternate," specifically the earlier main route, based on the narrowness and the 1920s-1930s-era cement pavement, and since bypassed by a wider, straighter roadway.
Of course, this only narrows the location down to the entire United States. There's something about the nearest trees at the right that says California live oaks to me, but I can't quite make out the leaf shape.
Too green?I think it may be too green for the photo to have been taken in New England in October. Farther south, I think. I would be tempted to say, "entrance to Blue Ridge Parkway" if there were three spaces.
California? Near a polo field?Judging from the trees (is that a madrone on the near left?) I would say coastal California. It's a bit lush to be Southern California. My guess would be near Santa Cruz. The sign with the horse icon on the left looks to me like a sign for polo grounds, rather than horse riding or racing. The area around the Polo Grounds Park in Aptos looks similar, but I couldn't find a road that matched that topography.
Maybe not so far awayIt's 1952 and these are our friends whose previous photos have always been in southern Minnesota. Not Minnesota? OK, how about western Wisconsin, someplace between the Twin Cities and Eau Claire?
I'm going with California, somewhere.The trees on the right look like Madrone or large Manzanita. There are some pines floating around in the trees as well as what could be a tallish live oak. The cut bank of dirt looks like the kind where I grew up. I'm going with North Central California. No idea as to the entrance.
Process of EliminationIf the election poster is for state Attorney General, then California can't be the state. Pat Brown was elected in 1950 and didn't run again until 1954. There was a State Attorney General elected in Oregon named Thornton in 1952, but the last four letters of the last name on the poster are definitely "RTON".
[Interesting, but knowing who got elected doesn't help you much if the guy on the poster lost. - Dave]
US 12Looking from the rocks and trees, could they be on US-12 south of Baraboo, WI on their way to Devil's Lake State Park?
Wonder SpotLake Delton, Wisconsin, just south of the Wisconsin Dells.
Trees suggest not CaliforniaI'm pretty sure I see post oak, black oak and shortleaf pine. I could be wrong, but I'm going to go out "on a limb" and say its the entrance to "The Ozarks".
ArkansasHwy 7 outside Hot Springs.
Entrance To ...North Dakota!
Florida?Forgive me if this a stupid suggestion (I'm a Brit and have visted parts of the US but not Florida). Someone named L.Grady Burton stood for Attorney General in Florida in 1948*. If elections are every 4 years he may have stood again in 1952. Does this help?
*Daytona Beach Morning Journal - May 21, 1948.
Folger Stable and Wunderlich ParkI think we are on what is now SR 84 North, Woodside Road, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. The election poster seems to be for Atherton. The entrance to the left is for the Folger Stable, where one could hire a horse and take the equestrian trails through Wunderlich Park.
Glib Bartonran for Attorney General in Arkansas in 1952, so I'm going to cast my vote for Arkansas, as well.
[Ahem. CLIB Barton. - Dave]
Route 120 in CaliforniaThere are ponderosa pine, digger pine, madrone and black oak (I believe) in the picture, all native to California. I'm going with Route 120 on the way to Yosemite Park out of Groveland, CA. 3500 foot elevation because everything is still green in October.
Let's go to Hot Springs (Ark.)Looks a lot like an Arkansas highway, plus the sign with the racehorse on it indicates they are on the way to Hot Springs which has a major thoroughbred race track and is on Highway 7.
Route 120 in CaliforniaBased on the vegetation (the near pines are Ponderosa pine and there are a couple of digger pine along the horizon), the madrone near the electric pole of the near left. I guess it to be somewhere around Groveland, CA on the road to Yosemite Park.
Hot Springs to WinYes, it must be Hot Springs. Hot Springs has had a horse track since 1905, Oaklawn Park.
[You're not even Warm. - Dave]
Play SafeElect Clib Barton your Attorney General.
Agree with MbillardAs you suggested Dave, find the one who lost the election. Glib Barton fits the bill. As for the fill in the blanks, how about "Ozark Mountains"?
[Not quite. And Clib wasn't Glib. - Dave]
My vote - not CaliforniaTwo things I see, both road-related:
1. California's two auto clubs (and the Division of Highways beginning in 1948) were in charge of road signage and paid meticulous attention to detail in doing so. That yellow diamond sign would've been mounted to a post painted yellow to match with black at the base.
2. If this is indeed a US highway, there would likely be white striping down the center of the roadway, even if it wasn't quite wide enough for two full lanes.
Reading the hintsWarm Springs, Georgia? It's on my mind.
Warm Springs?Going by your hints, is it Warm Springs, Georgia?
[Getting colder. Brrr! - Dave]
Strange if CaliforniaThe foliage definitely looks like California, but if that is a US Highway sign whose back we see things are a bit odd. My memory was, and checking the online 1952 highway map verified, that there were relatively few US Highways in California in 1952, none were designated Alternate, and all were relatively main roads. (Except for good old US 395 to Alturas, which had sections listed as oiled dirt or oiled gravel.) If it was a state or county road it's unlikely but possible that a stretch that long would not have a distance marker (we called them "paddle signs" in the rally game) showing. Nifty puzzle.
OuachitaCould it be Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas?
They hit Iowa on the way home from the trip.I was going to guess Iowa, due to this article which places them in Iowa not very long after this photo was taken:
[I suspect Iowa was on both both legs of their trip! - Dave]
Entrance to Eureka SpringsHubert and Grace have turned north off US Hwy 62 onto Arkansas Hwy 23. The photo was taken somewhere around GPS coordinates 36.394231,-93.742166.
[Now that's what I call specific. And correct! How did you figure it out? - Dave]
I simply had a Eureka moment!
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Eureka!SteamBoomer seems to have nailed it. The irony for me is that I was originally convinced that this was one of the roads in the state I grew up in, California. Instead, it turns out to be in the one town in Arkansas that also figured in my childhood. I spent a few summers in Eureka Springs staying with relatives. I remember the beautiful buildings and houses of the town well, but I'd forgotten the wild look of the countryside around it.
Eureka Springs, 1904Family outing, 110 years ago:
https://www.shorpy.com/node/3276
(Minnesota Kodachromes)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-MNK382A.thumbnail.jpg "Intimations of Autumn: 1952")
- Wingwomen: 1942
- ... me of Laverne and Shirley
[Wonder if I have any Kodachromes of the Blatz bottling plant ... - Dave]
women at war ... for the photo op--a natural reaction.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2) ... Posted by Dave - 08/10/2012 - 3:46pm -
![October 1942. North American Aviation workers assembling wing component for a P-51 fighter. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
They remind me ofThey remind me of Laverne and Shirley
[Wonder if I have any Kodachromes of the Blatz bottling plant ... - Dave]
women at warSeeing this picture reminded me of how proud I am of my mother. She worked at the Watervliet Arsenal (NY) during the war. Thanks for the memory.
Reese Witherspoon's MomI guess that's what I saw. She's cute
Made my ex jealousI have this as my desktop right now.
My ex-wife came over to pick up our son and almost the first thing out of her mouth when she came in the door was 'Who are THEY?'
I think it was the first time she didn't ask 'where do you find this crap?' I guess jealousy is an improvement.
[We here at Shorpy do what we can. Thanks for sharing! - Dave]
ArsenalI lived for a while on the other side of the fence from the Arsenal. It humbled me to think of all the amazing things that went on inside. I'm more so touched now to think of your mother.
Excellent attention to detailComposition and lighting show great care. Note how the lighting makes the subjects stand out from a potentially cluttered background.
Despite bright lighting, the facial features are not obscured by reflections on the protective masks. Did photographer Alfred Palmer employ a polarizing filter to screen out reflections, or were they removed in post-processing with Photoshop? Maybe both.
As with many images in this series, the women appear to be dressed and groomed for the photo op--a natural reaction.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35298u.thumbnail.jpg "Wingwomen: 1942")
- Pool Parity: 1954
- ... vets and their lives in suburban areas of the US.
(Kodachromes, Kids, LOOK, Pretty Girls, Swimming) ... Posted by Dave - 05/31/2023 - 5:05pm -
- Third Disaster: 1952
- ... -- Feb 11 1952." The latest installment of Minnesota Kodachromes features a cameo by Mr. Boston. Anything else we cannot explain ... is that you were not on it.
(Aviation, Minnesota Kodachromes) ... Posted by Dave - 09/22/2014 - 6:15pm -
!["Floyd & Rach -- Feb 11 1952." The latest installment of Minnesota Kodachromes features a cameo by Mr. Boston. Anything else we cannot explain -- it just is. 35mm color slide by Hubert Tuttle. View full size.
If this party were happening today,the New Jersey air crashes would be filling the big screen TV, dampening the mood. In 1952 it's just a headline on the front page and easily ignored.
OddOMG, this is the weirdest thing anyone's seen in the history of the planet.
That cigarLooks like an El Producto Queen, George Burns' favorite.
Half emptyThe bottle in his hand is clearly not half full.
Taking a Guess,Actually, I think it is really Joe Palooka.
Left vs RightThe oddest thing about this goofy posed shot is the interloper on the right holding up the daily newspaper for one to see about the third deadly New Jersey plane crash that month, in the vicinity of Newark Airport, and how the airport was temporarily closed because of all the crashes.
Who was holding up the daily paper? Why did he do it?
And why did the photographer include it?
I haven't a clue.
But it sure makes an awful (and probably unintentional) juxtaposition: Dozens of people killed, so let's clown around.
A tough time for Elizabeth, New JerseyThe headline refers to the crash of National Airlines Flight 101, A Douglas DC-6 which took off from Newark at 00:18 hours on Feb. 11, 1952. Just after taking off, the number 3 propeller reversed in flight, causing the plane to yaw to the right. The crew, thinking that number 4 engine had lost power, feathered the number 4 prop. Now with thrust coming from only the left engines, Flight 101 lost altitude and crashed in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Out of the 63 passengers and crew, 29 were killed, along with four persons on the ground.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520211-0
Elizabeth had already suffered two recent crashes: American Flight 6780, a Convair CV-240, that crashed on Jan. 22, killing all 23 passengers and crew, along with seven on the ground, and a Miami Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando, which crashed and burned on the bank of the Elizabeth River on Dec. 16, 1951, with the loss of all 56 passengers and crew.
Celebration of LifeMaybe they were just really, really glad they weren't on that flight?
DoppelgangerLooks like Spike Jones' long lost cousin!
February 11, 1952The newspaper in the background has a headline about a third airplane crash in Elizabeth, NJ. There were 3 such crashes in very short time: 12/16/51, 01/22/52 & 02/11/52, so assuming the newspaper was current, this photo has to date to the 11th or 12th of Feb.
[Another clue is where it says "Feb 11 1952" in the caption. Which, to judge by quite a few (unpublished) comments, hardly anyone read! - Dave]
It'll be a long waitSixty some years until the invention of the selfie.
Concatenated AmbiguitiesThere's so much impenetrable meaning in this photo that the uninitiated can only be left to ponder: exactly how many coats of high-gloss oil enamel do repose on that door?
The original Spike JonesAnyone old enough to remember the old Spike Jones from the 1940's and '50's (who was a funny, jazzy bandleader and musician) may see a strong resemblance in Floyd. I sure did.
Read All About ItThe Mankato Free Press was probably their daily newspaper.
Put the paper down, Ivan!Based on the pale blue shirtsleeve, the mystery man is Ivan, last seen on the far left here: https://www.shorpy.com/node/18313.
Maybe he (or they) missed that flight.She looks jovial, He looks proudly defiant. And the cigar and drinks seem to hint at celebration. The only thing to celebrate about a plane crash is that you were not on it.
(Aviation, Minnesota Kodachromes)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-MNK206A.thumbnail.jpg "Third Disaster: 1952")
- The Cowboy Kid: 1952
- ... Lake Wobegon comes this latest installment of Minnesota Kodachromes . With Loren sporting six-gun sox. 35mm slide by Hubert Tuttle. ... upper midwestern living room.
(Dogs, Kids, Minnesota Kodachromes) ... Posted by Dave - 10/19/2014 - 6:41pm -
!["Floyd, Loren, Dottie & Boots at Folks -- Jan 20 1952." From the shores of Lake Wobegon comes this latest installment of Minnesota Kodachromes. With Loren sporting six-gun sox. 35mm slide by Hubert Tuttle. View full size.
Also in 1952I, too, was showing that the dapper cowboy look was the in thing that year.
That shirt again!I covet that green plaid shirt.
Puppy BoomerFrom the gray whiskers on the dog I'd guess the dog and the kid are the same age.
Duking it outNever before (and most likely since) have color and pattern so forcefully clashed.
Cut from the same clothFloyd and Loren: The Men in the Gray Flannel Pants.
The SocksCowboy Socks!
A Riot of ColorSo much going on, here, with colors and patterns and pillows piled up against the curtains! Let's not forget the lamp. It all goes together in a crazy way.
Only one properly dressedThe dog!
Is it Halloween?I only ask because of the large black-and-orange bucket-like object next to Dottie and the dog.
It looks like one that my son had when he was a youngster.
[Thanks Horace and CarolMcC. Now I know. Clever contraption though - baxado]
On the playgroundI'm thinking that kid got beat up a lot at school.
Loving hands at homeI'm guessing Dottie is responsible for the pillows and her dress. I think she may have made Floyd's pants and had just enough fabric left for a pair for Loren.
[As the caption indicates, they're not at home -- they're visiting Hubert's parents. - Dave]
Trick or Treat?The orange bucket has nothing to do with Halloween. It's a yarn holder used for knitting or crocheting. The ball of yarn was dropped in the bucket and the free end was passed through the hole so Hubert's mom could fashion more questionable accessories for the home.
Bucket listThe bucket item is actually a handbag. My sister had one back in the day. The barkcloth pillows are worth a small fortune today and I wouldn't turn them down. One observation that I'm not sure about, considering my cataracts....it looks like Dottie has never shaved her legs. It was definitely in style to shave at this time, so I could be wrong.
Switch Plate Prevents 100% Euphoria HereIf only it had been mother-of-pearl pushbuttons! Everything else, clothing, accessories (that belt buckle, those socks, the decor, those cushions, the threadbare wear on the couch, that shirt ...
This is exactly what 1952 was like for those of us lucky enough to remember.
Boots Looks SmugWhich is altogether justified when one has the best fashion sense in the room.
The BeltWhy has no one mentioned Floyd's monogrammed belt buckle?
Threadbare?Not that sofa, even if it was likely 8-10 years old when the picture was taken. The tone on tone striped effect of its upholstery was by design, not from wear, and appears to be in great shape in this comfortably furnished upper midwestern living room.
(Dogs, Kids, Minnesota Kodachromes)](https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-MNK320.thumbnail.jpg "The Cowboy Kid: 1952")
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