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Grandpa Fred: 1958

Grandpa Fred: 1958

Chula Vista, California, 1958. Grandpa Fred in his MGA on Madrona Street. Photo by my father, home on leave after his second year at West Point. View full size.

Dairy Queen: 1977

Dairy Queen: 1977

Late one evening, summer of '77 on Mount Auburn street in Watertown, Massachusetts; it is now long gone. I loved the sign and the car. Taken with a 4x5 view camera. I can still taste the ice cream -- dipped in chocolate of course -- and the sticky fingers. View full size.

Old Car Raft

Old Car Raft

I found this slide today in my late father's desk drawer. I know he took this picture but where is unknown. He was heavily into slide film from the mid-1950's up thru the 60's. My parents traveled from our home here in Virginia to North Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio and states in between. That is all the information I can offer. View full size.

Zyp Drinks

Zyp Drinks

Gipps Street Paddington, Sydney back in 1983.
After almost 30 years the signs painted on the walls are still there, although they've lost a good bit of their colour. View full size.

Venice Beach, California, 1947

Venice Beach, California, 1947

Taken in 1947, the year I graduated from Santa Monica High School. Looks like the gang I hung out with then. Notice that there are very few umbrellas. We quit using them in the 40's. And now that I am in my 80's I visit the dermatologist twice a year to remove that darn skin cancer. View full size.

Cal-Vada Lodge Orchestra

Cal-Vada Lodge Orchestra

The Cal-Vada Lodge Orchestra, August 8, 1935. My late father-in-law, Bodie Aubery, on bass. Others in photo: Clyde Ramond, Steve Forberg, Bernie Powers, Sherman Hayes, Bob Bryan, Lenny Ellithorpe, Joe Guidera. View full size.

Ladies on a Bridge 1905

Ladies on a Bridge 1905

I am guessing this was taken around 1905 in Jefferson County, Alabama. These are most likely the Moor sisters, Mary, Aileen, Lucille, and Edna. I looked up Fies & Sons (sign on the bridge): it was a livestock yard at 16th and 2nd Ave. N in Birmingham. View full size.

 
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