My parents' Chrysler Airflow and El-Car Trailer during WWII.

1955. My brother takes a Kodachrome flash shot, and jiggles the camera a little. I'd like to say my father is reading me a Christmas story, but that never happened. Little did I realize back then how great those drapes were. That floor lamp is in my living room right now, and I also have the plastic Wise Men over on the Motorola. It's hard for me to think of something plastic as being antique, but it's 53 years, so... View full size.

1955. My brother loads his trusty Lordox with Ektachrome and sneaks it into his high school classroom.

1955. My brother had just gotten his 35mm Lordox and was experimenting. Always ready to be the center of attention, I was glad to supply the subject matter. Another cool shirt. The TV is showing what most people would think is a Cadillac emblem, but I think it's Nash. View full size.

1956 Cal Poly Homecoming Parade, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Another of my brother's 35mm Ektachromes. I like this one also for the vintage neon signs. Gad, how I hated it when those flat, bland fluorescent-behind-translucent-plastic jobs started taking over. View full size.

1956 Cal Poly Homecoming Parade, San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Soils Club float "A New Science." Shot by my brother on 35mm Ektachrome. View full size.

1956 Cal Poly Homecoming Parade, San Luis Obispo. They're toasting the coeds because this is the first year Cal Poly had them. I don't know what I.A.S. stands for, but student clubs and societies associated with their majors generally sponsored floats. My brother's 35mm Ektachrome slide. View full size.