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He's Got the Whole World: 1956

My father took this Kodachrome of me in 1956 in Riverside (now Windsor) Ontario. The tube radio was tuned to 1130 AM, WCAR in Pontiac, Michigan. Also visible on the dial are the Conelrad (Civil Defense) stations, at 640 and 1230 kHz. Every Saturday at noon we heard the air raid sirens being tested in Detroit, just across the river. The red opaque plastic glowed warmly in the dark. The fact that I am holding the globe with Australia in my hand was prophetic - within two years our family had moved there. My favourite song on the radio at this time: "Standing on the Corner" by the Four Lads.  View full size.

My father took this Kodachrome of me in 1956 in Riverside (now Windsor) Ontario. The tube radio was tuned to 1130 AM, WCAR in Pontiac, Michigan. Also visible on the dial are the Conelrad (Civil Defense) stations, at 640 and 1230 kHz. Every Saturday at noon we heard the air raid sirens being tested in Detroit, just across the river. The red opaque plastic glowed warmly in the dark. The fact that I am holding the globe with Australia in my hand was prophetic - within two years our family had moved there. My favourite song on the radio at this time: "Standing on the Corner" by the Four Lads. View full size.

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Terrific pic. Thanks for providing. Hope things went well for you all in Oz. Did you stay? Came to love maps about the same age as you - always wanted a globe. Funny how things don't always change. Australia a classic pink bit of the British Commonwealth in '56. Guess Canada was the same. Malaysia and Burma clearly were. Barely an empire to speak of 10 years later. But CHOGM meeting in Perth this week! Cold War comments interesting. Despite best attempts by politicians, most Australians happily managed to tune out of the whole end-of-the-world thing. All too far away; busy eating lotuses. But an American friend tells me how her neck always tingled when the sirens were tested in her city, Hartford. Way different worlds. JP in Sydney

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