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Our young Pennsylvanian at the intersection of Christmas Past and Christmas presents, shortly before he disappeared in an avalanche of gift wrap. Merry Christmas from Shorpy! 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size.
This kid must have been the first grand kid to warrant that kind of loot!
"A picture is worth a thousand words".
I don't know who said it, but this Grandma's smile sort of makes it work.
That kid made out like a bandit!
Merry Christmas to Dave and all the Shorpy denizens.
Whenever we would give our kids this many presents, my mom would say they were spoiled. (I told her "No they aren't, they always smell like that.") Merry Christmas and joy to all Shorpy fans and producers. The evocative photos and brilliant comments are usually the best part of the day and I thank all contributors.
I'm a fifties child, too. While our sofa was not this colorful, we did have a rug exactly this shade of green. We also had the unframed large bevel-edge mirror positioned over the sofa, and the grandmother(s) with sensible shoes! Merry Christmas to all at Shorpy! I am enriched every single day, and I thank you.
Noticed comments on earlier postings about the supposedly unusual color of the sofa--but it was not unusual at all! It was a very popular color, seen in several of our friends' homes! It fits right in with the wonderful Technicolor, Kodachrome, two-tone atmosphere of this prosperous, optimistic era! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Shorpy-ites!
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