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Halloween: 1955

Submitted by HankHardisty on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 6:21am.
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My 7 year old granddaughter could not believe that this was me! Could grandpa ever be smaller than her? 35mm Kodachrome slide taken in 1955 Clinton, Iowa. Note the box of "New Blue Cheer" to the left. I collected soap boxes in those days and all of the neighborhood ladies cooperated in giving me their empty boxes. I do not know why I was fascinated with these. You also will not see wall paper like that anymore. View full size

My 7 year old granddaughter could not believe that this was me! Could grandpa ever be smaller than her?

35mm Kodachrome slide taken in 1955 Clinton, Iowa. Note the box of "New Blue Cheer" to the left. I collected soap boxes in those days and all of the neighborhood ladies cooperated in giving me their empty boxes. I do not know why I was fascinated with these.

You also will not see wall paper like that anymore. View full size

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Submitted by HankHardisty on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 6:27am.

I am glad that I was not the only one! At that time of my life most of my time was spent with Mother, who with the other neighbourhood ladies regularly did laundry. The empty box was something that would keep me out of trouble.

This photo was taken in Jefferson Park in NW Chicago. My father either managed or was assistant manager at a Kresge Dime Store.

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Oh those crazy soap boxes!

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 9:08am.

I too collected soap boxes. They were perfect for collecting rocks my favorite past time. I loved Tide boxes they were sturdy, had the pretty orange/yellow swirl and smelled great!

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Walls, floors, lamps

Submitted by tterrace on Sat, 05/08/2010 - 11:55pm.

OK, the wallpaper is cool, you had our carpet, but I would KILL for the lamp.

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