The Gefion Fountain is on the harbor front of the city of Cophenhagen, Denmark. It celebrates the mythical creation of the island Copenhagen is on, as recited in the 9th-century Skaldic poem, Ragnarsdrápa. The Norse Goddess Gefjun created the island by turning her four sons into oxen and plowing up the land of what is now Lake Mälaren and put [...]
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Gefion Fountain – 1965
The Gefion Fountain is on the harbor front of the city of Cophenhagen, Denmark. It celebrates the mythical creation of the island Copenhagen is on, as recited in the 9th-century Skaldic poem, Ragnarsdrápa. The Norse Goddess Gefjun created the island by turning her four sons into oxen and plowing up the land of what is now Lake Mälaren and put [...]
New York World’s Fair – 1...
1965 was a year of promise and despair. The Space Race was on. Civil Rights were on everyone’s mind. And the 1964 New York World’s Fair was in it’s second season.
This is the first of an entire collection of slides taken in 1965 at the New York World’s Fair that I have. It’s among a set of Disney and Expo 67 pho [...]
Christmas Tree – 1970
The tower of presents has a gorgeous counterpart across the room. A beautiful Christmas Tree from 1970! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Merry Christmas!
And just in case the holidays are getting you down, here is a little something funny for you to make it through the day!
Happy Couple – 1976
Look at the great detail in this picture of an elderly happy couple. The brick fire place is awesome, as are the wood pine walls. I think we might have even had that blanket, or one just like it, when I was a kid. It also looks like there is a possible Thomas Kincaid painting hanging on the wall. I was not able to find the exact painting, but [...]
Pink House – 1958
In 1958 we find a pink house made of bricks and yellow sun shades over the windows. Two bathing beauties are out front enjoying the sun and some ice tea. Or perhaps something a little stronger. One of the cool things about Kodachrome film is that it made colors look a lot more rich. The house, the awnings and the grass are all proof of this. [...]
Beech-Nut Oatmeal – 1962
Beech-Nut Oatmeal
Located in the kitchen of tomorrow, loaded with all the modern conveniences the modern woman could want is this vintage photo of a box of Beech-Nut Oatmeal – Pre-cooked for Babies. This product is still made today, but apparently the marketing department decided to change the box to appeal to parents instead of childre [...]
Tower of Presents
This is one of the most interesting and creative displays of Christmas presents I’ve ever seen. Dubbed Tower of Presents we see them stacked with silver tubes of some sort. This was from Christmas of 1970.
Tower of Presents
The miniatures we saw yesterday are part of this display too.
Winter Miniature displa
Did your parents stack Ch [...]
Christmas Miniatures – 1970
Christmas Miniatures – 1970
When younger, I was always somewhat fascinated by the dioramas of Christmas Miniatures. Actually, miniatures of any type which led to a quite a few hobby/obsessions over the years.
I don’t know if they exist anymore, but I dimly remember there being a large line of ceramic or plastic miniatures to make [...]
Edinburgh Castle – 1965
We’ve seen the view from Edinburgh Castle a few times already. But this is the first one of the castle itself. From this angle it doesn’t look that big, even though it dominates the hill it is on.
Vintage photo from 1965 of Edinburgh Castle’s front gate
This photo dates from September 1965. It’s interesting to see that [...]
Easter Sunday – 1955
Every time I look at this first photo of four women dressed for Easter Sunday, the lady on the far left reminds me of Nathan Lane in The Birdcage.
1955 vintage photograph of four beautiful women getting ready to go out Easter Sunday.
Wave Hello to the camera!
After the service, it looks like the photographer said “Wave hello to the came [...]
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