In April 1964 we see a Garden Party in front of grandma’s house. I’m pretty sure my grandmother had those same green and white striped fold up lawn chairs too. You certainly don’t see those beauties any more!
The location of this little party is unknown. But from this picture, and another one inexplicably focused on the sig [...]
Garden Party – 1964
In April 1964 we see a Garden Party in front of grandma’s house. I’m pretty sure my grandmother had those same green and white striped fold up lawn chairs too. You certainly don’t see those beauties any more!
The location of this little party is unknown. But from this picture, and another one inexplicably focused on the sig [...]
Cairo Riots – 1952
From the set of slides labeled “history” and “art” is this one labeled “Cairo Riots.” I don’t know if this was the prelude to “Black Sunday” where 750 buildings in downtown Cairo burned down in response to the British killing of 50 Egyptian Policemen in January 1952. Or if it was a prelude [...]
Columbus Circle – 1965
One thing New York City does not lack is public art. In Columbus Circle on the South West corner of Central Park stands a memorial to Italian Explorer, and “Discoverer of America,” Christopher Columbus.
Columbus Circle
This one took me a bit of time to track down. I knew I’d seen the statue before, but was not able to quic [...]
Copenhagen – 1965
Copenhagen in 1965.
I’m not sure where in Copenhagen this is. But it’s part of the same set where our Photographer and his wife traveled from England to Denmark. No clue what Utrecht Livsforsikring was, I’m finding a couple of translations that look like it was an insurance company.
The other building on the left though lo [...]
View from Edinburgh Castle – 19...
View from Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
This picture looks like it was taken by the same photographer as the “Cruise on the North Sea.” This one says “View of Edinburgh from Edinburgh Castle. Bldg. of Greek Architecture one of art centers.”
I could only find one other picture from this location, but with a greatly di [...]
Mitchell Corn Palace – 1975
In Mitchell South Dakota, stands the Mitchell Corn Palace. When I first saw this build in 1997 or so, I was under the impression that it was actually built of corn like a Straw Bale house.
Unfortunately the truth is a bit more mundane, and fantastic. The original “palace” was built in 1892 as the “Corn Belt Exposition” [...]
Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn – 1977
The Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn is in Frankenmuth Michigan. This picture dates from October 1977.
Like many other locations across the United States, Frankenmuth has a bit of Bavarian Theme to the town. It looks like the Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn is the center of this.
The Inn was built as the Union House Hotel in 1888. In 1950 the Zehnder Fami [...]
London Bridge – June 1972
Proof that money can buy anything, London Bridge was moved from the River Thames to Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
This picture dates from Jun 1972.
This bridge was built in 1831, but was sold by the City of London in 1962. The bridge was no longer capable of supporting modern traffic, and had to be replaced with something sturdier. After a bit [...]
Egyptian Art – 1950s
Egyptian Art – 1950s
Dating from sometime in the 1950s, I found these glass slides highlighting four different types of Egyptian Art. The collection looks like it belonged to a teacher as a few of the slides are labeled “history” or “art.”
Among those labeled “art” the first one is some hieroglyphic [...]
1976 Fourth of July Parade, Michigan
The 1976 Fourth of July Parade, Michigan was no doubt an amazing time. Floats from Mount Clemens Michigan and Warren Michigan participated in the parade. It looks like this parade was held in Mount Clemens and included all the usual suspects as participants, including a marching band of unknown origin.
As far as I can make out, the wagon an [...]
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