Gosh, it's been about ten minutes since our last visit to Frontierland. I still maintain that it is the most-photographed land, though I have no hard data to back up that claim.
First up is this nice sunny photo of the Friendly Indian Village, at the north end of the river (and right near the train tracks). Shiny boy and his faithful pooch watch as our steamboat passes, perhaps wondering what life is like for the people on board. The tribe members are all involved in useful chores, from food preparation and preservation to the cleaning of hides.
I feel like the photographer must have been a guy (though I suppose that is sexist) - the mechanical wonder of the steamboat would be fascinating to somebody in the mid-20th Century.
Major-
ReplyDeleteI'm always a sucker for the Friendly Indian Village, in spite of the number of times we've spied-upon this familial scene. I keep expecting one day to notice someone performing a headstand, though...
Thanks, Major.
I think that last pic might have been snapped by accident, as the photographer was falling over the railing and into the paddle wheel. Fortunately, their camera didn't go with them, and we get to enjoy this photo 64 years later.
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Not to worry, TM!, each paddle is equipped with special 'fingers' gently moving falling bodies away from certain danger within the paddle.
DeleteHeck, in the 21st century, I'm still fascinated by the mechanical wonder of the steamboat. I could zone out into a hypnotic gaze on that paddlewheel the entire trip.
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"Gosh, it's been about ten minutes since our last visit to Frontierland". I know, right? I was starting to get withdrawal symptoms!
ReplyDeleteShiny Boy doesn't look all that shiny here. Slather some oil on that kid! He's gotta keep up his reputation! Am I missing it, or are the papeeses just not out baking in the sun today? I don't know who created the tribal members for this vignette but they did an excellent job sculpting them and getting them in life-like poses. Is that another dog to the left of the center teepee? I don't remember seeing him before.
No wonder those small pedal/paddle boat watercraft, like we saw at the Disneyland Hotel a while back take so much effort to get anywhere. They don't have BIG enough paddles! If they had a Mark Twain-sized set of paddles you could go mach 2 in those things! There's something pleasing about the orange-y coloration of the paddle wheel.
Tokyo! & Nanook: Boy, and I thought I was the one who usually posted silly comments! :-p
Ken M., I think I could too.
Thank you, Major.
I think I'm just as fascinated by the shadow on the water in the last pic, caused, I'm assuming, by an expanding cloud of exhaust steam.
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