A Pair From June 1961
I will file these under "General Interest". You can only look at them if you are (or have been) a General, so you have been warned. Both are from June, 1961.
OK, now that it's just us Generals (well, OK, I'm a Major, but it's my blog, darn it!), we can relax. I like this first pic, a portrait of a mother and her 2 year-old (?) at Main Street Station, posing with the Fred Gurley - old #3. It was built in 1898, but looks shiny and new.
Next is this very nice look at the Monsanto House of the Future. It's almost POSTCARD-WORTHY, though the trees and shrubs might obscure a bit more of the house than the International Postcard Bureau (or IPB) would like. However, the gardens and ponds make the future look mighty inviting. Looking at some of the guests in this photo, it occurred to me that some were born around the turn of the century, and surely never dreamed that they would ever see anything like the HotF!
3 comments:
Major-
I'm certain that child (who looks too young to be all of 2 years-old) will someday be as handsome as [fill-in your favorite movie star heart-throb, here]; but in this moment, well... the less said the better.
As for those folks, some of whom appear to have been born before the turn of the last century, are the ones toughing it out with 'formal footwear'. (That can't be fun).
Thanks, Major.
The mom looks like she's probably only about 19 here; they had 'em young back then. I like the pattern on her dress but I'm not sure what it is... sailboats and lighthouses?
Wow! This IS a nice photo of the HotF. All nestled amongst the alpine trees, it looks like a real home in a real location; Switzerland maybe... with the Matterhorn lurking just out of sight.
Nanook, haha. Now that you mention it, the kid does look a little like Spencer Tracy.
Nice photos, Major. Thanks.
Nanook, funny....I noticed the heel(s) on that one elderly lady, too! And are you implying that the baby in the first pic looks all red and pinched, and funny looking? Or are you insinuating that he scratches himself and peels bananas with his feet?
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