Old Snapshots
I have two old snapshots (i.e. "photo prints") for you today, starting with this first example, a nice one taken inside the Penny Arcade. It's a rare view, but we only get the tiniest of glimpses at some of the vintage "games of skill", such as that mysterious thing with Uncle Sam to the left. Maybe you clutched two brass knobs, and Sam would determine whether you were true American? If not, a red lightbulb lit up, and you would be pummeled by passers-by. Through the draped doorway to our right, I think we are looking into the shop next door.
Once again, I tried applying one of Photoshop's mysterious "Neural Filters", and it did sharpen up some details, increase the contrast, and reduce some of the grain.
Here's a lesser photo print, taken from the Skyway. The Junior Autopia is down below, but otherwise it's a whole lotta nothin'! Acres and acres of Wookie-less land. Amazing.
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Major-
"... such as that mysterious thing with Uncle Sam to the left. Maybe you clutched two brass knobs..."
Actually, you grabbed hold of Uncle Sam's right hand, and depending on how effective the grip of your right hand, the round dial positioned on Sam's chest would register your "strength". Pretty swell, huh-?
It's officially an 'Uncle Sam Strength Tester', dating from about 1908. I have one in my living room which I use to impress friends and family.
(Hats-off to the Columbia and Jungle Cruise attraction posters).
Thanks, Major.
Looks like that teen is trying his luck with Uncle Sam's "Test of Patriotism". Will he pass? Or will he get pummeled? looks like someone poked a #2H pencil through the photo (between the tall guy's legs). Just missed some vital organs. ;-)
Well, it's Wookiee-less for now. But I see two Wookiee exploratory spacecraft in the sky on the right. They appear as white dots in this photo. (Maybe TM! had something to do with it?) It won't be long 'til the place is infested with the tall furry beings. Well, fifty or sixty years anyway.
Nanook, wow, how cool that you have one of those in your living room!
Black & white snapshots always look soooo oooold! Even when they're not. Thanks for the pics, Major.
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Nanook beat me to it about the Uncle Sam "Strength Tester." I looked through my pics of the current "Penny Arcade"....if you can even call it that anymore, but couldn't find a pic of it. I felt like I had seen it recently, but it might have been in Tokyo Disneyland's Penny Arcade. And those pics are on an external hard drive, so to make things easier (on me), here is a pic from the internet:
Uncle Sam Strength Tester Machine
That shop that we can see through the doorway, is the Candy Palace.
Thanks, Major!
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