Tuna Boat and Pals, June 1962
It was pretty hard to take a bad photo of the old Chicken of the Sea tuna boat. It just looked so darn good! The color combo of coral, butterscotch, and ebony is pretty striking. There's quite a crowd crossing the gangplank, I wonder if they knew it was a restaurant, and not a ride? Mom is happy to rest her feet while sitting on that bench carved from igneous rock.
We're not too far away from the Pirate Ship - there it is in the background, along with the Storybook Land lighthouse, and Monstro's dentition. But it's the foreground that is the most fun here - pretty Snow White (along with two Dwarfs) poses with a lucky boy on a beautiful sunny day.
3 comments:
Major-
I believe 'Coral', 'Butterscotch', and 'Ebony' were the original names of the Andrews Sisters before their singing career took-off - undoubtedly the inspiration for the Imagineers when deciding on the color palette for the pirate ship.
Thanks, Major.
Hmmph. I'm miffed. I can't find anything to make fun of in this photo! The color is nice. The people look like normal people. The focus is sharp. Blue sky. Igneous rocks... throw me a bone here! ;-p
OK, is the Dwarf on the right Sleepy? Sneezy? Or Bashful? Snow is pretty, but the Snow White characters always look too mature and modern-day stylish compared to the very youthful and innocent cartoon character. Wonderful view of the 'viewport' in the Dwarf's hat.
Nice, iconic Disney photos. Thanks, Major.
In the first pic, we can see the treasure chest on the ship. I don't remember ever seeing that in person. I hope it was filled with toys or candy......or Double Fudge Zingers®.
JB, that's Sleepy, to the right of Snow White. What I want to know is, why didn't dad want "big brother" to be included in the photo? Why is he always trying to crop him out of pictures? And why did dad buy him a "Big 10" ticket book, when he bought everyone else in the family "Jumbo 15" ticket books?
Thanks, Major. This post was TOTALLY igneous!!!
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