Vintage People
Sometimes it's just fun to look at Vintage People. You get a sense of what life was like 50 or 60 years ago.
We'll start with this photo (dated June 1966) of some family members posing in front of their post-War home. The dog must be snoozing in the backyard! Mom leans on her son for an amusing tableau, while sis looks cool on her motorcycle. Right after this photo was taken, she drove downtown for a rumble!
Next, from August 1968 comes this portrait of a pretty woman enjoying some time at the shore. The sand! The sound of the waves! Seagulls! Colorful umbrellas! Hopefully there was a snack shack nearby where she could go to get a hotdog and Coke, the perfect thing for a day at the beach.
7 comments:
Major-
That 1st image looks painfully familiar from so many from the mid-1960's. Junior is now taller than his mom. Good thing. The two-tone beauty is a 1953 Mercury [probably] in Banff Blue on the body and Superior Blue on the roof. The newer vehicle is a 1964 Ford [probably] in Phoenician Yellow.
The beach bunny looks as if she stepped out of the 1950's, but who knows.
Thanks, Major. Now, go have a Coke and a hot dog.
Hot dog and Coke. And later a frozen Milky Way bar from the fridge. Those were the snack shack specialties at the San Jose Country Club, next to the pool surrounded by grass and a hedge to block most of the golf balls.
Mom looks like right-wing activist Phyllis Schlafly (with apologies to the mom in this picture). The son looks like actor Cary Elwes at a young age. And the daughter reminds me of an actress whose name I can't recall. :-\
The living room windows are kind of odd. Two of the panes are open at the top. Maybe all the panes could open? I like the window box filled with flowers. I wonder if the flowers were real or plastic?
If the beach beauty were (was?) wearing her sunglasses, and displaying a sophisticated pose, and wore her hair in an updo, she would look a lot like the original Barbie who wore a similar bathing suit. She looks more like a 1958 gal than a 1968 one.
I see Nanook agrees about the '50s looking gal.
People pics are fun! Thanks, Major.
On a side note: I wonder if our friend KC is doing OK. I've been following our local news reports for the past week, and there is a large wildfire burning in his neck of the woods. In Sisters, Oregon, which is on the other side of the Cascade Mountains from where I am (in Eugene; about 100 miles away). They have issued a "be ready to evacuate" warning.
That family will be cursing whoever planted that spruce tree so close to the driveway, in a few years.
JB, I think you’re referring to our KS. If he doesn’t respond, I’ll send him a text. I sure hope he’s safe…he and his wife have horses, too, so I hope they aren’t in harm’s way.
”… and a hedge to block most of the golf balls.”
JBenson, ha! The key word is “most.” I can’t imagine having to worry about stray golf balls. I do know someone who got hit in the head by one. He’s ok, thankfully.
That beach Barbie is going to have a very uneven tan.
Thanks, Major. Vintage people pics are fun.
^ I meant “DBenson.”
JB and I are both really doing good today with names. :o)
Is "mom" wearing a brooch, or is that a button with something groovy written on it like, "Far Out!," "Outta Sight!," or "Flower Power!"?
The sand! The sound of the waves! Seagulls! Colorful umbrellas!
And hopefully no tropical sand fleas!
JB, I was going to ask who KC is, but I see Sue probably clarified/corrected that. I hope KS, his family, and his animals, are all okay! I have four cousins who used to live in Paradise, CA. They all lost their homes (and sadly, their pets and their horses) during the 2018 Paradise fires.. I'm keeping good thoughts about KS!
Post a Comment