The following images were taken during a 1978 Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by a United Methodist Church about 14 miles south of Chattanooga. Despite the happy occasion, a quiet stillness emanates from these black and white images. There are 14 faces in this first photo...
A Very 1970s Easter Hat Parade
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet, And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter parade. --Irving Berlin, 1933 Thanks to the worldwide pandemic, there won't be an Easter Hat Parade in New York City this year or, for the matter, anywhere else in the United...
Scary Easter Bunny Photos from Gen X Easters Past
Today, scary Easter bunny photos from Gen X Easters past are comedy gold. Bunnies with off-kilter, serial killer eyes, matted fur, and mouths frozen in maniacal grins created a golden era of child-endangering photo ops. Bahaha. Some of the bunnies wore tuxedos for...
1977 Stop-Motion Rankin-Bass: Easter Bunny is Comin’ to Town
Does anybody remember The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town? It's a stop-motion production by Rankin that aired during Easter 1977. It's very similar to the team's Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, which aired in 1970. Both productions feature the voice of the late Fred...
Funny Easter Pictures From the 1960s, 1970s
I’ve recently gathered a series of vintage Easter photos including a striking image of a baby stroller from 1963 and a selection of truly memorable Easter fashions. These snapshots offer a glimpse into post mid-century family life. They reflect equal parts charming,...
Here Is Me In My Easter Dress, Easter 1973
This is me during Easter 1973. I'm wearing the Easter dress my mother made me. The photo was taken at the Walnut Church of the Nazarene in Walnut, California. Our pastor's wife took the picture. I'm sitting in my Sunday School class in front of a lithograph of Jesus....
Easter Plaid from Easter Past







