DAILY PHOTO: Filling station, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 1977. A man smokes a cigar while a girl plays the violin and a boy holds a bucket for berry-picking. There is so much going on in this fascinating photo. What else do you see? Join the conversation on Facebook where fans pointed out things I missed! […]
1970s Granny Square Afghan Poncho and Matching Skirt
DAILY PHOTO: Three-year-old Toni wears a granny square afghan poncho and matching skirt, March 1971. ✌️ I love her go-go boots! That’s the thing about ponchos. If you had one it was probably made by someone who loved you. 🧡💛 (Photo Credit: Toni L., a longtime follower of this blog.) Check out the photos and […]
Son Pays Tribute to Mother Who Died of COVID19 (Daily Photo)
DAILY PHOTO: Mother and Son, 1975. The little boy in this picture paid tribute to his mom recently when he posted this photo on Reddit. Sadly, she died from COVID19 on May 8, 2020. I contacted him (Millwood798) and requested permission to share the picture. He was so gracious and obliged. “I miss her chocolate […]
1980s Scrapbook With Field Day Ribbons, Church Ribbons (Daily Photo)
1980s Scrapbook Today’s Daily Photo is a page from my 1980s scrapbook. It features church ribbons from the 80s and field day ribbons from the 1970s. The church ribbons belonged to my mother. She let me have them when I put the scrapbook together all those many years ago. I loved to sit in church […]
Classroom Films | Educational Filmstrips of Lore
I remember classroom films and/or educational filmstrips from my school years with great fondness. The Red Balloon and Leo Beuerman were among my favorites. I was so thrilled when the classroom lights dimmed and the librarian, with her polyester pantsuits and air of intrigue, appeared with a 16mm projector atop a clanky cart. Click-click, loop-loop. […]
Jennifer’s Jacket Is Falling Apart (Young Girls and their 1970s Coats)
A post about the 1970s coats Generation X girls wore in the, well, 1970s. 1970s coats were the best! It’s cold here in the city It always seems that way And I’ve been thinking about you almost every day… From John Denver’s, I’m Sorry, 1975 These pictures remind me of a little-known song called Jennifer’s […]
School Thanksgiving 1976, Sea of 3rd Grade Pilgrims and Indians
“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” –Elliott Erwitt, The Joy of Photographing People November 23, 1976 was a Tuesday. Thanksgiving was just two days away, and the kids at an elementary school outside of Boston gathered in the school cafeteria for a paper-plate Thanksgiving […]
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