The Graduate

No, not the movie.  Another of the throw in pictures.

The Graduate (Not the Movie)

I missed graduation season by about a week, but hey, better late than never.  I have no idea when these were shot, but they're real photo postcards, so let's guess no latter than the 1950s.  But, as I've cautioned before, if photographic materials are stored correctly, they can be used decades after manufacture.  Just last month, I successfully shot and processed a twenty year old roll of Kodak Plus-X.

Graduation Photo

I have a number of photos that come in these cardboard, free standing frames. Normally, I'd just publish the picture, but I rather liked the simple design of the matt. From, "PARK STUDIO 875 CAMBRIDGE ST. CAMBRIDGE, MASS."

Prom Queen and Graduate

Three photos of Miss Candy Fickes, very likely from Cloverdale, California. The photo of Candy in her prom gown is labeled, "Candy Fikes, first formal." The two graduation pictures not only have Candys' name written on the back but a photographers stamp, "PHOTO BY C. FRANK TILESTON, Jr. CLOVERDALE, CALIFORNIA." I tried running Candy Fikes on Google and didn't come up with anything. C. Frank Tileston, however, came up with a death notice and dates, March 25, 1918 to December 7, 2002. If these photos were taken in the sixties, that means Tileston would have been in his forties or fifties when taken. I also found a notation of a Chester Tileston, a student at Cloverdale High from 1961-65.

Esther's Graduation 1930

It's always nice to get something that is dated. Written in ink on the front of the photo, "For Aunt Lena, with love, Esther 1930." It appears to be a graduation picture. Note the rolled up diploma in Esther's hand and the prize ribbon on her dress. Too, this is a contact print, size 5x7. Could be high school or college.