Written on the back, "On Beuter Rd. You rode him to school 1937." I looked up Beuter Road and the only one I could find was in Fort Wayne, Indiana, so I'm going with that. I'm not very good at guessing ages, but if the guy on the bike was in his teens, it's very likely he served during World War 2. When I look at these old photos I wonder if they survived.
It's time to finish up this collection., at least that is if I don't find another page from this album. Have I mentioned how much I hate it when antique dealers cut up a photo album and sell pages individually? Well, it needs to be said. I know it's more profitable for a seller to cut up an album, but history, even anonymous family histories means something. So, girls camping and because at least one picture on this page was processed in Lamar, Colorado, I'm assuming that these pictures were taken somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. To see the whole collection, click on The Los Angles Indiana Collection in labels.
So, there I was, watching one of those PBS fundraisers when the host referred to The Beatles as the penultimate rock band. Of course, as we all know, penultimate actually means the next to the last, and this is the penultimate post for the Los Angeles Indiana collection. That is unless I find another loose album page from the same seller, which I'm beginning to accept isn't going to happen. Anyway, we've got another diversion to Lamar, Colorado, or at least the lab stamp on the back of the third picture in the column says, "Kodak Finishing, J.H. WARD Lamar, Colo." I promise the next thing I post will be the final three photos from this collection. No more interruptions and to see everything in order, click on The Los Angeles Indiana Collection in labels.
Let's start with a bit of info on the whole collection. Click on The Los Angeles Indiana Collection in labels to see everything posted so far, and there's still more to come.
Anyway, sometimes album pages can be quite informative. The person who put the album together writes captions, or when it's possible to remove a photo that's held in place with photo corners, there's something written on the back of the print. That's not really true of this collection. There's a printer's logo on the back of the top print, but it's so faded that it can't be read. On the back of the middle print, there is a lab stamp, "Kodak Printing, J.H. Ward, Lamar, Colo." I don't know whether this family was well traveled or if it's the album itself that's made it to so many places.
I haven't been buying too many photos, just lately. To be honest, it's not a lack of interest so much as a shortage of money. Anyway, I've got to cut back a bit, and collecting old photos has taken a back seat for a while. So, it's back to the Los Angeles Indiana Collection, and you can click on that in labels to bring up the collection to date, including an explanation for the title. A couple of photo booth shots.
Is it even possible for me to express how much I hate eBay and antique dealers who cut up photo albums for resale? I doubt it. Anyway, I bought this page from the same eBay seller in Indiana as another page that I've referred to as The Los Angeles Indiana Collection in labels, and why I call it that is explained in the very first post in the series. So, click away to find out why and to see the other images in this series. As usual, when I put up an album page, I'll start with the whole page to show position, and then follow up with individual photos. Once again, I'm not sure how I'll lay things out, and I won't be putting them up uninterrupted, so be patient.
No more waiting for the final post from this photo album page. A few weeks ago, I bought another album page from the same eBay seller in Indiana. I don't know whether it's from the same album or not, but when I do start on it, it'll have the same label, The Los Angeles Indiana Collection, which can be used to bring up all the previous posts from this page.
I'm closing in on the final few posts from this particular album page. I have purchased a second page from the same seller that looks like it's from the same era, so when I get around to putting that one up it will have the same common label, The Los Angeles Indiana Collection. Great California car culture roadster, by the way, even if the family looks more Midwest farm than L.A.
My last post from this album page was just to show position of the individual prints on the page. Because they were put into the album with photo corners, it was easy to pop them out and get a good scan. I had hoped that there would be something written on the backs to give some more information, but nothing. Click on The Los Angeles Indiana Collection to see the other posts.
This is the flip side of an album page that I've already posted. (Click on The Los Angeles Indiana Collection in labels to bring everything else up.) Every time I put up an album page, whether it's been cut out of an album the way this one has or if it's from a full album, I always like to put up the whole page at least once to show position. More than likely it doesn't really matter, but it's always possible that the person who made the album had a reason other than available space for the choices they made. Perhaps it's the order they were taken or the same location. Unless a photo is labeled there's no way to tell, but just in case. So, just to repeat myself, why Los Angeles Indiana? Well, I purchased this album page from an eBay seller in Indiana and there's a decorative border on a couple of the prints from L.A. Right at the top is the peristyle of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It's true that the photographer could have sent his film out to be processed and he could have sent his film through the mail, but I doubt someone living in Indiana would have mailed film all the way to Los Angeles for processing. So, did this Hoosier family make a trip to the west coast? If they did, they might have gone to the 1932 Olympics. Or perhaps, they were living in L.A. and eventually moved to Indiana. Who knows, and I doubt I ever will.
The last two pictures from the first side of the two album pages I own from this collection. Despite the Los Angeles-themed borders, I'm leaning toward most of the pictures having been taken in Indiana. Once again, click on The Los Angeles Indiana Collection in labels to bring up the rest.
When I put up an album page, I like to put the entire page up first to show how the photos were laid out. So, click on The Los Angeles Indiana Collection in labels to bring the whole page up. As I noted in that first post, I purchased this lose page from an eBay seller in Indiana, but because of the L.A.-themed decorative borders, I'm guessing all the photos on this page were taken in the Los Angeles area. The two kids look happier in their swimming suits than in their Sunday go-to-meeting suits. Is that a hose on the sidewalk and were their parents cooling them down in a hot L.A. summer?
Every so often I'll write about how unhappy I am that antique sellers cut up photo albums and sell individual pages or prints which, of course, doesn't stop me from buying them. There are two sides to this album page, both with photos. I'll be breaking things up, though I'm not quite sure how, and it's also possible I may go online and buy a few more pages that are being sold by an eBay seller located in Indiana. And that's why I'm calling this The Los Angeles Indiana Collection and clicking on that in labels will be the best way to see other parts. So why the title? Take a look at the border on the print in the upper left. Apart from L.A., there's also a drawing of the Los Angeles Coliseum. Perhaps it's from 1932 and the Olympics.
While I know that most of these old color scenic postcards are hand tinted black & white photos, it's always nice to see some proof. Take a look at the base of the News Building card and other building that are clearly a photograph can be seen. Click on the image to bring it up in a bigger window, and you can even see people and cars. The caption of the first card, "THE NEWS BUILDING is considered one of the finest structures in New York. It cost ten million dollars to build. The tower rises 36 stories: a nine-story newspaper plant adjoining. The facade on the front of the building contains figures, carved from stone, representing people from all walks of life. The words "He Made So Many of Them" is a quotation of Lincoln's. The beautiful News Lobby draws thousands of visitors daily. An additional attraction is a guide service through the newspaper plant. Have you been through?" No caption on the second card. Publisher of the News Building card, "LUMITONE PHOTOPRINT, NEW YORK. MADE IN U.S.A." The fountain card, "Published by B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D.C." Post marks, "NEW YORK , N. Y. STA P, OCT 19 6:30 PM 1937" and, "WASHINGTON, D. C. OCT 26, 11 AM 1937" Both cards are addressed to, "Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Wainscott, 623 So. Vancouver St., Los Angeles, Calif." The message on the first, "Tues. Dear Folks, Arrived here yesterday. We will stay for 1 week. It is raining today so I don't know what we will do. Had a beautiful drive down from W. Hawes yesterday. We are staying in the center of New York-Love Mildred & Cliff." And on the other, "Wash D.C. Dear Folks, We arrived about 9 o'clock this morning drove around & saw many things all day. Went through the Capitol & Some institutes of Art & Science. I think we will leave for Indiana tomorrow & go to Anderson first & then Indianapolis. I hope you are all fine. Love, Mildred." Why don't parents name their daughters Mildred anymore? Seems like a nice name to me.
