Soldiers and Civilians

I think those are American uniforms and I think they're from the World War 1 era.  If I were guessing, I'd say that the men in uniform are visiting college classmates.  No real reason to think that, it's just a gut feeling.

A Permant Party Man

I've ranted about this before, and at the risk of repeating myself too much, I hate it when antique dealers cut up photo albums and sell off the pictures individually. 

The permanent party man in this photo is wearing the shoulder patch of the United States Army Air Force,  organized in 1941 and disbanded in 1947 when it became part of the newly formed separate Air Force.  I may be wrong, of course, nevertheless, the background has a European feel to it, so I'm guessing that this image is from World War 2, and was taken at an American air base somewhere in Great Britain. As far as I know, all pilots, co-pilots, and navigators were officers.  Our Sargent could be  ground crew, or perhaps a gunner or bombardier.  I can only imagine how fascinating an album depicting life on a World War 2 army air base would have been.  Sadly, we won't know from this album.

The photo that was on the opposite side of this page fragment is gone, but the caption is still there.  "PEANUT RACE-LOOSER TAKES THE THREE BIGEST NOSES.  Well there's one thing we can know.  Who ever assembled this album wasn't a great speller.

Gobbler Bar

I don't have anything Thanksgiving themed in my collection, but I do have this lady standing outside the Gobbler Bar, Gift & Gourmet Shop.  Why am I thinking turkey jerky and cheese logs?  Stamped on the back, "PIXIE SNAP JULY 1951"

Vote For Hugh-Hugh's For You

At least that's what it says on the back of the card.  I was born in Pennsylvania, and for much of my early life, Hugh Scott, Jr. was my senator.  He was born in 1900, not in Pennsylvania, but Virginia.  After getting his law degree, he moved to Philadelphia, in 1922, and joined his uncle's law firm.  After World War 2, he entered politics.  After serving in the house of representatives, in 1959, he was elected to the U.S. senate.  He became minority leader of the senate in 1969.  He was one of the Republican senators who told Richard Nixon that it was time to go.  He was what was once known as a Rockefeller Republican, pro business, but liberal on social issues.  Despite his southern background, Scott was a supporter of civil rights and voted for all of the major civil rights legislation that came before congress during his tenure. 

Also on the back of the card, "Dear Friend:  U.S. Senator Hugh Scott has seniority and experience that work for us in Washington.

He fights for what is right, as in the Bobby Baker investigation and in the many bills he has cosponsored which are now law.  Both labor and industry have praised Hugh Scott for helping to create jobs for Pennsylvania. 

Don't trade his record for a promise.

Please remember to vote for your U.S. Senator Hugh Scott, on Tuesday, November 3.

Sincerely," 

Gal Pals Standing in Sun and Shadow

I like the western outfit of the woman on the right.  It looks like the woman on the left is holding a camera of her own.

Standing In Snow

For those of use who miss cold, snowy winters in our ever warming world.

Dana Hall School For Girls 19

This is it.  The last post from this collection.  And, if you want to send your daughter to The Dana Hall School, it'll cost you $51,186 a year.  And one last time, click on Dana Hall School in labels to see everything.

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The penultimate post for the Dana Hall School collection.  Click on, etc.

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It looks like some of the students at Dana Hall went for  an outing.   But who owned the car?  And does this album page have a photo of one of the young ladies changing clothes in public? As usual, click on Dana Hall School for more.

Dana Hall School For Girls 16

The owner of this album must have been athletically inclined.  We've seen field hockey, marching, basketball courts, and now "Gym at Dana."   Click on Dana Hall School in labels to see more, including the field hockey team. 

Dana Hall School For Girls 15

The class of 1914 I'd assume. Only one photo on this album page.  Click on Dana Hall School in labels for lots more.

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The only photo on this page that's labeled is the one at the top of the column, "At Dana Hall Our Crowd & Home."  Note Helen Zollinger, top row of the top picture, second from the right. 

And, of course, click on Dana Hall School for more, more, more....

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Unless someone writes in their photo album that these photos belong to me and sign their name, there is always a question of who put the thing together.  I'd guess it's probable that the owner has put some pictures of herself in this collection of life at Dana Hall School, and the most likely culprit has to be one of the three theatrical subjects.  One might stress friends and faculty from the ordinary days at school, but the theatrical portraits are special and say, "Look, that was me." 

The very first post from this collection was a loose photo, not pasted on to any of the pages, and the young lady was identified as Helen Zollinger.  But whether Helen was a classmate of the album's owner or that identification was written by Helen's grandchild years latter, well, who knows.   In any case, none of the three women in costumes look like Helen.

The couple are ID'd as Henry Doran and Helen Moock.  They've showed up before this, and they look just young enough that they might be friends, and just old enough to be junior faculty.  And speaking of labels, once again click on Dana Hall School to see more.

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This album pages seems to be all about student activities.  The top photo, a wide picture that takes up the top of the album page, is the school play.  Since Dana Hall was a girls school, I'd assume all the actors are female students.  And then, picture number two and four has the students marching and doing calisthenics on the outdoor basketball court.  Gym class, or are they warming up for a game?

Once again, click on Dana Hall School in the labels section at the bottom of the post to see more album pages and to get more information.

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The ever popular two women standing on a wall pose.  Click on Dana Hall School in labels, etc.

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Unlike most of the album pages I post, this one is too large to show the whole page for position.  The top photo takes up the entire width of the page, the next three, left to right, easily fit in a second row beneath the girls on parade photo.

So, one of the tings that I find interesting about a lot of these photos is the students at Dana Hall all look so mature.  These are high schoolers, but they all look much older.  To go back to the beginning of the collection and see more, click on Dana Hall School in labels at the bottom of thr post. 

Aquamaids!

No, I'm not converting The New Found Photography into a postcard blog.  As a matter of fact, I'm going back to photographs soon.

So, Cypress Gardens.  Founded by Dick and Julie Pope in 1936, it was originally a botanic garden.  The Popes were both enthusiastic water skiers, so then came the shows.  Then there was amusement park rides, and before anyone new it, Florida had its first theme park.  Sadly Cypress Gardens couldn't compete with the newly opened Disney World in nearby Orlando.  After a number of ownership changes, Cypress Gardens was purchased by Legoland.  Bye bye water skies, hello plastic blocks.

The caption on the back, "BEAUTY ON PARADE: The Aquamaids of Cypress Gardens ski in four daily water ski shows and really exemplify the youthful spirit of Florida as they skim over the water in formation."