For Ella

 

Written on the back, "for Ella, Judy 4 1/2 years old."  Well, it's some kind of costume.  

After Church

 

Over the years I've seen enough photos that can be proved to be from Europe that I think I have a good feel for a European local.  I can't prove it, but I'm guessing middle Europe, Germany, Austria, or perhaps Czechoslovakia. 

Out of Africa

 

It looks like it's from Africa.  

Burch

 

"Burch" Well, that's what's written on the back of the print, and I'm assuming it's a name.  Interesting bunch of people.  The two women in the back look like they have hairdos from the forties or fifties.  The other people look more fifties or sixties.  Throw in the wine-bottle candle holders, the potato chip bag, and the striped shirt, derby-wearing guy looking into the camera lens, and it must have been an interesting gathering. 

Alway's Raquel

 

It looks like Raquel is on a stage, so I'm going with a theatrical photo rather than a costume party.  Too, that's a great kick.  Written on the back, "To Dear Leo, Sincerely your's Raquel."  

Trouble Makers

 

Are they throwing water balloons?  I think they are. 

Once again, Pike's Peak or Bust

 

A companion piece to yesterday's post.  It's not the same photo, but clearly from the same angle.  This time a postcard that was never mailed.  The caption, "520-STREAMLINE COG TRAIN AT THE FAMOUS OLD SUMMIT HOUSE-SUMMIT OF PIKE'S PEAK, ALT. 14,110 FT. ABOVE THE SEA."

" The cog road, famous the world over and unique among railroads, has carried passengers to the Summit of Pike's Peak for over 40 years.  Beginning in 1938 streamline cars began replacing the unique old steam train.  Literally millions of people are able to say that they have stood on the top of this famous peak and beheld the widespread views over hundreds of miles of plains and jumbled mountains." 

I wonder if the view is still the same.  Denver's growth came with increases in pollution.  Is smog what's visible?