We're getting near the end of this collection. Only two more images and then it's done. I tried blowing the top print up, and while I can't be 100% sure, I think that dark spot in the middle of the river is a raft. And, of course, there had to be one picture of a woman washing clothes. It's not that men are lazy, it's just that we don't mind being dirty. Click on The Krystal Gloss Collection in labels to see everything.
Just enough of the license plate holder is readable to see that this Rambler station wagon was purchased from a dealership in North Hollywood, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, and not really all that close to Hollywood itself. I wonder if she's off to dance class for the aspiring child stars of the 1950s.
As a rule, I don't post lab stamps, but I rather like the Bear Photo Service logo. So, is it a river, or is it a lake? I'm about 99% certain it's a river. Look close and you can see what looks like rapids. As usual click on The Crystal Gloss Collection to see more.
Written on the back, "Gatun Locks Panama Canal" Construction of the canal started in 1904 and was finished ten years later in 1914, so if nothing else, we know this picture was taken after that. The Gatun Locks are on the Atlantic side of the isthmus, near the city of Colon, and right off of Limon Bay. This view is looking north towards Gatun Lake. The men standing on the boat on the left side of the print are wearing hats worn by members of the U.S. Navy, though it's quite possible that sailors of other nations, as well as sailors of the merchant marine, might have also worn them.
I did a bit of research and found some information about Barney Seamon's Modern Clothing Store. In February 1917, Barney was liquidating his store. He had to retire due to ill health. There is something written on the back, "Out on the State road near Coffin Crops-the same day we stopped at Coffin's & returned to the gorge behind Aunt Min's." Well, I'm not sure about Coffin Crop's. It could be Coffee Drop's, or perhaps Coffin Drops. It's bad when someone has worse handwriting than me. There are over 150 waterfalls in the Ithica area, all with their very own gorge. I have no idea which one is behind Aunt Min's.
I know what it's like to be bullied so I can recognize what's going on in this photo. The white line on the right of the print and all those little white spots are from dirt on the negative.
Of the pictures in this small booklet, it's the second one in this column that interested me the most. It looks like a river ferry. The top photo looks like a man tending a field, which points to private land. As usual, click on The Krystal Gloss Collection in labels to see other images from this small photo album.
