Suspicious
Extra bullets (c 1900)
She doesn’t seem hugely keen on having her photo taken.
Vintage Snapshots
the wondrous world of vernacular photography
Category: Americana
December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas
Old Spice at Christmas (c 1960s)
Christmas morning, covered with presents. Old Spice, taken out of the box to display. I love this one. Merry Christmas.
July 3, 2013
July 4, 1975
199 years old
The back of this snapshot reads “July 4th, 75, Tamara, 4 1/2.”
June 27, 2013
O.K. Tire Shop, Dickinson, North Dakota
Heating, tires and Texaco, Dickinson, ND (c 1940s)
April 7, 2013
A Blowout
The excitement builds, c 1950s (click to enlarge)
There’s just so much to like here, but my favorite is the boy with the glasses towards the upper left.
April 6, 2013
A Snapshot
Posing for a snapshot, c 1960s (click to enlarge)
December 17, 2012
“In the Badlands”
Somewhere in the Dakotas, August 1934
November 11, 2012
Picnic
Caught unawares, or just uncooperative? (c. 1960s)
July 29, 2011
Priceless
Average cost of a new car in 1967: $2,750; average price of a gallon of gas: 33 cents; hitting the road for a day out with those guys: priceless.
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