Reluctant
circa 1960s (click to enlarge)
Vintage Snapshots
the wondrous world of vernacular photography
Category: Color Photographs
May 3, 2017
Just Great
Pretty Good: Restaurant + Mustang, 1966 (click to enlarge)
December 29, 2016
A 1960s Christmas
Labeled “Xmas 1966” on the back (click to enlarge)
Better late than never. This is one of my all-time favorites–especially the closed-eyes cat–and another example of how there really is nothing quite like a snapshot.
July 1, 2014
Upside Down
Upside Down, 1974
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 9, 2013
A Little Odd
Circa 1940s (click to enlarge)
4-12-74 (click to enlarge)
July 3, 2013
July 4, 1975
199 years old
The back of this snapshot reads “July 4th, 75, Tamara, 4 1/2.”
November 11, 2012
Picnic
Caught unawares, or just uncooperative? (c. 1960s)
December 20, 2011
Christmas is a Time of Peace
Peace, circa 1970s
I wonder if she tired of that guy after a while.
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.
