As usual, captions in italics are my father’s; my notes are in brackets & not in italics. Enjoy!
New England Hydro Plant at Bellows Falls, Vermont (High Water)
A Swell Combination
Some Hick
Hometown [Bellows Falls—I believe this is looking north or northeast; if that’s true, the plume of smoke to the right is probably a train, since that would be where the train tracks run on the New Hampshire side]
Hick??
Home Port (Wayland, Mass)
Wayland, Mass (The Fork in the Road)
Could that second photo be the worlds first amphibious vhicle? Great pics as usual, John.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing these old pics, John. That's a handsome guy there.
ReplyDeleteThe Fork in the Road looks like a picture Marian Post-Walcott would take.
ReplyDeleteHi TFE, Karen & K:
ReplyDeleteTFE: Thanks! I'm thinking the car may function more as an anchor than as ballast.
Karen: Thank you!
K.: Thanks for that comparison-- sure my dad would have been flattered. In case anyone's curious, you can find a Wiki Commons page of Post-Wolcott's work here
The photos certainly turn the hands of the clock back - back to the visions I yet hold of old cars and simpler times... just the sepia tone alone sets the scene for my vivid memories of the 40's - Now I want to dig up some of those stored memories!
ReplyDeleteA fun post - thank you.
They exude a sense of peacefulness, don't they?
ReplyDeleteHi Rose Marie & Jacqueline:
ReplyDeleteRose Marie: I agree completely on the sepia tone--the old photos are just lovely.
Jacqueline: I agree. There's something static (in a good sense, think) in these photos that contributes to that.
Oh, that 'some hick' is pretty handsome!
ReplyDeleteI like that suit he's wearing. :)
And the sepia boats are nice too. ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Ginger: Yes, that's a good photo of my dad, & I also like that boat photo quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteIs "some hick" your dad? Love that photo. Treasures!
ReplyDeleteHi T:
ReplyDeleteThat it is, & I like that photo, too. Thanks.
have just come across your site which i must confess i find fascinating - thanks for sharing - i'm a relative newcomer to the blogging life but have several on which i'm working - some in early infancy - anyway, feel free to drop by whenever you're in my neighborhood - till then - jenean
ReplyDeleteHi Gypsywoman, & thanks for those kind words. You have quite a blog line-up going there, & all interesting. Realy enjoyed the old photos & the history on the YAYA Tree. Thanks for following here!
ReplyDeleteIt's your dad's captions that always get me: "Some Hick" and "A Swell Combination" are priceless.
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Hi Kat:
ReplyDeleteDad was quite a wit in his day--the wry Yankee sense of humor with a liberal splash of Irish mischief.
Very special, as always. Love these.
ReplyDeleteHi Jen: & thanks!
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