Category: 1940s

His Heart Is Made Of Knotty Pine

Natl Geo Dec '49
Natl Geo Dec ’49

Wooden Indian White Horse sits on the lap of his carver creator, Andy Anderson, wearing a horse-tail wig and entertaining visitors to Tesuque, New Mexico in 1949.

During his work as a cowpoke, Andy wrote, “One day a cowboy rode in from Wyoming, who was the homeliest man I had ever laid eyes on. All the rest of that day I could see him in my mind and thought, ‘What a good character he would make for a wood carving!’ He was my first model, and this was my first attempt at carving a likeness of anyone. The figure of this old weather-beaten cowpoke turned out real good (much to my surprise) and from then on I started carving characters.”

Shotgun Wedding from iCollector.com
Shotgun Wedding from iCollector.com

Two Of My Favorite Things: Christmas And Coca-Cola

 

12/49 National Geographic
12/49 National Geographic

For more images of the Coca-Cola sprite boy, visit these posts from days of yore:

https://sanceau.com/2016/08/25/6-5-ounce-cokes-the-secret-to-a-darling-figure/

https://sanceau.com/2014/05/11/right-on-the-beam/

When The Can-Can Just Can’t-Can’t

LIFE celebrates 1945
LIFE celebrates 1945

After the victory in WWII, there weren’t enough planes, trains, and ships to carry all the men home as quickly as they would have preferred. Families back home chanted, “Bring the boys home, bring the boys home!” Dozens of USO shows were dispatched to distract the servicemen with bare legs and pretty smiles. It didn’t work. The new chant became, “No boats, no votes!” And with that, Congress brought three million servicemen back home by November. One million were promised to soon be on their way. Sometimes you want eye candy: sometimes you just want to be back in your own warm bed again.