Whether it’s a father-daughter moment like the one above, or a soldier on leave from WWII, the general store porch stoop offered a place to socialize (and a place for barefoot girls to sit).
Settin’ On The Stoop
Category: Nostalgia
How To Scorn A Woodwinder
The bare-chested, bead-donning Pied Piper here was captioned as a member of the Yippies. I confess I know nothing of Yippies (only the later Yuppies), but wikipedia says:
The Youth International Party, whose members were commonly called Yippies, was a radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s, founded on December 31, 1967. They employed theatrical gestures, such as advancing a pig (“Pigasus the Immortal”) as a candidate for President in 1968, to mock the social status quo.
Pigasus the Immortal? I don’t get it.
V-J Day 1945
Residents of NYC’s Little Italy district celebrated V-J Day (Victory over Japan) on August 14, 1945. Just imagine looking up from the street, at all those people celebrating the end of war.
Natchitoches Lakeside Picnic
Quilting And Cat Eye Glasses
The caption for this image, from the Lynchburg book, says “A lot of today’s kids ain’t got nothing to do, and they insist on working full-time at it.”
As Long As Old Men Sit And Talk About The Weather
downtown Lynchburg, Tennessee circa 1970
Off To Sunday School
*source: Southerners by Charles Kuralt
Virginia’s Finest Blue Cheese (Fingers Crossed)
*source: Southerners by Charles Kuralt
Roman Pasta-Eating Santa With Dominick The Donkey
At Your Service
Redhanded
Good Way To Ruin Those Florsheim Shoes
I Don't Get It 