In this Polaroid photo, a tiny squirrel looks intent on taking possession of this "Mighty-Dump," a toy dump truck made by Tonka (first manufactured in 1965). A boy's name -- "Bobby" is the only part of it I could make out -- is written on top of the truck. The legs that are visible on the other side of the dump truck may belong to Bobby.
Some Polaroid prints required the application of a coating to prevent fading, and I believe that the brownish streaks and spots on this photo are the result of the uneven application of that liquid.
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Handwritten caption: "Gladys & the Ice Burg, Moffat, Colo."
This is a real photo postcard addressed on the other side to Miss Grace Roger, Rich Mountain, Ark., and postmarked Moffat, Colo., March 1, 1911.
Message: "Moffat, Colo., March 1, 1911. Hello Girlie, You bet I recd your letter and answered it & am anxious for an answer. Want to hear the rest of that news you have for me. Does this look like spring. This is some of my own work. This is a water tank where the railroad engines get a drink. Say but I would enjoy a sweet breath from those fruit tree blossoms. There isn't such a thing in this desert. We are fine & dandy. Write soon you naughty girl. As ever, M."
A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of cold, freezing, or frozen.
For a similar photo, see Frozen Water Tower.
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Flickr friend anyjazz65 kindly identified the Collier's magazine that the woman is holding in one of her five poses from a photobooth photo. It's the September 1908 issue, and I've put together this composite image in order to compare the original magazine cover (at left) with the part of the cover that we see in the woman's hands (on the right).
For the full cover, browse down to the 9/1908 issue on the Collier's page at the Cover Browser site, or go directly to the image for the September 1908 cover.
For more information, see the original strip of five photos, or take a look at my rearranged copy with the photos in two rows.
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A photo strip with portraits of a woman wearing a hat, reading a Collier's magazine, and holding a parasol, along with two photos without props. For easier viewing, I cropped and rearranged the photos into two rows (the parasol photo is repeated).
A photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park topic of photobooth photos (or any interesting head and shoulders studio portraits if you don't have any from photobooths).
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For more information, see the original strip of five photos.
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