More archaeology

[tomtofa]

Here are some from the mid 70s. On this first one, and a few of the others, I remember that I was carrying my camera around my neck, with a release cord in my pocket...


moments of dread by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

Another done the same way:

at the park by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

I liked the patterns in his coat and the fence, and the pride he had in his tractor -

urban farmer by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

I wonder if she's still as beautiful?

distant by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

The next couple were kids having fun


airborne by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

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jungle gym by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

The swinging 70s ;-)

at the party 1 by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

And again:

neighborhood bar by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

Kind of a bizarre puppet show...

puppeteer family by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

Somehow this Santa wasn't too populsr, it seems:

unpopular Santa by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

Mixed message?

unexpected by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

At the fun house -
fun house by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

And the merry go round

carousel by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[tomtofa]

Finally, a very random day at the shore. It's great fun to go through these old negs...

a day at the shore by tomtofa, on Flickr

 

[jamesdfloyd]

The cocktail party shots are great.

 

[jamesdfloyd]

Some of the people look like celebrities; David Niven and Peter Fonda for starters.

 

[tomtofa]

lol...is the one you think looks like Peter Fonda the one holding the bug sprayer in the santa pic?

 

[robklurfield]

tomtofa, glad to have someone else joining the fray.

you've got some great images here. I especially like the first one (if you've seen a self-portrait of me, you'll figure out why pretty quickly). nifty trick with the cable release in the pocket.

I hope you post some more work. Start another thread when you move to a different decade.

Here's hint on why I like that first image...

is this guy a relative of mine? I know we shop at the same haberdasher, as he's wearing the same Stetson Open Road hat favored by me, Harry Truman, LBJ, etc.

 

[tomtofa]

Thanks, Rob. You've started a whole new genre here.

I can see the resemblance to the 1st pic - did your grandfather (great grandfather?) go missing 35 years ago?... Actually, I got to know him a bit afterwards. He was a local 'character' who was in reality an interesting man living on very constrained means. Thus his tension as he weighed his produce: could he afford the amount he needed.

 

[robklurfield]

Where was that shot taken (what city, I mean; obviously, I know a supermarket when I see one)?

Thanks, Rob. You've started a whole new genre here.

I can see the resemblance to the 1st pic - did your grandfather (great grandfather?) go missing 35 years ago?... Actually, I got to know him a bit afterwards. He was a local 'character' who was in reality an interesting man living on very constrained means. Thus his tension as he weighed his produce: could he afford the amount he needed.