Archive for the ‘1950’s’ Category
Mitchell Motors …
Here are several of the Oldsmobile dealership … Mitchell Motors. This dealership used to be on the corner of Pace Blvd and Garden / Navy Blvd. Above is the part’s / service department. Notice how the service representative is wearing a white lab coat. Below is a panorama view of the exterior of the dealership.
I cannot remember when Mitchell Motors moved out to City Car, but I know that they were at this location for many years. I am not sure of the year that these photos were taken … maybe some of you will recognize these car models and help me with a year. Thanks for looking …
A Few More From The Suter School Play …
Here are two more photos that I had worked up and had not posted yet from the Suter School play. I do not know if this play was called – Around The World or if that was just the name of the hot air balloon. These carnival plays / pageants must have been popular in the 1950’s, because I have found several negative envelopes from Clubb’s junior high school, also. A good friend of mine mentioned to me that her sister was crowned ” Queen of Clubb’s ” at one of the pageants and I happened to find a photo of her being crowned. Here is one more below …
I will hunt down those other negative envelopes containing Suter School plays and let you know in a future post what they are and from what year. One lady commented and asked me if I have any from a ” Peter Rabbit ” play and I told her that I was not sure what the negatives were from, but I would find them and let her know. Thanks everyone for looking and all comments are welcomed …
The Rev. Henry Bell Hodgkins …
These portraits of Rev. Henry Bell Hodgkins from Christ Church on Wight Street were made back in the 1950’s. I went to Episcopal Day School from 1958 to 1965 and Rev. Hodgkins was there at the church during this time, so remember him fairly well. He was a big man with a big voice … you could hear him from the pews in the back as well as you could hear him from the ones up front. And this was before the days of sound systems! He was also extremely nice and was friendly to all of us kids … I can never remember him being mad or angry the whole time I was there. Here are a few more of him …
This last image is how I remember him, more than the other three. I do not think that I have ever seen any of these images all of the years that I have been going down to the church … even though it has been years since I have gone to the church offices. I posted one of these photos on the old site, but I do not believe that I posted all four of them. Thanks for looking …
Roger Scott …
This is a portrait of Roger Scott that my father made back in the 1950’s. I believe that Mr. Scott ran the Parks and Leisure Services Department for the City of Pensacola for many years. The City’s Tennis Center on Summit Blvd. is named for him. He was way before my time and I know nothing at all about him. Nice portrait of him at his desk.
As usual, all and any comments are appreciated and welcomed. Thanks again for looking …
More John Wayne Photos …
Below are some photos that my father had of John Wayne. Now, as usual, I know nothing about the photos – the date, the people in the photos, etc, etc. They obviously were made on an aircraft carrier, which one, I do not know. There was an aircraft carrier, the Antietam, that was stationed in Pensacola at the time and I believe that it was shown at the start of the movie, The Wing’s of Eagles, but I am not sure. We rented the movie years ago and watched it, but to me, it was a very depressing story and the movie seemed to drag. The part showing Pensacola was the best part and it was only in the first 15 minutes or so of the film. All that being said … these photos are interesting and I have never seen them anywhere else, so I hope you enjoy them.
Like I said earlier, my father did not take these … I can only assume that these were the ones that John Wayne would have sent them. Knowing my dad, he was not a collector of photographs of other people, so unless they were sent them to him , he would not have gone out and got them. If anyone knows anything about these photos, please let us hear from you … Thanks again for looking …
John ” Duke ” Wayne in Pensacola Florida …
Here is a photo of John Wayne that my father made back in 1955 or 56, I am not sure exactly of the year. Duke was here in Pensacola making the movie, The Wings of Eagles , a John Ford film about a Navy aviator. He was staying at the Town House Motor Lodge and Mrs. Head, the owner, asked him if she had a photographer come over would he mind having his photo made for her ” celebrity ” wall. Fine with him, he told her. So my father went over and met Mrs. Head and Duke outside of his room. Mrs. Head introduced my father and Duke said that he remembered him from the airport taking photos when he got off of the plane. Mrs. Head then said that he was there to take his photo for her wall. To which Duke replied, ” I told you that I would send you a real nice photo when I got back to Hollywood. ” He then looked at my dad, put his arm around him and said, ” You know, that sounds as if I do not think that you can take a good photograph? ” . My dad said he just stood there, not knowing how to respond to the number one movie star in America at the time. Duke then said, ” Well, come on in my room and Frank you can take anything you like … just tell me where to sit and what you want me to do. ” My dad said that he could not have been nicer and said that he would send him a couple of photos and autugraph any photo that my father made. I have scanned the photos that he sent and I will post them next … I cannot remember if I posted the autographed photo that he made, along with the one of hime getting off the plane, so I will go back and check.
If anyone has any stories to share of John Wayne when he was here making The Wings of Eagles , please let us hear from you … or for that matter, any John Wayne story that you might have. Thanks for looking and I appreciate all comments. I hope all of you father’s have a Happy Father’s Day …
Suter School Play …
Back in 1950’s, A.K. Suter School over in East Pensacola Heights used to put on these plays … for that matter, several other schools did also because I have run across several other negative envelopes from Clubbs Junior High School. I know nothing at all about any of this, but I cleaned up several negatives and thought that I would throw them up on here. Here is one more photograph that I worked up …
I do not know who any of these kids are and the only reason I chose them was because these negatives required the least amount of Photoshop to get them ready to post. I have run across 4 or 5 negative envelopes from Suter School Plays and each bag contains 20 or 30 negatives each. Sometime in the future I will get around to working them up and posting some more of the photographs. I do not know when, but in the not too distant future. Also, someone sent me the back of a play program that had an ad for my father’s studio …
How many of you out there can remember Carl’s Bakery? It’s address is listed on Garden Street, but I remember it being over on Davis. There used to be another bakery over on Gadsden Street, but I cannot remember it’s name … anybody know? Thanks for looking and all comments are appreciated …
P S – I did not scan the above program page … it was emailed to me, so it is low resolution and the small print is hard to read. If anyone comes across anything like this page, I am interested in it. But I need to scan whatever in high resolution and the knock it down to low resolution to post on the web. Thanks for the comments about that …
Southern Bell Class for Installers …
Johnson, just because I let you smoke in class does not mean that I am going to let you call out front to Darleen and get her to run down to the corner and get you a six-pack of beer!!! I gotta draw the line somewhere!
These must have been the good old days … smoking in class… whatever else …
As usual, all comments are appreciated and thanks for looking … and thanks for putting up with my attempt at humor … Frank
Red Hat Chicken Feed …
Now, Darleen, that diamond engagement ring that I bought for you last week is somewhere out here … I had it in my pocket and it must have fallen out when I pulled my handkerchief out to blow my nose. You don’t think I am lying, do you? Of course not, Bubba, we have only been dating for twenty years. Why would you want to go and ruin a beautiful relationship and do something stupid like getting married??? I just love running around in this chicken manure with you!!
Please excuse my feeble attempt at humor … I know nothing about Red Hat Chicken Feed or who these people are. If anyone out there is familiar with Red Hat Chicken Feed, please let us hear from you. Thanks again for looking …
Another of the San Carlos Hotel …
Someone gave me this photo of the old San Carlos Hotel sometime back and I just got around to cleaning it up recently. My dad did not make this photo and I rarely post other people’s photo, but what makes this photo interesting is ????? Can you guess …. I will give you another couple of minutes. No little Johnnie, this is not the best photo of the front of the San Carlos showing the Fiesta Lounge that I have, although that is a good guess. No little Suzy, not because there is no wheel-chair access ramp at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. You are correct, Cleroy ( that would be Leroy, but with a “C” … a Southern name ) this photo shows the Christmas decorations that the City of Pensacola used to put out back in the 1950’s. In fact, I can remember these same decorations being used up into the 1980’s, maybe even the 1990’s. How is that for some mileage? I am sorry Cleroy, but my budget does not allow to give you a prize, but if you go down to City Hall, I bet Mayor Hayward and the City Council would dig around and they could probably find some of these decorations for your yard. Good luck, Cleroy and thanks for looking … As usual, all comments are appreciated.
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