Archive for the ‘1950’s’ Category
Southern Bell Wall Phone …
These are several new photos that I have never posted before. The one above shows this service technician installing a wall phone. This was made in the early 1950’s, so this could have been for an ad showing the new ” wall phone ” from Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. How many of you out there can remember when the phone company was named that? And I am sure that black was the only color that it came in. Here is one more photo …
Notice how the lady of the house is having to use the hand – crank on the side to power the telephone? The marvels of new technology! Next thing you know Southern Bell will be offering different colors in this wall phone, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves now. This was before my time, so if anyone remembers these phones, please let us hear from you. Thanks for looking …
Veteran’s Gas Company …
This building is located on Pace Blvd, just a couple of blocks north of Cervantes Street. It is not called Veteran’s Gas anymore and I cannot remember the business’ new name. I have several interior views that I will post later when I get them worked -up. Thanks for looking …
Morrison’s Cafeteria …
How many of you can remember Morrison’s Cafeteria down on Romana and Jefferson Streets? I can, but I cannot remember it ever looking like this. They must have remodeled it in the 1960’s, because I do not remember it ever looking like this. On the left side of this photo, you can see the old Pensacola Buggy Works Automobile Dealership in the background that was owned by the Turner family. It is now a parking lot for Seville Quarter. Below is another view of the exterior of Morrison’s …
I had posted these two photos above on my old blog, the two below are new. I have found several others, but they need some work and I will get to them later. First, here is one of the dining room …
I never remember the dining room looking like this. I am not sure of the year, but I would imagine that it was sometime in the 1950’s. Next is one of the kitchen …
It looks as if one of the ladies in the back on the right side is sitting down shelling peas or peeling potatoes. This was before the day of everything being processed and frozen, so everything had to fresh from the farm. All comments are welcomed, so feel free to share them with us and thanks for looking …
The Press Corps …
I have ran across this negative for years and for some reason or another, have never bother to scan it until just the other day. This looks like it was taken out at Pensacola Beach in the 1940’s maybe. It could have been at one of the fights that was held out at the Casino or it could have been at one of the beauty contests put on at the Casino. Check out the old Speed-Grafex that guy kneeling is holding … I have parts of one just like it over at my barn. And check out the guy with the Bolex movie camera, my father had one just like it. In fact, I have reels of film that my father made that I would like to have converted to DVD’s, but I know that it would cost a small fortune. The guys hanging around look like they would be in style today … that guy’s bathing suit looks like something surfer’s would wear today. If anyone recognizes any of the people in the photo let us hear from you … thanks for looking …
Irene’s Beauty Shop …
Here are several panorama photographs that my father made with the Wide-Lux camera that he had. I know nothing about this business, Irene’s Beauty Shop, so anything that anyone can share with us is appreciated. These were made back in the 1950’s sometime. Here is another view …
This obviously is the front of the store and the other photo showed the back where all of the “stylists” worked. Back in the 1950’s I believed that they were called ” beauticians” then and you very rarely hear that word mentioned today … at least I have not heard anyone say it in the last 20 years or so, maybe more. If anyone remembers ” Irene’s Beauty Shop – Store “, please share it with us. Thanks for looking …
Skipper’s …
Before Skipper’s was a dive shop, it was a fishing tackle store. I do not remember it as a fishing tackle store … I just remember it as a dive store. In fact I got my diving certificate from Joe Kingry ( the owner ) back in 1969 … 43 year ago. I have not been scuba diving in years, but I have snorkeled down in Belize in the last 7 or 8 years. One good thing about getting your scuba diving certification is that it is good for life, so you can rent scuba gear wherever you travel. In fact that reminds me to go find my scuba card …
Thanks for looking and as usual, all comments are welcome …
Baseball at Admiral Mason Park …
This is one that I just ran across the other day … I do not have a clue who the ball – player is, but it is a good photo of the Admiral Mason Ball Park. How about that press-box up top? It sort of makes you wonder if you need to spend over 50 million dollars to play a game of baseball? Let’s see, with interest that $50,000,00 turns into $80,000,00 + . What a deal!!! The new Community Ball – Park starts looking like a steel every time you run the numbers … All I can say is ” Play Ball and More Ball and More Ball … ” Thanks for looking …
One More From Modesto …
Here is one more for my friends out in Modesto … I cannot tell you how many hits I get on this site from people out in Modesto, but it is quite a few. My father never mentioned about traveling through Modesto on his trips out to LA to visit his sister back in the 1950’s. If I was on these trips, I would have only been between the ages of 2 and 5. I know that he took several trips to Yosemite and I guess that Modesto must be somewhere between there and Los Angeles. I do not know if this sign still exists out in Modesto now, it looks as if it would be too low for trucks to pass under. I have found several new negatives from this area that I will post in the near future … and I thought that I had run out of Modesto negatives! Thanks for everyone’s comments and as always, thanks for looking …
UPDATE: I did some work on this photo and sharpened another image up a good bit. The lettering on the sign reads: ” Water Wealth Contentment Health ” . I also noticed that the car’s tag in front of my parent’s car reads” 9D 16890″. Years ago, the Florida state license tag identified what county that the car was registered in. The “9” meant that the car was registered in Escambia County, which happened to be the 9th most populated county in the state at that time. A tag that started with “1” meant that the car was from Miami or Dade County. I think that Santa Rosa was somewhere around “33”, but I believe that only the first ten counties were identified by population and from “11” on they were alphabetic. At first I thought that my father had made this photo because of the sign, but it could have been something simple like just seeing this car registered in Escambia County out in Modesto California. I am sorry that the Internet does not show how sharp these images actually are … someday I will have to try to put on a show so everyone can see the finished prints. Thanks again … Frank
Sam Huff …
This is one of my dad and the legendary football player, Sam Huff. He looks just like an average joe here, but he had a reputation as one of the fiercest, most physical player to play the game of football. There was a photo of him in Sports Illustrated in the last year … you sure would not want to line up across from line! If anyone remembers what he was doing here in Pensacola back in the 1950’s, please share it with us. Thanks for looking …
LA Coliseum …
This is the LA Coliseum back in the 1950’s. It is hard to believe all of the historical events that this place has held … the first Super Bowl, political rallies, the Olympics and the list could go on and on …
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