Archive for the ‘1950’s’ Category
More Modesto …
Here is another photograph in downtown Modesto California … this one is looking from the opposite direction as the photo in the previous post. I cannot get over all of the hits that I have had to this site from the previous photo that I posted of downtown Modesto in the 1950’s. I even had a nice comment from a girl explaining what was in the previous photograph. I have run across several images from this trip that my dad made in California from this trip that I will work up and post later. As usual, thanks for looking and all comments are welcome …
Cochise at the Geronimo Sign in Pensacola …
Here is Michael Ansara as ” Cochise ” standing in front of a Geronimo sign the State of Florida dedicated back in the 1950’s when he came to Pensacola back in the 1950’s. I am sure that the “political correctness” crowd would hysterical now if this was to happen. Mr Ansara must have been a good sport about all of this … the photos I have posted of him in the past has him signing autographs and he is smiling in all the photos. If anyone was around at the time he visited and remembers seeing ” Cochise ” around town and spoke with him. we would love to hear from you … Thanks again for looking
Mountain Range Out West …
I have no idea where this mountain range is or when the image was taken, but I am sure that it was made sometime in the 1950’s. It could be somewhere in Yosemite Park, but that is just a guess. If anyone knows, please leave a comment and as always … thanks for looking.
Another from Yosemite Park …
I posted a 4×5 color transparency of one of these images last year. I do not believe that I posted this exact image on the old site, but here is one from another view that is not in too bad of shape. I have left the film edge in on purpose. I know that I have an image of this same scene somewhere that I have cleaned-up and when I find it I will post-it. I have run across several scenes of this same view, but none of them show much of the water in the foreground. I have personally never been here and I am sure the place has changed quite a bit since these images were taken back in the 1950’s. Thanks for looking and all comments are welcomed …
Navy Point Stores …
This building has been torn down now. The lady that used to run the camera store here was named Mrs. Gossage and she also ran the photo exhibit at the Pensacola Interstate Fair for many, many years. She and my dad were very good friends and I know that he bought a lot of his cameras from her back in the 1940’s and 1950’s. I am not sure when the business was closed down and I did not know that the building had been torn down until Pam and I drove by several weeks ago. Anyone wishing to share their memories of the Navy Point Store or of the Navy Point area in general, please be my guest and thanks again for looking … Frank
The Maestro …
These are portraits of Dr. John Venettozzi back in the 1950’s. Not exactly sure what for … maybe something for Pensacola Junior College or the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra.
He and my father were good friends for many years and I have run across several files of photographs of Dr. Venettozzi that are interesting that I plan on posting in the future. As usual, all comments are welcome … thanks again for looking.
Cal Ripkin, Sr in Pensacola …
This is a photo of Cal Ripkin, Sr that my father made back in the late 1950’s when Cal, Sr played for the Pensacola Dons. If anyone remembers him playing for the Dons, please leave a comment. Thanks for looking …
Los Angeles in the 1950’s …
Here are several photos my father made out in Los Angeles back in the 1950’s … the first two are of the Hollywood Bowl. The image above is pretty much a straight image, except with the Photoshop work to clean it up. The one below has been run through several filters to add contrast and to give it a distressed look, along with the Photoshop work.
I personally like the second one better. It is hard to imagine all the people that have played here from Elton John to the Beach Boys to Frank Sinatra. I am sure that it looks a lot different today than when these were made, some fifty years ago. The photo below is some building in LA, I am thinking maybe a hospital, since that is where my father’s sister worked as a nurse. If you know, please share it with us …
It is pretty obvious that I did some work on this image – the brown tone, a little texture screen was added and I burned in the corners in Photoshop. Like I said earlier, I do not know what this building is, but I think that it could be a hospital in LA, maybe Cedars of Lebanon ( not sure of the exact name, but it is something along that line ). I am waiting for Humphrey Bogart or some other screen star to walk into the frame. As usual, all comments are welcomed … thanks again for looking. I am going to make a better effort to post more often, since I have so many images that I have worked up. One more thing – HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Nurse with Newborn …
This nurse and newborn were in the old Sacred Heart Hospital sometime back in the 1950’s. I do not have any information about who the nurse or the baby were … the baby looks small, but clean and healthy. If anyone recognizes the nurse, please let me hear from you. Thanks for looking …
Sanger Theater in the ’50’s …
This was taken sometime in the mid 1950’s … the movie playing at the time was called ” The Racers “. Cesar Romero starred in the movie. I can not recall ever seeing it play on late night television, so that must tell you something about the movie. The Sanger management must have had some type of tie-in with a car club and had a contest. I guess my father must have gone down and photographed the winning car and it’s owner, which is pictured below.
The winner was a LT Peter Lind and he was the owner of this Jaguar that won. The man on the left was a Rainwater, not sure which one. Anyone seeing this that has any remembrances of this event or movie, please share it with us. Thanks for looking …
Frank Hardy Made My Photographs Two 
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