Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2011 10:59:02 GMT -5
I may have posted some of these previously. They were shot by my father in the very early 1950s in our hometown--Kuna, Idaho (pronounced "que-na." The camera was his 21/4 x 3 1/4 Speed Graphic (which I still have). At that time Kuna had a population of just over 300 people. Today its more than 15,000.
Interior of the hardware store. About as 1950s Middle America as one could get.
The exterior of the local hardware store (it's still a hardware store!) This photo helped date the photos. If you look closely at the reflections in the second window from the right you can see a British Austin parked across the street. Dad acquired it used in 1949 and traded it in on a Volkswagen in late 1954. He had the Austin repainted dark green at least a year prior to selling it. In this shot the Austin is not repainted so the picture couldn't be any later than 1953,
The local variety store. Notice how there wasn't much attention paid to display. If you need something you could browse or ask the clerk.
This is Joe White (left) and his helper. Joe operated the only garage in town. The thing I remember most is that I never saw Joe in anything but overalls and his hands were always smeared with grease. Most folks were surprised 30 years later to learn that over the years Joe had also become the town's leading landlord, owning more than a dozen rental properties. He scrubbed off the grease, retired and lived very comfortably on his investments.
Can't get much more 1950s than this shot of the Drugstore--obviously staged.
Interior of the hardware store. About as 1950s Middle America as one could get.
The exterior of the local hardware store (it's still a hardware store!) This photo helped date the photos. If you look closely at the reflections in the second window from the right you can see a British Austin parked across the street. Dad acquired it used in 1949 and traded it in on a Volkswagen in late 1954. He had the Austin repainted dark green at least a year prior to selling it. In this shot the Austin is not repainted so the picture couldn't be any later than 1953,
The local variety store. Notice how there wasn't much attention paid to display. If you need something you could browse or ask the clerk.
This is Joe White (left) and his helper. Joe operated the only garage in town. The thing I remember most is that I never saw Joe in anything but overalls and his hands were always smeared with grease. Most folks were surprised 30 years later to learn that over the years Joe had also become the town's leading landlord, owning more than a dozen rental properties. He scrubbed off the grease, retired and lived very comfortably on his investments.
Can't get much more 1950s than this shot of the Drugstore--obviously staged.
