Thursday, June 21, 2012

Hot Times, Hot Dogs

Okay I'm invoking Curator's Privilege to travel, even lurch, forward in time here.  It's going to be 97 degrees today, so here for your sympathetic delectation we present "Jahew in the Summer."

That's Eleanor Zdrojewski's caption to this photo.  Too bad the Beach Boys never heard it; they could have run with the lyric.


So, John, can you verify for us that this is summer 1948?

Can you identify the location?  See that classic wood door in the left background?


On to hot dogs:

Hang on tight, here we go . . . 1954?  Is that Marty, or Mark, in the terrific hat with pom-pom?  He's chowing down with such verve that I can't really see his face.  Good work, kid.

John, is something the matter?  You're, what, six years old and you have a hot dog.  What could possibly go wrong?

Who is Mystery Boy, coolly regarding the photographer whilst tending properly to his own lunch?  And no mustard on that suit jacket yet!

And where is this taken?  Looks like a log cabin in the background, with tourists milling around.  A Santa's Village somewhere?


I invite you to send me photos of summer fun.  Our family is scattered around now, so it would be gratifying to be able to post pictures of all branches of the family.

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