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Celebrating New Year's 60 years ago?

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Advantage

60 years agoHow will you celebrate the New Year tonight?

We will all be welcoming the 2009 year with great anticipation and hoping we don't revert to an older less affluent time.

Isn't this picture wonderful.  This child has had his hair slicked for the photograph and has had to sit through a haircut at a young age.

He has on Buster Brown's, you can be sure.  All children wore Buster Brown outfits 60 years ago. 

And he has on shoes that are sensible with solid soles for walking. The shoes have probably been polished with white shoe polish and may have been through several children's wear.

The family radios, a big one and apparently a small one are on the table.  And the table had to have a floral skirt to dress it up.

Relative's photos are on the table.  The chair is an old one but new for then!  I may still have that chair with a new cover.  I need to go check my furniture.  I do have some that are similar.

For celebrating the New Year 60 years ago, this radio would probably have been on! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our Activerainers!!

Comments (11)

Debi Ernst
St. Charles County, Missouri - Prudential Alliance Realtors - O'Fallon, MO
GRI, e-PRO, Broker/Sales Associate

 Barbara - We're going to have a quiet evening with friends...  Happy New Year to you, too!  :)

Dec 31, 2008 01:54 AM
Debi Ernst
St. Charles County, Missouri - Prudential Alliance Realtors - O'Fallon, MO
GRI, e-PRO, Broker/Sales Associate

Barbara - I forgot to say that I love that photo!  Is it a relative of yours?

Dec 31, 2008 01:56 AM
Don Thompson
Donthomp Associates - Sunnyvale, CA

Barbara, that does look like a small table radio to the right of the large one. Does possibly having that chair mean the lad is someone from your family? There is certainly a resemblance.

We had a short wave radio in the 50s and I remember listening to a choral group singing from one of the  London cathedrals one New Years eve. Of course, that was about 8 hours before our midnight

Here's wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year. Paula and I are hoping for a good 2009.

Don & Paula Anne

Posted Dec 31, 1910

Why pigs for New Year?  They root FORWARD making pigs a perfect symbol for heading into a New Year!

Dec 31, 2008 01:59 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Barbara----I must confess there are pictures of me that look just like that!  Well----maybe not quite as cute:)

Dec 31, 2008 02:13 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Barbara, I loved ALL that was in this picture. Happy New Year my friend!!

Dec 31, 2008 03:27 AM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

Debi, he is a relative.  Wasn't he a cutie.  I just  love the picture.  Have a great quiet time!!

Don & Paula, you had a great 2008!  And you'll have a great 2009!  The young man is a relative.  I loved him as a kid.  You know that photographer must have come to the house to take that photo.  It appears to be a professional type and I also know the ones in the photo.  Traveling photographer, I guess!!  Happy New Year and thanks for helping me with me blogs!!!

Charles, gotta see it!!!  Gotta see you looking like that!  Share!!! 

Gary, thank you.  I'm glad you also appreciate the old photos.  They have so much character.  Happy New Year to you!!

Dec 31, 2008 09:26 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Barbara---here is me a couple of years older---my sister has most of the good ones of me---she uses them to bribe me with:)

I told you I was a hellion:)

Me sitting next to my sister

Dec 31, 2008 11:18 AM
Carol Culkin
Diamond Partners Inc - Overland Park, KS
Overland Park Residential Real Estate

Barbara - Buster Browns? I wonder if 60 years from now we will remember Nikes like we do Buster Browns!

Dec 31, 2008 11:33 AM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

Charles, you are so cute!!  And the devil is in your eye even then!!!  Thanks for letting us in on a little of your childhood!!!!!!

Carol, there were no kids wearing  our crocs then!  There were also no Nikes.  But they will be recorded in history....no doubt!!!

Dec 31, 2008 01:56 PM
Mary PAUL, ABR, CRS,GRI, e-PRO,
RE/MAX Advantage Realtors, Searcy, AR - Searcy, AR

Barbara,

That little boy is adorable.  Yes, Buster Brown shoes and clothes was the style, haircuts too!

Jan 02, 2009 01:29 AM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

Mary Paul, isn't he the cutest thing!!!

Jan 02, 2009 02:07 AM