A black and white photo of Ghost Town, with Goldie's a two story hotel on the left, and at the end of the street a stable building.

Vintage Knott’s Berry Farm Photos

March 28, 2019, 3 Comments

In the past I’ve shared portions of my vintage photo collection, typically of well dressed people from yesteryear, but today I am sharing vintage photos of Knott’s Berry Farm, and even some photos from my family visiting Knott’s! Knott’s Berry Farm was originally just that, a berry farm, selling berries and preserves. But when the…

Girls with Cars

February 13, 2014, 8 Comments

Now, normally I just go hunting for pictures of fabulously dressed women when rifling through old photos, but photos of cars stand out to me as well, for reasons described in Boys and Their Cars. So today, I bring you photos of girls with cars. Other Vintage Photograph Posts Clowning Around Real Fashionable Ladies Vol.…

Animal Friends

January 8, 2014, 5 Comments

When sifting through vintage photos I don’t actively seek images of people and their pets, but every so often I come across a few gems that I feel I just have to pick up or they show up in an album that I happen to buy. So today I share with you people from the…

Real Fashionable Men Vol. 1

November 10, 2013, 7 Comments

In my last vintage photo post I highlighted more fashionable ladies, and while most of the time I look for well dressed gals from days gone by for inspiration, every once in awhile I come across a photo of a gentleman I just can’t pass up. I think it’s time we highlight some of these…

Real Fashionable Ladies Vol. 2

October 11, 2013, 8 Comments

I began sharing my vintage photograph collection by showcasing photographs of well dressed women, which is one of the main things I look for when going through old photographs. I love the true looking glass into the past that these photographs provide. Today I share with you even more fashionable ladies from my vintage photograph…

Trouser Wearing Gals

September 3, 2013, 12 Comments

So many of us hear about how World War II changed women’s fashion, most notably with reading it becoming socially acceptable for women to wear pants. While I love me a lovely frock, I am always fond of a good pair of trousers. And it seems there were quite a few other gals who loved…

Family Disneyland Pictures

August 22, 2013, 10 Comments

Recently I was granted permission from my dad to begin scanning our family’s large slide collection. The first carousel I took back to Portland with me was one marked “Disneyland ’79 & ’81”. How could I resist? Also, we are going to Disneyland in a month! So I’m getting pretty excited! While I don’t think…

Friendship

August 1, 2013, 14 Comments

Photographs are pretty magical. They capture so much, but what I love is when they capture friendship. Here’s another peek into my vintage photo collection, but this time it’s all about friendship. Other Vintage Photograph Posts Clowning Around Real Fashionable Ladies Vol. 1 Bathing Beauties Boys and Their Cars Trouser Wearing Gals Real Fashionable Ladies…

Boys and Their Cars

July 12, 2013, 7 Comments

Here’s another peek into my vintage photograph collection… Growing up with a hot rodder for a dad, I have a very strong passion for old cars. Heck, my dad could be a series of posts, or even a whole blog. But right now, we’ll leave him outta the spotlight. The point is, one of the…

Bathing Beauties

June 5, 2013, 12 Comments

It looks as if summer is upon us! The pool just opened at our apartment, and I thought it a perfect time to share the real life bathing beauties (and other beach frolicking photos) from my vintage photo collection… And I’ve saved my favorite for last… What is going on here?! Well, thank goodness one…