Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Froggy The Gremlin's Christmas, 1940s.
Two toddlers near the Christmas tree. Those bug-eyes and wide-open mouth on the floor, near the boy in the walker? That is Froggy the Gremlin,a children's program character during the days of radio on NBC, and briefly moving to television in the 50s. The toy was produced by Rempel starting in 1948, which dates this photo to the late 1940s.
Labels: 1940s, 1948, christmas, christmas tree, rubber toy
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Merry Christmas, early 1960s.
A woman holding a Christmas ornament, sitting next to two photos of children. Appears 1950s, or early 1960s.
Labels: 1960s, christmas, christmas tree
Monday, December 22, 2008
Minnesota's Christmas Tree, 1961.
In 1961, new governor Elmer Andersen sent his finest tree-experts to find a grand tree, an amazing tree, a tree that was big and accessible to crane, to place on the State Capital lawn. The tree was found in the pasture of Seldon Banks, who donated it to the state. The image above is of Andersen's first official Minnesota Christmas Tree, from the year before; the misleading caption referring to the "Second tree" in the article is the 1962 tree that was erected before The Farmer could get a photo for their cover.
Labels: 1960s, 1961, 1962, christmas, christmas tree, Elmer Andersen, minnesota history
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Plains Farmstead In Winter, 1920s.
A plains farmstead in the middle of winter, Model T parked outside. 1920s.
Labels: 1920s, early 20th century farm photos, farm life, model t, winter
Friday, December 12, 2008
Pipe Gang, 1937.
The "Pipe Gang" (closeup here), during construction of the West Fargo Armour Meat packing plant sewage treatment system, taken December 4, 1937.
Labels: 1930s, 1937, armour meat packing plant, fargophilia, west fargo










