Christmas Slides In: The Office Christmas Party

I found time (a little) for one more post this season.  From a slide lot I bought a year or so ago comes this look into an office Christmas party circa 1966.  I have no time to provide commentary so make up your own captions.

Merry Christmas!

Prehistoric Road Trip

These slides were among a lot I picked up last year. They bring to mind the road trips of yesteryear when those odd roadside attractions could stop you in your tracks on your way to your destination -- and you didn't mind.

I'm not sure where this is, but it reminds me of Dinosaur Gardens in Michigan.

Nuns in the Sun

I'm still going through my accumulation of 35mm slides so you get to continue to suffer through enjoy them.

I'm not sure if the photographer knew these sisters or just found the scene amusing.

Big Eyes

It's time once again to reach into my pile of 35mm slides and choose a random image.  Okay, it wasn't really random.  I just liked this one because of her funky sunglasses. They remind me of those paintings of the same era.

Taken at the Trans World Airlines counter in St. Louis Lambert International Airport in the mid to late '60's.  Are the two other girls wearing matching dresses?

New Moon

The 1953 MGM movie "The Long, Long Trailer" starring Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball has always been one of my favorites. It's the story of  newlyweds Nicky and Tacy Collini who strike out cross country pulling "forty feet of train" in the form of a New Moon Travel Trailer pulled by their 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible through busy city streets and up steep, winding mountain roads. The characters aren't a far stretch from their Ricky and Lucy roles, so it might well have been an "I Love Lucy" movie.  It's filled with plenty of Lucy zaniness and Ricky frustration.  At the time, the movie was the highest grossing MGM comedy to date and had a great economic impact on the Redman Homes, manufacturer of the New Moon, resulting in an increase in production from one or two trailers a day to hundreds.

This weekend, I was at a sale and found another stash of 35mm slides (I can't help it, I'm addicted).  A handful of the slides featured an older couple sitting in front of their own New Moon.

All Set for the Weekend?

Cake and booze. Party on.

Oh, Yes, They Called Him The Streak

What Time Is It?

Your first thought might be, "About 6:16", but you'd be wrong. The correct answer is "Time for new wallpaper."

What exactly are those indiscriminate blobs? Fruits? Vegetables? Something the cat hacked up? And matching curtains to boot! Anyway, extra points for anyone that can identify the brand name on that box of potato chips.

***UPDATE***

We have a winner! Illpropaganda identified the potato chip box as the A&P housebrand "Jane Parker". You can see what the box looked like in this ad.

Got a Light?

Is it me, or does that cigarette seem unusually large? Either that, or her head is unusually small.

***UPDATE***
Okay, focus has moved from the cigarette size to the wall sculpture. I zoomed in and cropped it, but I still can't tell what it's supposed to be.  I'm seeing a clown wearing a yellow derby waving a folding fan . That can't be right. Any ideas?

You're right, this magazine IS great!

Looks like the joke is on the Party Pooper.  She has the magazine now AND a new man.

Adds to my suspicion that these slides were staged.

Fashion Fail

I refuse to believe any of this was ever in style.

Party Pooper

Another slide from the cache I found last summer.

"Didn't you notice when you started talking, eventually I started reading Life magazine?!"

Stopforbud

Despite being outside of a bar, it probably doesn't mean what it sounds like.

Being from St. Louis, I'm sure that was the connection the photographer intended.

Øresund is the strait that separates Denmark and Sweden. I couldnt' find anything on the Alligator Bar.

Between a Rock and a Hard Right

I've been going through the 35mm slides I've accumulated over the years and will be posting some of the ones I find interesting.

Hart's Buffeteria 1970

This 35mm slide was among a group of vacation slides from Estes Park, Colorado. It may be the only internet evidence of  Hart's Buffeteria (Parking in the Rear) and Cottage Inn.

The slide dates from around 1970 and looks down the road in dowtown Estes Park. The only other readable business is Log [something] Waffle Kitchen.

I'm trying to visualize what a mashup of a buffet (where you serve yourself) and cafeteria (where you are served from behind a counter) would look like. Maybe it was an early version of "all-you-can-eat" with service.  I'm also wondering how the photographer got this picture from above. It doesn't look like there are any buildings that tall in the area.  Possibly, he climbed up one of the hills that surrounds the town.

Sliding into Halloween Once Again

Here are a couple Halloween-themed 35mm slides found among the many I picked up this past year. What's spooky about this one is the kid is completely unfazed.

You'll Never Believe What Happened Next...

If you're like me, you despise those click-bait ads seen on many news and social media websites.  You know the ones that describe some scenario and then  propose you'll never believe what happened next. They always lead to sites requiring you to click 15 more times and sit through numerous ads only to find out the end result is lame.  I was reminded of those when I saw the following slides I scanned from a recent find.  I thought they would make excellent click-bait photos. You'll never believe what happened next.

Milton Edgars had recently lost his family in a tragic accident. When Milton photographed his mother standing in the doorway of the porch of her home, he couldn't believe what he saw when he developed the film...

Stork Club, Quebec 1959

Another slide from my recent find.

Not to be confused with the famous New York night club of the same name but no relation, this Quebec location appears to have converted to a discotheque named Oz by the 1970's.  The only reference I could find for it was in this article.

Name Your Poison

This slide dates from 1963 and I believe was taken somewhere in the Netherlands.  I believe the previous owner of these slides worked for Monsanto, so maybe some of their products?

Mexican Standoff - Coke vs Pepsi vs Orange Crush

While looking through a batch of slides I bought a few months back, in particular those featuring a trip to Mexico in the early 1960's, I was struck by the number of soda (pop, coke, tonic, whatever you may call it) signs I saw.  Based on the sampling below, it looks like Coca-Cola had a slight edge with our neighbors to the South.  A few of the pictures are like a seek and find.  Try your luck and see if you can spot the pop!