Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The Way We Were Wednesday - The Details That Catch My Eye


This was taken in the early 1950's, some of my father's earliest color slides.  I am 99% sure this is my oldest brother, I would guess at about a year old.  I am pretty sure the person standing behind him, is my maternal grandfather - my mother's father.  Most likely this is a trailer park, or fish camp in Florida.  

The detail that catches my eye.  The blue T-shirt with a pocket.  I had no idea people wore them in the early 1950's.  My mother had a strong prejudice against t-shirts as street wear.  And there is her father, wearing one.  

Hmm, I wonder. 

 

14 comments:

  1. LOL!!!! The t-shirts! My grandmother DEPISED t-shirts. She would be upset to see many wear them and even more appalled by woman wearing them, especially in public.

    Course she didn't own a pair of slacks either.

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    1. I always remind myself, that older adults often fail to understand the fashion of teens.

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  2. Hmmm indeed. I hadn't thought about it, but neither my father nor grandfathers ever wore T-shirts as street wear (or even at home as far as I know). And I'm also surprised by the pocket. I had no idea pocket Ts went so far back. And, as now, completely useless.

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    1. The things we find in the old photos. There is a photo of my mother as a baby, with her father, who had very long hair.

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  3. cripes, all I wear are t-shirts! if your brother only knew you were posting this...

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    1. I have shared the blog address with family, but I have no idea if any of them read it.

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  4. I am anti-T-shirts with pockets. Why anyone needs a pocket in a t-shirt is beyond me!

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  5. My mother did not approve of those either.

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    1. I was probably about 20 before I discovered how comfy a T-shirt can be

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  6. I get a smile to discover old photographs that reveal what we remember happened wasn't necessarily the truth.

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    1. I can see you shipping all of the slide carousels home.

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  7. Yes, technically at one time, t-shirts were underwear.

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