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Birthday Party Gang

Birthday Party Gang
Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: OUR GANG (Kids gathered in a group portrait)
On the way home from vacation, we stopped at a real old junk store in Newport, New Hampshire. Amongst thousand of junky items I spied a box marked FREE on the checkout counter with some really cool vintage photos - so I picked out a bunch.
This was one of quite a few taken by a man who worked for some years at the town newspaper, and then opened a print shop, where he apparently worked for many years.
I would guess this is mid to late 1950s, early 1960s.
The photographer's name (written in pencil on the back) is William Patten. The birthday girl is the second girl to the right of the three little girls on the left front. She had a thin, dark bow around her neck and is standing next to the very blonde boy.

Nouchetdu38, Alan Mays, Berny, Jocelyne Villoing and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club
Wonderful photo that stirs a bunch of memories in me. These kids look like my classmates and me in grade school in the early 1960s. That's me at the far left ;-)
6 months ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
Hi, Ron! I'm happy it prompts memories for you. I actually went back and forth with dating it. I landed on mid to late 50s only because of some info I found out about the man that took the photo (his name was on the back, I meant to put it in there, but forgot, I''ll add it).
Anyway, I think it's quite possible that it's actually early 60s (looking mostly at the girls' dresses) so I think I'll broaden it to that date.
Thank you!
6 months ago.
 RicksPics
RicksPics club
Nice find. Mr. Patten did a remarkable job of keeping the attention of that many kids.
6 months ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
En voilà un joli petit monde tout sourire, que de beaux souvenirs !**************
6 months ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
Thank you, Jocelyne! I agree!
6 months ago.
 Alan Mays
Alan Mays club
Cute! I like seeing all the different expressions on the kids' faces.
5 months ago.

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