Vintage Color Photos

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of a high school prom photo (yours or someone else's) or any photo of a dressed-up couple , Handwritten note on the other side of the photo: "May 17th, 1969. Prom." A prom photo taken over fifty years ago. Anyone know the meaning of the symbols on the mat-like wall decorations? For another prom photo, see Prom Night .

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of sitting on the sofa . I like the colors and patterns in this undated photo of a couple and their dog posing for a picture in their living room. Note especially the bright red sofa (with white antimacassars ), the busy design printed on the curtains, and the woman's striped blouse and distinctive eyeglasses. For another unique sitting-on-the-sofa photo, see Easter Bunnies and Baskets .

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of tricks or treats! (any kind of Halloween photo, including costumes, masks, jack-o'-lanterns, decorations, ghosts, skeletons, haunted houses, or anything spooky, scary, or frightening; no limit—post as many Halloween photos as you'd like!) . As far as I've been able to determine, the boy in this photo is wearing a Fred Flintstone costume -- a Ben Cooper TV Hero Costume -- that dates to 1966. He's posing behind three jack-o'-lanterns. Note the flame at the top of the middle one and the used matchsticks on the floor.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of toys or gifts . A Christmas photo of a girl, who is smiling and seems happy, and her doll, who is rigid and tense -- and seems a little scary! Before you cautiously back up and quietly exit the house, take note of the metallic Christmas tree, the granny square afghan on the chair, and the girl's striped shirt and Santa pin. For another potentially scary situation, see The Doll Waited Patiently for Them to Come Home .

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of Christmas in July (why wait until December? post a photo for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, or any other similar holiday celebration) . An undated color snapshot. I guess Santa didn't bring that kid what he wanted!

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of tourist attractions (the quirkier the better) . Sign in background: "Dinosaur Land Restaurant and Carry-Out. Gifts." An undated snapshot of a man and woman posing among the inhabitants of Dinosaur Land in White Post, Virginia.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of haunted by Halloween (Trick or treat, give us something good to see! Halloween photos of any kind, including costumes, masks, jack-o'-lanterns, decorations, skeletons, ghosts, haunted houses, monsters, or anything spooky or scary. No limit—post as many Halloween photos as you'd like!) . The kid standing on the right flashed a V sign (or peace sign) here and in another photo where he's dressed in a Fred Flintstone costume . The jack-o'-lanterns also make an appearance in the other photo.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of color photos or slides . This is a Kodachrome slide dated August 1960 that features a covered wagon that once stood in front of Six Gun City, a Western-themed attraction located in Jefferson, New Hampshire. The theme park opened in 1957 and offered staged gunfights, cowboys on horseback, and pony rides. The park continued in operation until 2014. The Legends of America web site provides a brief history of Six-Gun City, Jefferson, New Hampshire . For a short home movie that shows the covered wagon, see 1962 Six Gun City & Santa Village - New Hampshire . For a current view of the Six Gun City site, see the Google Maps image from July 2023.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of cut out or crossed off (a photo altered to remove someone or something) . An arm, hand, and wristwatch are all that remains of the fellow who was sitting on the couch with this young woman in 1966.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of the seventies (groovy pics or what have you) . A 1970 photo of a fashionable -- perhaps even groovy -- woman with an elaborate hair style, distinctive earrings, and a dress with bell sleeves . She's standing next to shelves containing a collection of plates, bowls, and other dishes. A spinning wheel, kerosene lamp, and television are visible in the background. Another photo that I purchased along with this one shows this woman seated on a couch in another part of the room with the same wallpaper. The handwritten note on the other side of that photo says, "June 1970, 35 yrs. old."

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of children at play . Three kids pause their puzzle playing to pose for a picture.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of weddings . This is an undated color photo of a bride and groom cutting into their three-tiered wedding cake. The bride is smiling as she poses for the camera, but the groom seems stoic and isn't paying any attention to the photographer. A framed print of grapes and other fruit hangs on the cinder-block wall in the background, and curtains with a colorful pattern are visible directly behind the bride. Crepe-paper streamers provide overhead decoration.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of people holding balloons . "Disneyland, 1967" is written on the other side of this snapshot. A woman and a man pose for a photo while a man behind them holds balloons shaped like Mickey Mouse's head. A sign on the building in the background identifies it as the "Bank of America," which operated a branch on Main Street, U.S.A. , in the Disneyland theme park, Anaheim, California, from 1955 to 1992.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the monthly topic of slides and color photos . A color photo of a woman near an amusement park ride, date and location unknown.

I chose televisions for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of pick your own theme about things—objects, artifacts, or items . A young boy, who's wearing a robe over pajamas, is playing a toy guitar as he sits on an ottoman. There's a television set on the table behind him, and the walls are covered with the type of knotty pine paneling that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s. The boy's pajamas and all the Christmas decorations -- a poinsettia on the fireplace, ornaments in a glass bowl on top of the TV, and some more ornaments on the table that's partially visible on the right -- make me wonder if the boy has just received the guitar as a present on Christmas morning.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of an accident happened (the results) . A 1973 photo showing the aftermath of a fender bender involving a light blue VW Bug. A police officer, partially visible at the right, is already on the scene. Pedestrians on the sidewalk and a telephone booth are visible down the block.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of grabbing some z’s (sleeping somewhere other than a bed or cot) . A 1970s sleeper on a sofa. The same woman appears in another photo wearing a dress with bell sleeves instead of the patchwork pants (is that what they're called?) we see here. The same wallpaper pattern is visible in both photos.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of holiday happenings -- any kind of end-of-year holiday gathering, celebration, or decoration . Gold is the color of the day in this holiday scene that includes a gold Christmas tree, a gold sculpture on the wall, and gold wrapping paper and bows on the some of the presents. Even the carpet has a yellowish-almost-golden hue. There's no date on the photo. What do you think -- 1960s?