Photobooth Favorites
Buddy Holly The photobooth brings a smile to all of us. Who can forget squeezing inside one with a bunch of friends, sliding the curtain close and making silly faces? Believe it or not, photobooths have been around since 1925. The first one was featured by inventor Anatol Josepho, in New York City . It was an immediate success. People lined up around the block to have their photos taken for 25 cents. As many as 7,500 people a day sat inside. Even the Governor and Senator. Before long, the Photomaton, as it was called, could be fo…
Jim Schaeffing Illustrator
Artist Jim Schaeffing's work has been featured in magazines and film studios such as Disney. He studied at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and Jepson Art Institute in the 1950's. One of his instructors at Jepson was Rico Legruin. He also studied under Nicoli Fechin. During his career as a magazine illustrator in New York City he was asked to do a series of paintings for the US Airforce. When he worked for Disney Studios he did portraits of stars, as well as family members of Walt Disney. As far as I can tell, by my research…
Christmas Toys of the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's
Christmas time always bring childhood memories flooding back. We all hold dear those moments as a child, waking up Christmas morning and rushing to the tree to see what Santa left for us. Personally, the stocking was my favorite. It was the first thing I went for and was never disappointed by the goodies crammed inside. But that is for another story. Back to the presents under the tree. There was the year I got my beloved roller skates. I must admit, I found them in the far reaches of my parents closet. Tried them out on the hardwood floors…
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