The Christmas Book by The Child Study Association
Illustrated by Roberta Paflin (not sure if she did the cover illustration)
Whitman Publishing Company, copyright 1954
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Tattered and Lost: FORGOTTEN DOLLS
A journey via vintage snapshots through the world of dolls and their owners from the early part of the 20th century to the 1960s. This is volume 7 in the Tattered and Lost Vernacular Photography series.
BUCKAROOS AND BUCKARETTES
Tattered and Lost: Buckaroos and Buckarettes is a collection of vintage snapshots for those who remember riding the range when they were kids. These adventures usually consisted of sitting in front of a black and white television or running around the neighborhood with our shiny six-guns strapped to our sides. Our imaginations created entire worlds that never existed. We sang along with our heroes, convinced that with a song in our heart and a six-gun on our hip we could vanquish evil. This book is dedicated to all the other buckaroos and buckarettes who rode their imaginations into the sunset while humming Happy Trails.
CAKES, PICNICS, AND WATERMELON
Collecting vintage photographs starts out innocent enough with a few snapshots here and there, but at some point it becomes a bit more obsessive and you find yourself longing for the next image that makes you laugh or ponder the irrefutable confusion of being human. This book, Tattered and Lost: Cakes, Picnics, and Watermelon, the fourth in a series, shows the quirky world of sharing food from the 1890s to the 1970s in the United States. Sit back and enjoy watching people cut cakes (some people do it with such style!), go on picnics without your relatives, and watch people eat watermelon. Yes, eat watermelon. An odd category for sure, but one sure to make you smile.
Vernacular Photographs
Tattered and Lost: Vernacular Photographs, is volume 1 in my self-published books showing photos from my collection. Photographs play off each other on facing pages asking the viewer to come to their own conclusion as to what they are looking at. Included is a photo of the Pennsylvania Railroad S1 steam locomotive, designed by Raymond Loewy, on display at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. And one of the few known copies of a photo taken by Rudolph D’Heureuse in 1863 proving there were indeed camels used by the U. S. Cavalry is included. So take a step back in time and visit with some folks who long ago smiled and said “cheese” never knowing how long those smiles would last.
TELLING STORIES
In need of writing prompts? Looking for a gift for a friend who loves vintage photographs? Tattered and Lost: Telling Stories is now available from CreateSpace and Amazon. Click on the image to find out more!
CHILDHOOD
A new and expanded edition of Tattered and Lost: Childhood. Available at CreateSpace and Amazon. Better price, more pages, larger trim size. Click on the image to read more about it.
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About Tattered and Lost
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- Photographs of the ordinary by the ordinary. All photos are from my private collection. They may NOT be used in any manner without my permission. I retain all copyrights for everything published on this site unless specified as belonging to someone else.
Merry Merry to you too. I'm glad somebody is coming to this place. I keep track and see what areas of the country visit, but mostly it feels like I'm standing in my closet with a flashlight going "Ohhhhhh, look at this." Then I remember the door is closed and nobody even knows I'm in there.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, more stuff to come. Paper paper everywhere and not a drop to drink.
Hey.ahahahaha. I just saw this.. YES, I love to see what vintage paper you will post next. Happy New Year 2009 xxx
ReplyDeleteI have this book, it is worth anything ?
ReplyDeleteIf you're talking monetary value I'd have to say not much. Keep an eye on eBay for any price. I would think much less than 20 dollars. If you're attached to it from childhood memories then that's where you'll find your value.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
ReplyDeleteWould you be interested in selling this book ? My wife remebers it as a hand-me-down from her older sister and it was falling apart by the time she was old enough to read it. My mother in-law was a "minimalist" so it got thrown out long ago.
Thanks,
Fred
Sorry Fred, but no I don't want to sell it. It was given to me by my paternal grandmother and has an inscription from her.
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