SERIES 1, PART 1
POSSIBLY JEWISH FAMILY
FROM MODESTO, CA
AREA
STYLE FACTOR: A
WHY:
THE LATE 1960'S-EARLY 1970'S, MAN
KITSCH FACTOR: B-
WHY:
TOO EDUCATED, NOT ORDINARY ENOUGH
SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE INFO FOR EACH SLIDEPOSSIBLY JEWISH FAMILY
SLIDES WERE FIRST SPRAYED WITH COMPRESSED AIR TO RID OF DUST PARTICLES AND OTHER ELEMENTS
THEN SCANNED WITH A SPECIAL NEGATIVE/SLIDE SCANNER PICTURED ABOVE-"THE SHARPER IMAGE". GOT IT ON EBAY FOR ABOUT $60.
IT IS AN OLDER MACHINE AND WORKS ONLY WITH WINDOWS XP. LUCKILY I HAVE AN OLDER LAPTOP WITH XP ON IT.
ONLY PROBLEM IS AFTER MANY SCANS IT HANGS UP. IT THEN NEEDS UNPLUGGED AND PLUGGED BACK IN. IT AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS THE CONTRAST/EXPOSURE IN THE SLIDE THOUGH NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFULLY
1
1
SLIDE IMPRINT: NONE
THIS IS THE MAIN FIGURE OF THE SLIDES IN THIS COLLECTION. SHE HAS A HUSBAND AND KIDS AND ALWAYS SEEMS HAPPY IN THE IMAGES.
SHE'S A BIT OVERWEIGHT BUT NOT LACKING IN STYLE. MUST HAVE BEEN A PRETTY COOL CHICK TO HANG OUT WITH.
2
2
SLIDE IMPRINT: FEB 68
THE KIDS...
THERE'S REDNESS IN THEIR FEATURES. YOU'LL SEE WHY WHEN YOU SEE THEIR POPS.
3
3
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SLIDES IN THIS COLLECTION. EVERYONE SEEMS AT EASE WHEN PHOTOGRAPHED.
THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE CENTER MUST BE AN AUNT OR COUSIN OF THE HUSBAND. SHE'S VERY PHOTOGENIC, AND THE SCAN HERE IS EXCELLENT.
4
4
THE WIFE, MIMICKING THE FAMILY DOG IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. LOOKS LIKE A TRAILER.
DEAD COLORS HERE. BLAH...
5
5
SLIDE IMPRINT: FB-72
THE FAMILY PETS. A DACHSHUND AND A CAT...
LOUNGING ON A RIDICULOUSLY MID-60'S COUCH NEXT TO THE OWNER'S FEET. THE CAT APPEARS BOTHERED BY SOMETHING, PERHAPS AN UNUSUAL SMELL...
THE TEXTURE OF THE COUCH UPHOLSTERY SEEMS TO REALLY JUMP OUT HERE.
6
7
7
SLIDE IMPRINT: FB-72
RELATIVES OF THE FAMILY, PROBABLY THE PARENTS OF THE WIFE, JUDGING SOLELY BY APPEARANCE.
NOTE HOW SHE PLACED HER HAND UNDER THE PEARL NECKLACE FOR THE PHOTO. EITHER IT'S INTENTIONAL, OR SHE HAS BEEN SITTING THERE A WHILE AND BEEN FIDGETING NERVOUSLY WITH IT.
8
8
SLIDE IMPRINT: FB-72
FAMILY MEMBERS IN FRONT OF HOUSE
IS THE GIRL STRIKING A POSE? AS IN, "WAZZUP, MY HOMEY?"
9
9
SLIDE IMPRINT: FB-72
CASUAL PHOTO IN KITCHEN. NICE TO SEE A PORTRAIT LIKE THIS AS MOST FAMILY PHOTOS ARE STAGED OR PEOPLE INSTINCTLY POSE FIRST. THIS ONE SEEMS SPONTANEOUS.
ALSO NICE: THE AMBER-HUED PREMATURE EXPOSURE OF THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT SIDE MATCHES THE COLOR OF THE CABINETS, AS WELL AS THE GINGER TOPS OF MOST OF THE FIGURES HERE.
THE PATTERNS OF THE PRINTS ON THE CLOTHING ARE ALSO REALLY INTERESTING.
10
11
12
13
14
14
SLIDE IMPRINT: FB-72
THE FATHER OF THE HUSBAND
EXCELLENT PHOTO HERE. THOUGH TOO BAD HIS SHIRT GLOWS SO BRIGTHLY, NOT MUCH LIGHT LEFT OVER TO BRIGHTEN THE REST OF THE ROOM-WE DON'T GET MUCH OF A CHANCE TO SEE THE TACKYNESS OF THE INTERIOR.
THERE ARE HINTS OF REAL KITSCH HERE, LIKE DECORATIVE BRASS FITTINGS WITH CHAINS HUNG ON A WALL, A LARGE ORGAN, A GRANDFATHER CLOCK, ETC...
REAL MANLY FATHER WE GOT HERE, WITH THE GENE HACKMAN LOOKS, THE PIPE, THE CONFIDENCE, THE SLIGHTLY MENACING POSE AND GLANCE.
15
15
SLIDE IMPRINT: FB-72
YOUNG BUCK HERE JUST TURNED 17, BUT HE'S SUCH A STAND-UP INDIVIDUAL THAT THE PARENTS ALLOW HIM TO DRINK A BEER OR TWO.
I FIGURED THEY'RE JEWISH BY OBSERVING THE WEDDING PHOTOS ON THE MANTLE.