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BAYSIDE CARICATURE BOOTH
One summer in the late fifties or
early sixties, there was a caricaturist who worked in the evenings beside the ferry
dock.
His work was projected onto a large
screen behind him so there was always a crowd. He specialized in people in bathing
suits.
Every so often, when the subject was a
nubile young
woman, he would draw them in a polka-dot bikini. He invariably started with
two polka dots on top, giving a topless look, then did the bottom, and them finishing the
top to have the subject fully clothed. On one, however, he neglected to finish the
top, leaving the young woman bare-breasted in the character.
This is the one drawn of me!
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THE
PHOTO BOOTH
This one is from the photographer
stand that used to be in the fun zone near the Ferris wheel (before it was moved).
The backdrop was always the same.
This particular photo is from somewhere between 1955 and 1957. That's me on
the left, my cousin Robert in the middle, and my cousin Karl on the right.
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A
BAY VIEW
This is my nephew Mitch, with a view of the bay in
1969. He now has a son
about the age he was in this photograph.
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