Hope you enjoy these photos of yesteryear -- and guess what, there's even a protest march in one of these. You'll laugh when you see the picket signs...

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On a more modern note, this is what it might look like if time could stand still: http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=26949

Lest we forget...





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(08-30-2017 06:25 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Lest we forget...

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Interesting photos. About that photo with the early television, I checked the inflation calculator and $100 is about $1,3500 in today's dollars. So I don't know if one could really call it affordable, especially if there weren't any regular network broadcasts yet.

(08-30-2017 08:52 PM)Steve Wrote:  

(08-30-2017 06:25 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Lest we forget...

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Interesting photos. About that photo with the early television, I checked the inflation calculator and $100 is about $1,3500 in today's dollars. So I don't know if one could really call it affordable, especially if there weren't any regular network broadcasts yet.

I remember getting our first television when I was in the 4th grade (9 years old, so 1952). It had taken several years for my parents to save enough to be able to purchase it. I came home from school to be greeted by the Howdy Doody Show. One of the best days of my life!

Anyone want to start a trivia thread related to Howdy and his gang? Warning: You will be showing your age... Or, we could discuss Roy Rogers and The Lone Ranger shows.

I loved The Lone Ranger. I recall the Lone Ranger always sent Tonto into town for supplies. And, almost always, Tonto ran into trouble with the town's ruffians. Later in life, Jay Silverheels (Tonto) became a harness racing driver.

I, too, loved the Lone Ranger. I heard him on radio first, along with Bobby Benson and the B Bar B Riders. The Lone Ranger used excellent grammar and perfect diction, always shot the gun out of the bad guy's hand (using silver bullets!), kept his powder-blue uniform spotless, and was always triumphant. On TV Clayton Moore played him for most of the episodes except for some with an actor named John Hart. I was glad when the "real" Lone Ranger came back.