Iconically

 I'm guessing this was my dad's car, although it doesn't look quite like the pictures of two other similar cars he owned.  Love those old Oldsmobiles! 

The car is parked in front of my mom's childhood church.  In later years, the church built a new facility and this church building was used as the town hall instead, until two women burned it down in 2007 to cover up a botched robbery.

And here is one of my mom's uncles, checking out what's under the hood.  He was a preacher and married my parents.

Kookie

Mom being her normal weirdo self at camp with her college roommate.  I guess she really put her roommate on a pedestal.  

Menacingly

 There are some people you just don't mess with.  This is one of those people.  

I think this is one of my great-uncles on my mom's side.  I just love this picture.  It's so mundane, and yet, it shows a glimpse into history that is so much more "real" than just standing in rows in front of a camera.  

That facial expression!  Did the photographer surprise him?  My great-uncles were known for their stern looks, but this one goes above and beyond.  The camera is obviously also down at ground level, which is a sign of a thoughtful photographer.  I love the oil cans and box of tools.

Productively

I haven't found the negative for this one to see if I can get a better print, but I'm blogging it anyway because it's a good example of what an office job looked like in 1963.  It appears mom was doing some transcription in this action shot, with that dictaphone headset hanging off her ears.  

Typewriter, Rolodex, pop-up address book, rotary phone – you just don't see this stuff anymore.

Ironically, according to mom's photo album, this was a "before" shot of her workplace before it was remodeled. The "after" shots still look just as dated, of course. 

Terminally

Looking through mom's old negatives, I found this gem.  A historical shot of Wold-Chamberlain Field aka Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, circa 1950.