1 hour ago · Life · 0 comments

For your mid-May Friday, I have two swell randos for you! This first one is hand-dated "August 1, 1959", and is a nice shot of guests resting their feet in Frontierland, not far from the Mark Twain load area. A skinny serviceman strolls by - I'll rely on you guys (Chuck) for any further info about him! He looks so lonely, doesn't he have a friend? It appears that the Flag (just visible through the trees) is the familiar 48-star variety, even though Alaska had joined the Union on July 4th of '59. Alert the media! Yep, they all look pretty weary, perhaps the August heat was taking its toll. A nice hamburger and Coke will help. I like mom's coolie hat (a familiar Adventureland souvenir), though NASA technology made that boy's Donald Duck hat much more efficient and practical for cooling the noggin. I suppose one's mileage may vary as to whether this next photo is "nice" or not. Date-stamped "August 1962", it's a crazy double-exposure. We can see those amorphous concrete sculpture/bench…

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