The underexposure brings out an eerie, almost glowing glassiness in Larry's eyes, as if he's practicing for his
Village of the Damned screen test. Mom certainly went all out with the preparation of the cake, which is complete with a yellow "Happy Birthday" candle holder surrounded by what looks like frosted and sprinkled animal cookies. Wonder if this is an idea she gleaned from
Better Homes and Gardens, one of the few magazines --
Time and
Reader's Digest being the other two -- to which my parents subscribed during the 1950s and into the 60s.
Somewhat surprisingly, Dad took few photos of the various activities, social and otherwise, that took place at First English Lutheran Church. One of the exceptions of this informal and casually snapped group portrait of 1955 church member graduates of
Great Falls High School. With their mature, almost matronly appearances, the two young women in the center of the photo look to have graduated from high school the year their classmates were born.
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