Snap shot c1937 of family car
Toronto. Snapshots are a visual family history. Without them we have no way to tell how our ancestors looked, worked, partied, vacationed, lived, etc. Or what pets and possessions were special to them.
The late Brian Coe knew this when he and Paul Gates produced “The Snapshot Photograph” in 1977 showing “The rise of popular photography 1888 – 1939”. That is, from the announcement of the Kodak roll film camera to the eve of WW2. This time period was not surprising since Coe (at least) worked for Kodak, and was British. In the book, credit is given to some people who became members of the PHSC.
The above photo is one I have and is printed with a date – July 1937, almost 84 years ago. It shows a boy, his mother, and his dog around the family’s new 2 Door Chevy.
Note: the post title is a riff on the song “Watercolor Memories” from 1973’s “The Way We Were” sung by Barbra Streisand.
