Friday, December 05, 2008

Mystery photo

Today's mystery photo comes from a school somewhere in Orange County, around 1955. About half the children have cameras on their desks, and the second boy from the front is wearing a "Davey Crockett" t-shirt. Clearly, this was not a modern school room, even by mid-'50s standards. Someone suggested it might be Fountain Valley Elementary School, but that was pretty much a wild guess. As always, any help you can offer in identifying this photo would be greatly appreciated.
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6 comments:

  1. CoxPilot4:39 PM

    Those old desks were still being used at Santa Ana High School when I graduated in 1959. The newer wings and buildings were equiped with the newer free standing desks, but we all still had many classes in the old "bun-busters". That picture could be in any school in Orange county.

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  2. Roy Bauer9:38 AM

    Brings back memories of my time at Villa Park Elementary during the early 60s. But the residence visible through the window rules that out, I suppose.

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  3. Captain3:43 PM

    I remember those uncomfortable desks. They had inkwells in 'em....

    Those kids look to be junior high age, and that room looks just like the ones where I went to 7th and 8th at the old, smelly, non-air conditioned Capistrano Union High School, but like CoxPilot says, they all looked like that back in the day, and I don't recognize the view out the window anyway.

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  4. dann gibb10:55 PM

    The houses across from FV school were set back away from the street.
    Dann

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  5. Anonymous3:28 PM

    lidberg in buena park?

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  6. jennesis7:01 PM

    Someone should post this on facebook. Also, Classmates has started a photo year book program. You could be lucky that route! :)

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