1953 Dance Party

Her date was a guy from the MS Delta! He was of Chinese ancestry. That's all the details I could pull out of her.

she looks happy =)

Love, love, love this wallpaper!

This dress is gorgeous, it is like a Wedding dress.

1953 Dance Party by Patrick Q.

This is the final copy. Scroll down to see the original print and scan from the negative. Best viewed large size. It's not cropped narrow - it's extra long!

Mom is in the green dress on the right. The dress reminds me of that "Bare Naked Ladies" song "If I had a Million Dollars." You remember that line, "If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a green dress, but not a REAL green dress, that's CRUEL..." That old green gown hung in a closet up in my grandmother's attic from 1953 until we emptied her home when she died, about 40 years later... Was she a packrat? You betcha!

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Comments

OZ OZ OZ says:

love the colors!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thanks, Broncopolli, I had to work a little while on Adobe PS to restore it. Nice to hear it worked. Thanks for adding it as a favorite.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Todd Ehlers says:

THIS is a prime example of what I hope the group will be about. Not only have I favorited it, I have downloaded its max size simply to savor it. Outstanding capture of a rare and spontaneous moment from American culture.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Todd, thank you so much for your interest. That means alot!

The one above is a scan from the negative, with some Adobe PS color correction.

Check out how badly the print aged:

Here is the original scan from the negative before Photoshop:

Thank God for good software and a little TLC:

Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

krenp says:

Nice job on the restoration. Very evocative of a long-gone time.
#1 (from the IWANT5! group)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

CaptPiper says:

You did a great job on the restoring. I love the wallpaper, too. It reminds me of the wallpaper in the house were I lived the first two years of my life.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Wam Mosely says:

wow! glimpse into the past! nice picture! you did amazing work on the original.

#2(from the IWANT5! group)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

mmlobster says:

you did an amazing job restoring it, the pastel colors are wonderful

# 3 from the IWANT5! group
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Zenith Phuong says:

# 4 from the IWANT5! group

your photo tells ain interesting story... this one is priceless!
well-done with its colors!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

oybay © says:

#5 (from the IWANT5! group)

I love old pics. You may have motivated me to go through my old boxes of b&w photos and bring something back to life. Really enjoyed your story, also.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

@krenp - Thanks!

@CaptPiper - This was at a neighbor's home, but my grandmother had wallpaper like this, too. It must have been popular back then.

@wam mosely - snapshots are a great window into the past. Seeing one like this makes me want to take some for my own kids to discover someday!

@mmlobster - The bubble gum colors of 50's photography hold a special place in my imagination!

@Zenith Phuong - Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the story! I liked sharing it, too.

@oybay - If you do post some, drop me a line. I'd love to see them. Happy hunting!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

SA Sheila says:

I love this picture. Take things back a ways.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Yes...to the days of dancing without air-conditioning! How do they look so cool on that early-Summer night in Mississippi?!?
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

P-Kittye says:

The colors really show this to be a vintage photo. Nicely done!

From the Comments! group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

I know! I wish I had a supply of that old film and a camera to use it! It would be fun to see our world in those colors.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

LornaLou says:

Love these old photos I'm in love w/ the 50's)... and I would have taken that old green dress off your hands any day!
;)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Growing up, I loved ratting through my parents' old stuff from back then.

LornaLou, I just realized how much you favor Rosemary Clooney in your icon!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

ponte. says:

great
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thanks!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Uncle Jerry in Golden Valley, AZ says:

Very nice. But no color profile on it. If you have Photoshop it comes with Adobe Gamma. It allows you to calibrate your monitor & use a color profile. That way we can all see it as you did it.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Oh, thanks for telling me. I'm a total novice when it comes to Photoshop. I just got the "Elements" version and am trying it out. I'll look for that.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Uncle Jerry in Golden Valley, AZ says:

Did you get Elements 4? I use it for 90% of my restorations now. As it does some things very well & very easily. But for difficult work I use PS7.

I have my monitor calibrated for Adobe RGB. So if you don't have an embedded profile the colors often seem "off".
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Elements 3. Someday, I'll gather the gumption to buy the full version. I'll try to figure out the calibration thing. :)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

bigbrownhouse says:

Please consider adding this (and any others that fit the bill) to "Vintage Home Interiors. www.flickr.com/groups/39777612@N00/ Thanks!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thanks for the invitation and for adding it as a favorite!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

skooldays says:

This is such a neat photo
i have added it to the skooldays forum for the way it oozes nostalgia
well done
www.forums.skooldays.com/forums/showthread.ph p?threadid=1794
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thanks!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Robbylovebeads76 says:

Your mom is such a Goddess!! Such extreme class!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thank you! She always jokes that she failed charm school!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

scuba_stve says:

What a beautiful dress, what a fun era. How come they don't make dresses like that anymore?
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Fashion sure has changed, hasn't it?!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

vfm4 says:

nice job!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thanks!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Me, too. Like a living painting!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Kyle Walton says:

Excellent work!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thanks, Kyle!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

G r e n says:

nice restoration work!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

lularipley8 says:

This is great! Saw your photos on the flickr blog. I am loving all these old ones!

I got a batch of my dad's old family photos from the 50s and 60s uploaded a few months ago. :)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thanks, Betty!

Hi, Lula! Thanks for leaving a comment to let me know you stopped by. I'll take a look at some of the ones you uploaded...
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Beba Photography says:

Wow, look at how beautiful those women were...wow... Thanks for sharing :)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Nordlys* says:

Very cool Patrick, am just going through and scanning some of my grandmother's pics at the moment and came across this - it captures so much joy and style and it was really inspiring, thanks for posting!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

You're welcome! Thanks for leaving a comment. Looking forward to seeing some more of your neat old photos!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

autumn_keenan says:

i love it!!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Heavenly Bliss says:

I LOVE your pics! They're so RETRO & COOL! I love anything cutesy & Vintage! I think I'm an old soul, who was born in the wrong era! (80's PROM QUEEN..lol!) Thanks for sharing! :-)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Q says:

Thanks!

So glad you enjoyed them. Makes me want to scan in some more.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

alexandra.xo says:

Love!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

betina monteiro says:

so absolutly amazing
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

<3 Laura says:

So vintage with such a nostalgic air... J'aime beaucoup!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Lucy's 10 Lives says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Memory of a Dress, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

NothingButFormals says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Prom Night In The Real World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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