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Tag Archives: 1981
Outside of Little Pete’s
We’re back again with more fabulous but somewhat damaged frames of film from the early 1980s. The year is 1981 and Tina Garceau is outside of Little Pete’s restaurant trying to fulfill a class credit requirement by snapping photos in … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1981, 35mm, analog, black and white, film, Little Pete's, Pan-X, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tina Garceau, USA, vintage, Willceau
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Across the street from Philadelphia National Bank
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau. As I’ve said before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1981, analog, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tina Garceau, USA, vintage
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A Jacket & Tie Kind of Town
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau. As I’ve said before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1981, analog, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tina Garceau, USA, vintage
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An Afternoon in 1981
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau. As I’ve said before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1981, 35mm, analog, Broad Street, Bulletin, city, Locust Street, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, scan, Tina Garceau, Twentieth Century, urban, USA, vintage
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Broad & Chestnut • The Photo Elective
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau. As I’ve said before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process … Continue reading
The Photo Elective – Steve & Eydie
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau taken in 1981. Her camera was aimed toward the South on Broad Street just a couple of doors from Anderson Hall which is now The Atlantic Building. She was probably in front … Continue reading
The Photo Elective – South Philly Circa 1981
As I wrote recently, I lived in New Jersey but commuted to the big city across the Delaware River to attend the Philadelphia College of Art. When I needed to shoot photographs for a photo elective course, I tended to … Continue reading
How to Lose Friends and Discourage People
DON’T DO IT, KID! Blowing $1.95 plus shipping of your hard-earned paper route money may seem like it’s worth it for a good laugh, but DON’T BE FOOLED! The joke only works once, and you’ll be sorry it did! But … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1981, black eye, Bob Layton, gag, humor, Iron Man Vietnam, John Romita Jr, joke, Marvel, piggyback, practical joke, Rhodey, vintage
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