POST #1000: BACK TO THE BEGINNING

THE THOUSANDTH POST 

SASEBO, JAPAN 

JUVENILIA 

very juvenil-ia 

KODAK BROWNIE 

picturing politics very early on 

IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY

IN HONOR OF 

MEMORIAL DAY 

FLAG & FAMILY AT THE WINDOW 

ALONG A BOSTON PARADE ROUTE 

Watching the parade from the comfort of one's own home, the mother with a child on her shoulder standing back just a bit to the man's left, in the shadows. 

One in a series on "THE SEVENTIES" 

(For more, see under "SELECTED SUBJECTS" to the right.)

This year Memorial Day actually falls on the date (May 30) of the original Decoration Day (1868). 

For a view of  Arlington National Cemetery with a glimpse of the flags placed on ("decorating") each grave in honor of Memorial Day, see here. 

For more on ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, see under "SELECTED SUBJECTS" to the right. 

"BEFORE THE PARADE PASSES ME BY"

"BEFORE THE

PARADE

PASSES ME BY"

BOSTON PARADE OF THE SEVENTIES,

WITH MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR

MICHAEL DUKAKIS & CO.,

AND MPA PROTESTER

Ninth in a Series

THE SPECTATORS ARE THE SPECTACLE

THE SPECTATORS

ARE

THE SPECTACLE

BOSTON TRIPLE-DECKER

PARADE WATCHERS

IN THE SEVENTIES

"WELCOME TED KENNEDY"

"WELCOME HENNIGAN"

Eighth in a Series