American kids had it tough in the '40s. Look at the clowns they had to deal with:
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03779.jpg
And, of course, food was involved:
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P04494.jpg
And I may be wrong, but the fourth horseman (to the Indian's right) seems to be carrying a Mexican flag. So you've got the Confederate flag, the state flag of Arizona, the U.S. flag, and the Mexican flag waving side-by-side. Goodness gracious!
Color photos of golden era children. (Real ones, not the sinister versions in vintage adverts.) Taken by Charles Cushman in Canada and the U.S.A. between 1938 and 1953. Most are from before 1946.
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P01448.jpg...
More color photos taken by Charles Cushman in 1941 and 1942. These are of New York City's Lower East Side, and of Lower Manhattan in general.
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P02522.jpg...
That kid's going to get grease on his arm, which will then catch on fire, and the other kid will keep right on playing the accordian. Meanwhile, their mom's going to wonder about that funny smell...and then go right back to dicing Spam.
The link below shows a very surprising example of multiculturalism. Taken at a rodeo parade in Tucson, Arizona on Feb. 19, 1959.
I would never have expected to see a parade with these three horsemen side-by-side: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P10625.jpg
Since we all seem to love a parade, here are more color photos of a Feb. 23, 1940 rodeo parade in Tuscon, Arizona.
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P01769.jpg
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P01771.jpg
And some color pics of a...
Did you see the recipe for SPAM "grilled in butter and pineapple juice, then simmered in barbecue sauce"?
And how about the franks wrapped in bacon and VELVEETA processed cheese?
:confused: :(
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