Name/Title
People, Some Unidentified, 1976Entry/Object ID
2007-012.A420PDescription
People, Some Unidentified, 1976. These thirteen black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using four separate film rolls, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to the film roll from which they originally came. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images.
The images in group "a" show an adult woman and children in a classroom, a man and a woman seated at a table in a classroom, and a man with a graduation cake. Image 17a shows a woman (Betty Stoker) with long hair and glasses looking at the camera. She is very close to the camera, and only her face and shoulders are visible in this image. This image is blurry. Image 18a shows an adult woman seated at a table in an elementary school classroom. This woman appears to be the teacher in this classroom. She is looking downward and maybe writing. There is one child seated at the same table as the woman, and only the back of this child's head is visible at the center bottom of the image. Several other children are visible in the background. This image is oriented horizontally. Image 19a is very similar to image 18a, but here the woman is reaching for something on the table with her right hand. Image 20a is very similar to the previous two images, but here the image is oriented vertically. Here the child seated at the table with the woman is visible from the waist up. This child is facing away from the camera. The woman is looking toward the child. Image 21a is similar to the previous image, but here the woman is looking downward and the child is turned partially toward the camera. The child is resting their chin on their right hand. Image 22a shows the woman seated at the table and writing. The photographer has moved to their right a few feet to line up more directly with the woman. The woman is looking down and writing. Only a small portion of the face and the left shoulder of the child seated at the table are visible at the left-hand edge of the image. Image 23a shows the woman opening a folder and looking toward the left-hand side of the image frame. The photographer has again moved to their right by several feet. Image 24a shows a man (Jim Ainey) and a woman (Marianne Foley) seated at a table in what appears to be a school classroom. The man is at the left, is bearded, and is wearing a denim jacket. The woman at the right has her hair curled away from her face and is wearing a blazer. Both the man and the woman have a copy of the same book in front of them. It appears to be a textbook. The man is looking over at the woman, and the woman is looking down toward the book in front of her. Image 25a is very similar to the previous image, but here the man is looking down at the book and the woman is looking over at the man. Image 26 shows the man and woman looking at each other. Image 27a shows the man and woman both looking down at the books. Image 28a is very similar to image 27a, but here the photographer has zoomed in slightly or moved closer to the man and woman. Image 29a is nearly identical to image 28a. Image 30a is very similar to the previous image, but here the man and woman are looking at each other. Image 31a shows the man looking off toward the left-hand side of the image frame and the woman looking down toward the books.Image 32a through 35a are nearly identical to image 31a. Image 36a shows a man in a vertically-striped button-up shirt cutting into a cake which is made to look like a cartoon man with a mustache in a graduation cap. There is a paper document on the table to the right of the cake. At the top of the page it reads "Mountain View Elementary" and it also appears to read "Michael Brennan."
The images in group "b" show a sign which reads "IT'S A GIRL! DETAILS INSIDE!" in a front window of the Lacey Leader newspaper offices and several women inside the Lacey Leader offices. Image 8b shows the sign in the window. The photographer appears to be approximately five feet away from the sign. Image 9b is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 10b is very similar to the previous two images, but here the photographer has moved back from the sign by approximately ten feet. Image 11b is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved back from the sign by an additional 6-10 feet. Image 12b is nearly identical to images 8b and 9b. Image 13b shows the sign from a more front-on perspective than the previous images. Image 14b is nearly identical to image 13b. Image 15b shows the same sign as the previous images, but here the photographer has moved to their right by 2-3 feet. Image 16b is nearly identical to image 15b. Image 17b shows a woman seated at a desk and reading a newspaper. The woman is facing away from the camera. The woman has long, straight hair and is wearing a t-shirt with stripes at the sleeve ends. Image 18b is nearly identical to image 17b. Image 19b is very similar to the previous two images, but here the photographer has moved to their right approximately 1-2 feet. The right side of the woman's face is partially visible, and she is wearing glasses. She appears to be laughing. Image 20b shows the woman looking over her right shoulder toward the camera. Image 21b shows the woman from her left-hand side. She is shown nearly in profile. She is shown from the mid-torso up. Image 22b is very similar to the previous image, but here the woman's upper legs are visible. The woman is wearing shorts. Image 23b shows a different woman seated with a notepad on her lap and a pen in her right hand. Her hair is long, straight and gathered in a pony tail. She is wearing a plaid shirt and facing toward the left-hand side of the image frame. A door which resembles a window shutter is partially visible at the left-hand side of the image. Image 24b is similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has stepped farther into the doorway revealing a second woman to the left of the woman described previously. This woman has straight, collar bone-length hair with long bangs. She is wearing glasses and a sweater. She is looking toward the camera. The woman seen in the previous image is visible in the bottom-right corner of the image. Image 25b is similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has zoomed in more on the woman with bangs. Image 26b shows a more zoomed-in shot of the woman with the ponytail. She is looking downward and the image is blurry.
The images in group "c" show children viewing a quilt, children working with paper mache, people performing a scene in a play, a table with various items on it, children with homemade and other simple musical instruments, and a man posing for photos. Image 4c shows a group of children in a classroom viewing a quilt or other large embroidered piece of fabric laying on a table. One child is seated at the end of the table. Image 5c is nearly identical to image 4c. Image 6c shows two female children working on paper mache art projects. The girl on the left has long hair and is wearing a dress with a floral print along the sides. The girl on the right has shorter hair and is wearing a dress or top with a floral print. There is newspaper spread out on the table in front of the children. These two children are facing toward the right-hand side of the image and are looking downward. Image 7c is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 8c is very similar to the previous two images, but here the photographer has moved to their right by approximately four feet. Here the children are facing more directly toward the camera. Image 9c shows three art projects on paper hanging on a wall. The leftmost piece reads "OCTOBER" and has a jack-o-lantern on it. The center piece has "NOVEMBER" and a turkey on it. The rightmost piece has "DECEMBER" and a Santa Claus on it. Above these three piece are two smaller pieces of paper with "CONTEST WINNERS" on it. Image
10c shows a woman (Freda Alkins) pretending to beat a little boy (Enos Hunt) on her lap with a switch. A little girl (Tanya Ramsauer) in a long dress is standing to the right of the woman and is holding what is likely hand-held chalk boards. The woman is wearing glasses, a bonnet, and a dress. The little boy is looking toward the camera and smiling slightly This image is oriented vertically. Image 11c is nearly identical to the previous image, but here the image is oriented horizontally. Images 12c and 13c are nearly identical to image 10c. Image 14c shows a wide variety of objects on a table. These objects include a globe, many thin books or magazines, and various objects made out of egg cartons. Image 15c shows six children posing for a photo with various musical instruments. These instruments include spoons, a washboard, a cowbell, a kazoo, a cigar box guitar and a washtub bass. This image was captured from the right-hand side of the children. Image 16c is nearly identical to image 15c. Image 17c is very similar to the previous two images, but here the photographer has moved in front of the group of children. This image is oriented vertically. Image 18c is very similar to the previous image, but here the image is oriented horizontally. Image 19c shows a man in a plaid blazer and a tie posing for a photo. His head and body are oriented toward the camera, and he is looking toward the camera and smiling. His left hand is in his pants pocket. He is shown from the hips up. Image 20c is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 21c shows the same man seated at a desk. The desk is to the man's left, and his left hand is resting on the desk.
The images in group "d" show a man standing in front of a shelf display of glassware, a woman sitting at a desk made to look like it is made from very large dice, and the entrance to a store in a mall. Image 41d shows a man with a mustache wearing a jacket over a polo-style shirt standing in front of a shelf displaying glassware. The man's head and body are turned partially toward the left-hand side of the image. He is looking toward the camera and not smiling. Image 42d is nearly identical to the previous image, but here the man is smiling. Image 43d shows a woman in a store sitting at a desk made to look very large stacked dice. This image is oriented vertically. Image 44d is very similar to the previous image, but here the images is oriented horizontally. Image 1d shows the entrance to a store in a mall, presumably South Sound Center. The entrance to the store is made to look like the word "in." The space underneath the "n" is the actual doorway. This image was captured from off to the right of the entrance. Image 2d is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved directly in front of the entrance. Image 3d is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has backed away or zoomed out from the entrance. Image 4d is very similar to image 2d, but here the image is oriented vertically. Image 5d is very similar to image 2d, but here the photographer has moved over toward the left-hand side of the entrance.
These images were created for inclusion with various articles in the Lacey Leader newspaper.
The images of Betty Stoker in an elementary school classroom (group "a") were created for use in an article concerning parents volunteering at local schools. ("Parents help teachers help kids," Lacey Leader, 2/4/1976). The images of Jim Ainey and Marianne Foley (group "a") were created for inclusion with an article concerning Mr. Ainey returning to finish high school after previously dropping out. ("Jim Ainey," Lacey Leader, 2/4/1976) The images of Freda Alkins, Enos Hunt and Tanya Ramsauer (group "c") were created for inclusion in an article concerning bicentennial activities at South Bay Elelmentary School.Made/Created
Date made
1976 - 1976Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 02-04-1976
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
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People, Schools, Art, Signs, Newspapers, Stores, Music, Theatre, Mountain View Elementary School, Lacey Leader, Olympic View Elementary, South Bay Elementary, North Thurston High School, Newspaper offices, Plays (Theatre), VolunteersRelationships
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Person or Organization
Freda AlkinsPerson or Organization
Jim AineyPerson or Organization
Marianne FoleyPerson or Organization
Betty StokerPerson or Organization
Enos HuntPerson or Organization
Tanya Ramsauer