Seeking the Metadata of Lompoc

If your here because of the Legacy article, Welcome! If not let me get you up to speed.

I'm digitally preserving the Pioneer Family Photo Albums. About one tenth of the collection has been scanned, but the real work is to give each photo a unique identifier so that info and stories can be attached and preserved together as part of a digital file. Then that file can be indexed and searched.

And that’s where you come in. I’m posting these photos here on the “Hodge Podge of Miscellany” Blog with what information I have and I’m hoping you’ll come here and comment on these photos. Although comments like "Cool" or "That sucks" are appreciated, yet disappointing respectively.  Any constructive criticism welcomed. I'm hoping for more fact checking and comments that begin with "I remember when..." or "this reminds me of..."

The photo below and the corresponding label from a photo album has the who, what, when that would be included in the metadata, but it tells a rich story as well that needs to be preserved along with the image.

 

 

 

Lompoc High Fun Days

Working on the up coming newsletter. Myra Manfrina is helping out with articles and memorials. She shared a  page from an early school annual that depicts an event from her and Don's High School Hick Days when they would come to school in costume.


Check out Myra in the dark jacket.

The caption reads, "Remember Hicks Day Don Ray came to school in the morning dressed this way and Miss Brown sent him home immediately to change into another costume!!!!    I managed to snap a photo before he went home!!!"

 Don Ray is in the photo on the left, dressed only in a diaper. Myra, Anna Lou and Irene are feature in the photo on the right.

Myra found the original photograph of Don Ray and that will be used in "The Legacy" #124 due out next month (November, 2015). Do you remember Hicks Days? Feel free to post any remembrances. Any comments are welcomed.


Vandenberg's Women's History Display

The frame in the bottom of the case reads:

Women’s History Month

Wash on Monday; Iron on Tuesday; Mend on Wednesday; Churn on Thursday; Clean on Friday; Bake on Saturday; Rest on Sunday

The items on display were provided by the Lompoc Historical Museum. They are comprised of devises used throughout history to help women with their daily chores. The metal cone plunger was used in the 1800’s and 1900’s for cleaning laundry. In the late 1800’s the iron was heated by gas and alcohol fuel which eliminated the need to burn fires all day. In 1909 the first electric toaster was invented by Frank Shailot of General Electric. Candle making was very important in homes with no electricity. The style of the candle maker displayed dates back to the 1800’s. The metal washboard was invented in the 1800’s by Stephen Rust. New York Times called it the “great American invention”. Churning milk into butter took a very long time. Families would churn twice a week and many cultures have their own churning song…

Come butter come

Come butter come

Peter stands at the gate

Waiting for butter cake.

Many of the other devices and antiques that you see were used in the 1800’s and 1900’s.

Could you imagine using some of these today?

Legacy 122; page 6 (reprinted below)  mentioned the display at Vandenberg AFB Library.
These are the photos from that display.

Women’s History Month Display

LVHS helped Vandenberg AFB’s Library in March to commemorate Women’s History Month by loaning 25 items from our Kitchen Museum for what turned out to be a two month long display. Items of notice were the laundry plunger; an old fashion toaster and of course the chamber pot. Vandenberg’s Library Director, Eva Christine Mclaughlin was grateful for the loan and has plans to do it again next year.

 

Please Stand By

I've been experiencing so technical difficulties. First the camera that had some of the photos I was going to share was dropped one too many times and gave up the ghost. The next day my all-in-one scanner decided to have a catastrophic printer error and refused to let me scan any more photos. Luckily the machine was still under warranty and they sent me a new one that arrived today. I should be up and running by tomorrow (barring any unforeseen calamity). I have a lot of catching up to do.

1950's Test pattern

Flagpole Photo From Smith Article

Here is the full Photo that the Smith Hardware Store Detail was taken.

Flagpole at H and Ocean

 

Launching the Digital Hodge Podge

From Myra Manfrina's pre Hodge Podge of Miscellany Newsletter, November 1990.

A HUG IS A GREAT GIFT. ONE SIZE FITS ALL, AND IT'S EASY TO EXCHANGE!!!