Moss Mustache - Revisited

One of GAP's earliest posts had pictures from the 1970s and 1980s of family members wearing moss mustaches. On a recent trip I decided to revitalize the moss mustache craze of yesteryear, bringing it into the 21st century.

Mystery Pictures 091201 and 091202 - Revisited

Things went so well with the previous two mystery pictures that we're posting a few more from the series, just because we have them. Click for a larger image.



UPDATE

Ellen writes in the comments:

This was a trip taken to Lehman Caves in Nevada with the Stutz's and two other families in the ward - the Wrights and the Haws'. I can identify most of the people but I don't know how to lable them for you. Give me instructions and I can help.

Thanks, Ellen! And, today is your lucky day! Forget the table; we have everyone in these pictures named in Mystery Picture 091202.

School Portrait - Ryan - Revisited

We posted Ryan's school portraits yesterday and mixed up the date on one of the pictures, as anonymous was kind enough to point out in the comments. Great news, though, because we were able to find the picture from 1982 when Ryan was one year old.


GAP still wants to pinch his cheeks!

Mystery Picture 091104 - Revisited

After we posted the earlier pictures at "Turtle Hills" John wrote in the comments, "There are some other pictures in this series taken to give the impression that we were holding the moon in our hands." Naturally, we wanted to find one of the holding-the-moon pictures. The slides John recently sent include one of them!


Nice memory, John, and thanks for sending in the slides!

Mystery Picture 091010 - Revisited

In the October 10 mystery picture Grandma was standing in front of Chief Mountain; we were left wondering when the picture was taken. Then John comes along with the slides he sent and -- what do you know? -- he has the original slide!


Click on the image for a bigger-than-usual picture. As you can see, the grass is browner in this scan from a slide than in the previous scan from a print. Now it looks right for a picture taken about July 1978, which is when this slide was developed. Mystery solved!

Mystery Picture 091102 - Revisited

The earlier mystery picture sought the "where and when" of a picture of Grandpa and two other people. As discussed in today's mystery picture, I may have gotten the names wrong. As a result, I think the picture is of Grandpa, Ila Terry, and a third, unnamed boy in the background. Here is the highest resolution scan I have of that boy.


Does anyone know who the boy is? While we're at it, can anyone guess what is going on, besides the obvious?

Mystery Picture 090915 - Revisited

An earlier post had a picture of Craig that I guessed was from the late 1950s and Dave guessed was from Iran. We were both pretty close, but no stick of gum. I'm now saying the picture was from Turkey in 1961. My proof?

This slide was not labeled, but was on a roll of film with shots from Turkey and, like today's mystery picture, was developed in August 1961. It even has the boots we saw earlier! I still know nothing about this trip, but for now at least I am closing the book on the who (Craig), the where (Turkey), and the when (1961).

Creative Shots - MDOLCTNO Revisited

In a previous Creative Shots post we looked at making distant objects look closer to near objects. I just found a picture that demonstrates this principle on a much, much larger scale.

In this picture -- taken by a satellite orbiting Mars! -- both Earth and Jupiter can be seen. You should click on the picture to look at the really big version. Earth was about seven times closer to Mars than Jupiter was when the picture was taken, so it looks proportionally larger than its actual size. In reality, Earth's diameter is approximately the height of one of the red bands visible on Jupiter.

A description of this picture, including a diagram showing the relative position of the planets, is available here.

One night at the Stutz farm picnic area Grandpa described to me how to calculate the time of night by looking at the stars. It was a complicated formula that, as I recall, used the day, month, and position of the Big Dipper. While I no longer remember Grandpa's formula, I haven't forgotten to look up at the stars with awe, and wonder what else they will teach us.

UPDATE

John jokes in the comments, asking how I managed to "catch a ride" to Mars to snap the picture. I may be spacey at times, but I have yet to make it to Mars!

He got me thinking that now is a good time to check how far I'd get using the money I've been saving in my "Mars Trip" mason jar, which currently has $10.20 (including the Susan B. Anthony coin that I really don't want to spend unless I absolutely must). My best guesstimate is: $30 million to go to the International Space Station ÷ 230 miles for the average ISS altitude ÷ 5280 feet = about $25/foot of altitude to travel to space. So, my $10.20 should get me about five inches toward Mars at current space travel rates. Don't hold your breath for my Mars photo, John!

Mystery Picture 090909 - Revisited

The September 9 mystery picture included in the background a boy in a truck holding a newspaper. Here is my highest resolution image of the boy, which might help identify who he is or what he was doing.

This picture from an album offers a little more detail than the original.

Mystery Picture 090929 - Revisited

The September 29 mystery picture was referenced at the Stutz Barn site, where Susan noted in the comments that Grandpa would have been person "#15, but he was busy taking the picture". Well, as it turns out, I have several other pictures from the same series, and they include #15!

I won't bother with an identification list since everyone (but #15) were in the earlier post. I do wonder, though, who took the photo of the larger group including Grandpa? Does anyone know?

The three slides from this series are numbered 6, 9, and 10, so I know there are other slides from this family reunion. If anyone finds them and would like to share, please let me know. As always, I am willing to scan and return them.

Also, the slides were developed in January 1968, but I think it is safe to say that they were not taken in January in Provo. Does anyone know the date of this reunion?

Finally, there is at least one other roll that was developed in January 1968, which -- as mentioned in an earlier post -- can lead to file naming problems. That one also has a picture numbered 10, so I know the two rolls overlap. Sorting these things out is part of the intrigue of archiving the family history!