Tag Archives: 1960s

McNeal Hi-Way Motels, Des Moines, Iowa

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This image shows three different motels. all located in various places around Des Moines, Iowa.
The description states:
125 beautiful, modern rooms plus a handy coffee shop, cocktail lounge and 4 air-conditioned meeting rooms for 10 to 150 persons. Located in a modern shopping center with 32 stores and offices. For reservations or more information telephone 276-3411.
McNEAL HI-WAY HOTELS-MOTELS
57th and Urbandale
Des Moines, Iowa 50310
— The location now is an apartment complex. This image likely dates from the 1960s based on the automobiles visible in the parking lots.

New Mississippi River Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana

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This image shows what was then known as the “New” Mississippi River Bridge, having been completed in 1958. It has since been renamed the Crescent City Connection, and now comprises two separate spans, each carrying traffic in one direction.

Curteich Color 3-D Natural Color Reproduction


The description states:
NEW MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
The new Mississippi River Bridge opened on April 15, 1958, measuring two and two tenths miles long with the roadway one hundred and seventy feet above the river. Costing $65,000,000 and has the longest cantilever span of any bridge in the U. S.
–Other estimates put the cost at $50 million, and it is now the fifth longest cantilever bridge in the world.
This postcard was used and is dated 26 November 1971, but is likely taken in the 1960s based on the styles of autos visible in the image.

Baker’s Motel, Griffin, Georgia

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This image shows the entrance and main building of Baker’s Motel located north of the small town of Griffin, Georgia.

Colorama, P. O. Box 1461, Columbus, Georgia


BAKER’S MOTEL
U. S. Highway 41 & 19
One mile north of Griffin, Georgia
New, Modern, Furnished with Simmons Motel furniture, all private baths, Safe air heat, TV and Air-Conditioned.
25 Units       Phone 3783
–The motel appears to have been in operation until fairly recently, but is now reported closed.
This card was used and is dated 27 June 1961.

State Capitol Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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This image shows the unique and dramatic architecture of the State Capitol Bank in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It’s mid-century modern design earned it the name Bank of the Future.

Color Photo by Steve Dodson


The description states:
SCC-150 STATE CAPITOL BANK
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
This beautiful and unusual modernistic styled bank, located at 3900 N. Lincoln Blvd., is called the “Bank of the Future”. It is equipped with a floating air lobby from the main floor to the lower floor, and a cashier to customer TV drive-in banking window.
–The building still stands and operates as a bank, but is now owned by Arvest Bank. The building was constructed in 1964, so this card likely dates from that time.

Chief Martin Teehee, Glass House Restaurant, Vinita, Oklahoma

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This image shows Chief Martin Teehee, Native American in traditional clothing, with the Glass House Restaurant on the Will Rogers Turnpike in the background.

Color by Larry Nicholson


The description states:
Martin Teehee, Cherokee Indian of Miami, Oklahoma, welcomes you to visit the famous ‘over the road’ Glass House Restaurant on the Will Rogers Turnpike, Vinita, Oklahoma. The Cherokee settled in the Eastern port of Oklahoma, having come from Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
–The Cherokee migration alluded to above, known now as the Trail of Tears, was in fact a series of forced relocations of the Cherokee and other tribes from their homelands, beginning in 1830 by President Andrew Jackson.
This card likely dates from the 1960s.

Glass House Restaurant with Native American, Vinita, Oklahoma

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This image shows a local Native American in traditional costume before the Glass House Restaurant, which crosses over the Will Rogers Turnpike at Vinita, Oklahoma.

Color by Jack Taylor


The description states:
THE GLASS HOUSE
WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE
This unusual structure is a favorite stopping place for travelers on the Will Rogers Turnpike. Travelers will find an excellent restaurant with several dining rooms, a snack bar and a gift shop for their convenience.
–The Native American is not otherwise identified, but is very possibly Cherokee.
The cars in the lot indicate this card is likely from the 1960s.

Cattle Herd, Nevada

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This image shows a typical Hereford cattle herd being grazed on the range in Nevada.

Photo by George McLean


The description states:
NEVADA
“THE OLD WEST IN MODERN SPLENDOR”
The rich fertile ranching land has made Nevada, one of the largest beef cattle producers in the United States.
–Most of the land used by cattle ranchers to graze their herds is publicly owned, and ranchers pay a fee to the federal government for access to the land.
This image likely dates from the 1960s.

Never Summer Range, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

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This image shows a viewing spot with parking lot on a road through the Rocky Mountains, with a view of the Never Summer Range in the background.

Color by Floyd Walters


The description states:
166–NEVER SUMMER RANGE and FOREST CANYON from TRAIL RIDGE ROAD in ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
–This range of mountains is located in the northwest corner of the park, and has seventeen named mountains.
This postcard was used and is dated 17 July 1963.

Mexican Bullfighter Painting

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This image shows a bullfighter ‘making a pass’ with his cape to lure the bull behind him where the cape has been displayed.

Distribuido Por: Publicaciones Barrera P. O. Box 2, Laredo, Texas


The description states, first in Spanish, then English:
EL PENDULO DE JORGE AGUILAR “EL RANCHERO’
THE “PENDULUM PASS” BY JORGE AGUILAR “EL RANCHERO”
— The move described is so named for the movement of the matador’s arm behind his back as he waves the cape. His nickname was earned charro bullfighting. He died in the ring.
This card likely dates from the 1960s.

Souvenir Stall, Mexico Border Town

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This image shows a very typical souvenir stall that might be found in any of the several border towns that line the Rio Grande opposite river towns such as Eagle Pass, Del Rio and El Paso.

Photo by Bill Kobert


The description states:
MB-122. It is fun to shop in the Mexican border towns, such as Nuevo Laredo and Piedras Negras. Visitors are greatly fascinated by the beautiful, quaint shops and market places displaying colorful and inexpensive Mexican made products.
–Among the items sold are visible toys and dolls, paintings and baskets, hats and guitars, hand woven serapes and carved wooden statuettes.
This image likely dates from the 1960s.