Thomas Doty – Storyteller

1962: Family Portrait, Two Takes

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Tommy the storyteller seizes the moment with a spontaneous gesture and some sort of animal sound, and breathes life into the family portrait.

Or, another scenario: He's about to be scolded for spoiling the picture. Cameras used film back in the Old Time!

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Here's the version that got pasted into the family album. This photo and "Take 1" were taken at my grandparents home on Kings Highways in Medford, Oregon during a family gathering in the summer of 1962.

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