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July 13, 1959: Banjo the dog stands on a slide at Fort Wayne State School Day Camp at Round Lake. (Journal Gazette file photo)
July 13, 1959: Banjo the dog climbs a slide at Fort Wayne State School Day Camp at Round Lake. (Journal Gazette file photo) Previous Next
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July 13, 1959: Dog climbs slide
COREY MCMAKEN | The Journal Gazette
Readers were asked to share fun captions for photos in this month s History Journal column.
Grace L. Bates of Fort Wayne imagines this Dalmatian saying You put me up here – you get me down – arf arf. I m not just kiddin around!
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July 30, 1959: Jackie Newberry samples one of the 400 watermelons and 200 cantaloupes provided as a starter for Harlan Days. (Journal Gazette file photo) Previous Next
Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:00 am
July 30, 1959: Sitting on a mountain of melons
COREY MCMAKEN | The Journal Gazette
Readers were asked to share fun captions for photos in this month s History Journal column.
What kid doesn t want to climb up on a pile of a favorite treat and start eating?
Heck, what adult doesn t want to do that from time to time? I ll tell you right now, if I come across a mountain of french fries, I m going to stay there a while. You can join me if you bring the ketchup.
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March 23, 1962: George Petersen and Kevin C. Craig, students at L.C. Ward School, take a look at a robot as projects were being set up for the Northeastern Indiana Science Fair at Allen County Memorial Coliseum. (Journal Gazette file photo) Previous Next
Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:00 am
March 23, 1962: Checking out a robot
COREY MCMAKEN | The Journal Gazette
Readers were asked to share fun captions for photos in this month s History Journal column.
When I came across the negative for this photo, I had to double check that it wasn t something from a retro sci-fi movie that got misfiled. Then I started to wonder what those kids where thinking when faced with a life-sized robot.