Captured in Kodachrome: Boy Celebrates 5th Birthday at Skokie Country Club (1956)

Here is another series of vintage 1956 Kodachrome photo slide images. The notes on this particular set says: “Dec ‘56 - Jon’s 5th Birthday Party - Skokie C.C.” This appears to be the same boy that was in The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#51).

Sitting at the center of the table in photo 1, wearing the “Party Chief” hat, is presumably Jon. I recognize him from several other photos in this same collection of over 300 that I purchased on eBay.

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I am guessing that these were taken at the “Skokie Country Club”. There is a country club by that name, with a famous golf course, outside of Chicago, Illinois.

Here are several more photos from the same occasion.

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The children seem to be dining on chicken, peas, mashed potatoes, cake, and ice cream. The tables are adorned with festive party favors and hats.

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There is a peculiar structure in the middle of this table. At first I thought it was a cake, but it appears to be a model of some reindeer pulling a sleigh.

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I am guessing that photo 8 shows Jon giving his father a hug.

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These last three appear to be taken on a different day. Note that Jon is wearing a different outfit. The labels on the slide collection say these were from Jon’s “family” party, which was different from his party with friends.

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A shot of the dapper birthday boy posing in front of the fireplace.

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And a closeup of the curious table decoration that we saw earlier.

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