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Slide of the Week: March 21st, 2008
Pink Easter Duck, San Pedro, CA, 1957
A young man wearing a smart plaid shirt stands before a white washed fence holding a pink duck in a turquoise laundry basket.
Several years ago after one of my slide shows a guy in the audience came up to me and said, “I want to give you my family slides.” I said “Are you sure?” He said, “Yes I’m sure.” So I said ok fine, thank you very much and took them. After I got home and went through them all and found this one. Since pink ducks don’t occur in nature I called the guy up and said, “What’s with the pink duck?” he said “Oh, that was our pet duck. Every year we dyed him pink for Easter. We used food coloring. It was a family tradition. We died him every year…until he died!”
Happy Easter Everybody!
Here’s to the Pink Duck, Easter and YOU!
Charles Phoenix
Los Angeles
March 2008
5 Comments on “Pink Easter Duck, San Pedro, CA, 1957”
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March 21st, 2008 at 5:24 pm
The color combination here is almost too good to be true! I’m so glad that folks are seeking you out to keep their memories alive, Charles!
March 22nd, 2008 at 11:34 am
I remember seeing the pink, yellow, green and blue baby chicks at Farmer’s Market in LA every year. I guess I enjoyed what would now be known as the misery of small animals.
Happy Easter!
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Charles
Thank you for the pink Easter duck. Happy Easter to you and keep up the good work, I always enjoy your pictures from the past.
Regards
Mark
March 25th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
So great! thanks!
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:25 am
I’m so glad the family put the pink duck in the aqua basket to photograph it! A classic color combination.