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| Dance Troupe, 1972. Robert Breck Chapman Collection. Via flickr |
When I decided last week to do a seasonal library display of items in
Special Collections with a theme of “summertime leisure”, I couldn’t imagine a fluffier, less serious topic. I thought that-- aside from having multiple boxes across collections retrieved from storage-- the whole thing would be a breeze; just rainbows and kittens and glitter and sunshine all the way. Of course, mostly, it is: selecting photographs taken by
Robert Breck Chapman, former photographer for City Hall, is always an opportunity to gaze at beautifully composed images capturing city life during the 1970s. Also, poring through scenes from the
Post Card Project-- featuring kitschy vintage paper and ephemera-- is pretty fun.
