Just a very pleasant collection of photos from a private family archive. All photos were taken in 1950s — 1960s, in the streets of Yaroslavl, a small town not far from Moscow. Simple things — outdoor sports, fishing, swimming, enjoying the music or spending time with the family — these 38 photos are relishing small pleasures and bringing a smile to a face.
As always, click on the magnifying glass icon to see the photos in detail. All photos are courtesy of Sergey Kulikov, a granddad of one of our contributors. He is 86 years old now, and photography has been his hobby all along. Let us know which ones you like — or if you have photos in your family archive which you’d like to share.
Waiting for the play off.
The first half
I am going to make it!
The start line
Fishing in the bay
The big one.
Full of hope.
In the street
First ride after the winter
The team spirit
Oh those icy Russian women!
Spring: sailing the wooden ships onto the puddle water
The ice skate rink
Winter games
Dashing through the snow
Close up
A second hand book stall
The town of Yaroslavl chess championship. 1964.
The October Kids inauguration — see our article on them a couple of posts back.
The October kid.
Like father like daughter
Us or them!
Allow me
Summertime
Yyyes!
Two friends
Orchestra’s little helper
Drumming away
An aspiring trombonist
Spring carnival
Deep breath in
In the street
Yaroslavl in paintings
A young artist
The camera behind the camera behind the camera..
Girls’ stuff
They won’t make it without me
Let’s fix that now