It's Graduation season! That special time every June when incredibly smart, infinitely younger people than you grab a piece of paper and transition effortlessly into middle class. I moonlight as a server in a brewery, so—for me—graduation season means parties of 10-20 who get wasted, pay on a single credit card, and hopefully overtip beyond the mandatory 18% gratuity.
I'd like to showcase this smart series of vintage graduation snapshots I found in my mystery box of photographs.
This was Lena Vasilev—one of the Seoul Sisters—graduating outside the Opera House in San Francisco's Civic Center district in 1960. Apparently, back in the olden days when Lowell High School was located in the Panhandle, they held their commencement ceremonies in style. Is it just me, or is there a huge argument happening behind her?
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I love these rooftop graduation pics. That's a Mayfair Market sign in the background. Judging by the geography, I think it belonged to their former location at 355 Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. If anyone can pin-point this rooftop, I'll PayPal ya ten bucks.
If you're interested in the boozy side of graduation—and, let's face it, who isn't—check out this vintage snapshot collection of what these kids did afterward.
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