Four Motel Pools

Hi all, I have some more found photography to share, this time some sumptuous poolside scenes, probably from around the 1960s or so. I love how these postcards totally share the same photographic language, yet were made by entirely different photographers in different parts of the United States. I did a quick google and it seems there is a ton of information about these old postcards on the web. Otherwise get yourself to What Cheer Antiques at Wayland Square, or the Rhode Island Antiques Market in Pawtucket if you feel like poring through hundreds of old postcards...

The Governor Motor Hotel, Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, Virginia. Published by Prince Lithograph Co., Inc., Arlington, Virginia.

Southernaire Motel, U. S. Highway 90, Tallahassee, Fla. Photograph by Red Kerce Photography, Tallahassee, Florida.

Cloud Nine Hotel, 493 Vista Chino, Palm Springs, Calif. Photograph by Dennis Holmes Photos, Riverside, Calif.

Ghost Ranch Lodge Pool, 801 West Miracle Mile, Tuscon, Arizona. Photograph by Ray Manley Commercial Photography, Tuscon, Arizona.

This last one is my favorite - every person pictured here is playing a role. It makes for an elegantly composed tableau. I can almost see the photographer's assistants running around moving arms and rippling the water.