My sister and I are probably some of the most memorable faces of the olan mills archives from the late 80's into the mid 90's....maybe someday i will get some of the most stellar of them and scan them for you all. While you wait with baited breath for those little gems...enjoy these beauties. This is a forward i have gotten a few times and i just feel i need to share it with the blogosphere....and yes i am most likely going to hell for my lack of christian like behavior, i'll make sure i'll save you ALL a seat a the bar...because i DARE you not to look at these pictures and giggle...i DARE you....don't do it...DON'T DO IT!!!!
Those glasses came free with a purchase of Brut cologne.
Thoughtful Lance. Mirthful Lance. Two sides of a delightful coin.
Drake won Bitchin'est Senior Mullet by a landslide.
That dude wore a tie for nothing.
The Purvis family made several stops along the Oregon Trail to document their six-month journey. This photo was taken just two weeks before the dysentery took Momma to Jesus.
I wanted a shot like this for my wedding. The Mrs. said no.
It's called a leisure suit, ladies and germs, and if you didn't have one in the early 70s, you were a big fat loser. Mine was teal. I wore it with a silk floral shirt and a long necklace with a football player pendant that we all got at that year's team banquet. I was THE MAN.
Once they had two or three, how did they ever find enough time alone to make more?
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Olan Mills backdrop #4: Bucolic Meadow with Split Rail Fence. Is that an animal carcass behind her?
A pose like this will get you kicked right out of the Convention.
Bobbi isn't the first waitress to fall for her manager, but she and Dale both got fired from Shoney's.
Rejected Toby Keith album cover.
Just a typical afternoon down on the plantation. In a business suit. Y'know, for a budget meeting with the slaves.
Dawn and her recently exhumed sister, Gorgotha, pose with Scraps.
This photo isn't discolored. The 70s really were that Orange .
And don't miss the First Presbyterian Players as they perform 'Godspell' next Wednesday night in the Fellowship Hall. Childcare will be provided. Please bring a covered dish.
Yes, they were kicked out too…
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Olan Mills Backdrop #11: The Library, one of their most popular themes, as seen in this photo of the young Unabomber and his wife.
The Library might be more believable if the shelves weren't sloping downhill. Is that a book on teen pregnancy?
Olan Mills is all about versatility. The simple addition of a column turns this generic plantation into Tara, where, apparently, someone opened a Hair Cuttery.
Patrick broke ranks and chose drag over the bow tie
You'd think Pearle Vision would throw in another two pairs for free.
Is this posing or bragging?
Kenneth and his prom date
I got a 20 that says he drives a Camaro.
Hiroshima , 1945. The last known photo of Kelli and Senor Loco .
yes. Someone spent money on this.
It's so cute when couples have matching hairdos
Talk about a third wheel...or just another nude photo with her brothers?
Nothing says 1973 quite like denim and helmet hair…don't these kids have parents with matching hair too. (I know you're gonna scroll up to look)
Hey, No picking of the nose, little girl
B-52's, the early years.
ever wonder what the hell they were all looking at?
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Help! I can't see the photos and I know they are awesome so I'd really like to see them. :) I too got olan mills pictures taken when I was a kid.
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