Objects+from+the+1960's

This is a Old record player that is from the 1963's it is almost like the ultra glide in the novel,the Watson go to Birmingham. What I found interesting of this record player is that people no longer had to wait to get home to heard there favorite record that they could hear it while driving in town. It also shows how technology kept on moving forward in those days.

To see more objects like this, from the 1960s, go to these pages: Some of the Objects used in the Watsons Go To Birmingham

More objects from the 1960's

This is a saddle that was found in the novel. This picture shows you all the parts of the saddle which is great so you can learn not just what saddle means but what the parts of the saddle are called. Well a saddle is what you put on the back of the horse so you can ride it better then just the plain back of the horse.

This is car is similar to the brown bomber it is from the 1960's.

This is the Yakety Yak coaster that were mentioned in the novel .They played rock and roll they are from the 1950's.

media type="file" key="03 Straighten Up and Fly Right.m4a" width="300" height="50" This song was mentioned in the novel when dad was whistling it while cutting Bryon hair. The artist for this song is call nat king cole and it was written in 1944.

Betty Boop was one of the cartoons mention in the novel. That was created by Max Fleischer he made it successful in the mid 1930s. Also Betty Boop was well known in the world.

Clutch Cargo was cartoon that was in the novel. Itt was produced by Cambria productions in march 9, 1959 And then it could be seen in only 65 stations nationwide in 1960s.

JOANY period 3rd up to : old record player to clutch cargo

Felix the cat was one of the cartoon charecters in the watsons go to Birmingham. This car is just like the brown bomber except it is lowered. The True-Tone AB-700 Ultra-Glide The True-Tone AB-700 Ultra-Glide is a car record player, intended not to skip in the car due to vibrations. Dad buys the record player for the drive down to Grandma Sands' house.



These signs that shows segregation was very serious back then when the Watsons were alive. Kenny's dad mentions the first sign one time in the story. ~Grady This is the True-Tone AB-700 Ultra-Glide that was put in the brown bomber during the story. It was listened toduring the drive down to Grandma Sands house. ~Grady