SENSE OF ADVENTURE
F.C.Nash & Co 250 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California. Nash's was a small chain of department stores operating in Southern California for forty years until the flagship store in Pasadena burned to the ground in 1976. The building was a total loss that soon led to the financial collapse of the total enterprise. During the 1950's my mother managed the bookstore at Nash's in Pasadena which resulted in my growing up surrounded by lots of books. At the time I considered looking at photos as less work than reading. Consequently, I was especially drawn to books with pictures - the more the better. Nearly all of the photos were black and white. Color photographs became common in works published in the 1930's. However, if the book dealt with people or events prior to that, there were few if any color photos to draw on. The books with the most impactful photographs had me going back to them repeatedly. Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl...