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We've often wondered how it would feel to find an unexpected prizej 3s This?y4lpha O's ^Business
and since our curiosity isn't abnormal in most cases, we've asked Marion
to tell you all about it. I'M DELIGHTED to York Chapter, American
have this opportu- Red Cross. Needless to
"Really, you know, the Grand Award came as such an unexpected nity to tell Alpha say, I ' m very thrilled over
surprise that it nearly unbalanced me. I had no warning at all when I having such a huge title
opened the innocent-looking, ordinary envelope from Eastman Kodak °'s about the work of and even just being here.
Company, that I would pull out a check for $3000.00. (They added the There are three of us in
extra ciphers just like that to overwhelm me more, I suppose.) M y im- the Red Cross Life Sav- the department: Captain
mediate action, as soon as realization dawned, was totally feminine and Scully, the Director of the
inane, of course. I wept on my husband's shoulder! "Jg Service here in New
Service in New
"The baby in the picture is my own wee, winsome daughter, Patricia j o r k City. Of course, York City, Mr.
Mary, age two. I happened to take the picture in just that pose, in an H . N . Engelsen,
attempt to record, for my own future enjoyment, two fleeting phases *m still quite a novice an Assistant D i -
in my rapidly growing daughter's development. I had noticed her droll rector who has
expression and complete concentration in the serious and complicated at being an As- been C a p t a i n
procedure of organizing her dress, so she could slip it over her head. S c u l l y ' s right
Thus the pose. Then, I also wanted to remember the funny, little baby sistant Director,
profile; not only the tousled curly hair, just as she came from her morning
bath, but also the sturdy little back, the kissable curve at the back of the s a v i n g started
neck, and the chubby arms and legs, and round, little tummy.
* \ Captain
" I felt that the picture would be more intimate and interesting if:
there were some detail showing, instead of a plain black and white sil- ? c l % , the Direc-
houette, so I hung up a sheet to reflect light on her shaded side toward
me. This gave enough detail to add to the interest of the picture without tor of Life Saving
detracting from the silhouette effect, which I wished to accentuate.
v i ,5 e r New
"When I took this picture, I had already decided that I would make ce
a special effort to get some good pictures of the children to send to the
Eastman Kodak Contest, but this particular picture was merely an ex- f v ^ ' McGary Captain C. B.
periment for my own edification and enjoyment. I really didn't expect Scully directs the
to get any results, as the camera was facing directly into the sunlight Life Saving Serv-
and I had to take a short exposure to avoid blurring of the picture by my ice of the New
active young subject. York Red Cross.

"You asked if I intended to get this pose or i f it was an accident. It I
was actually both. While Patricia was playing in the tub, I got the stage
all set, with the dress ready to hand to her, the curtains just so, and the
upper sash pulled down, as the lower sash did not have the small panes
and lacked interest and atmosphere for my background. I had my Graf-
lex camera all set and focused on the place where Patricia was to sit, j
so that she would be unconscious that her picture was being taken. With
my little scene all arranged, I then took Patricia all rosy and refreshed
from her tubbing and put on her shirt and panties. As I dried and dressed
her, I told her about the new smocked dress she was going to put on, so
that she was eager and interested in the dress when I set her down in .
the sunshine and held out the dress to her. Suddenly, there was the per- ]
feet pose, all by accident. I clicked the shutter with trembling fingers
for fear she would move before I caught her. A fraction of a second later
she was all activity in her frantic efforts to pull her already crumpled

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