squaredance

the host must have been a dancing fool......

An orchestra of two. How minimalist.

Looks like it is quite literally "wall paper."

Title: The accused Is this a joyful occasion? Seems pretty tense to me!

The 'host' might also be the 'caller' the one who cued the dancers to the next steps [swing your partner, do-si-do, allamende left, grand right and left, etc.]

Title: Buffalo Gals

Now, this is a 'square dance'! The four couple you can see [including the hand] are in a circle, doing a 'grand right and left', where the men go in one direction around the 'square' of four couples and the women the other, given each other alternatively their right and left hand as they pass in the opposite direction [see the arm and hand directly at the back of the photo]. This is probably as the dancers have been around the circle and met their partners, where they would 'swing'.

Definitely before McDonald's.

this is awesome. they all look rather drear and unhappy though

People were very poor. Food was in short supply. You don't get fat on poke salad, corn pone and pinto beans.

Looks like newsprint on the walls

Exceopt for one image in this series, this is not square dancing. Just good "ole" country "two steppin".

I think you are right. Could be a 'round dance' at a square dance. The guy in the back is sweaty because he has just danced for a while - he didn't come that way.

I bet he didn't get another dance after that!! hehe Interesting series; I wonder why the pinkish hue of these photos from Oklahoma during this time? I'm suspecting that perhaps the roll of film (if it was medium format or 35mm) may have been subjected to heat, which can definately affect the color of the film.

looks a little like Marty Robbins dancing with the lady in the pretty dress ?