Sailor phones his gal ($34.80), 1953

8 images. Sailor phones his gal, 16 May 1953. Charles Eubanks -- 20 years (phones girl); Bob Frie -- 22 years (shipmate), Margie Brown -- 21 years (copy) girl friend.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 1953-05-15. Reporter: Emery to rw. Assignment: Sailor phones girl friend: $34.80 toll for 1 hour 15 mins. 96/97/03/04/15/16/48/49/20: 6-footer Charles Eubanks, 20, radioman 3d, fresh ashore from cruiser USS Los Angeles, filled phone booth at Long Beach City Hall for 1 hour, 15 minutes phone call to girl friend at Kansas University at Lawrence, Kan., and then occupied booth another hour while shipmate Bob Frie, 22, rm3d, of Trenton, NJ, scoured area for quarters to feed pay-phone coin box. (Frie at right in pictures) copy negative is the girl friend, brunette Marjie Brown, 21, student at Kansas U, who was at girls dormitory for phone call. Blushing to ears, Eubanks said he and Margie have 'no plans' but 'Gosh, gee, I've got 2 more years Navy enlistment'".