In the June '06 issue of Lake Magazine, Deborah Hufford wrote a fantastic review of LaPorte, Indiana!  Hufford comments on the pictures' place in Mid-Century America:

Emblematic of the times, the earlier photos' subjects sport beehive hairdos, crewcuts, cat-eye glasses, and a preponderance of pearls.  later, skirts creep up and the sideburns creep down, the country slouching toward the '60s.

The images are modest, almost workmanlike.  But they are tinged with a gentle self-consciousness, even hopefulness, and bespeak the quietude and dignity of their Midwest subjects.

Check out the full review here.