My first impression of this photograph was the perceived notion of the American Dream that everyone strived for in the 1950s. I thought of that perfect family with the nice little suburban house, car, kids, and a of course the family dog. This made me think of the age of conformity during the 1950s and Levittown, Long Island. Thus, I wasn’t too surprised when I read that this was a picture of a family’s summer cottage in southern Long Island in 1957.