Personalized Custom Grandpa of a Senior Shirt with Childhood Lake Dock Photo – Vintage Photo Tee

Somebody taught your senior to cast a line, and this personalized custom grandpa of a senior shirt gives that man the credit. A black and white picture of the two of them sits between GRANDPA and OF A SENIOR.

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The grandpa of a senior shirt, up close

GRANDPA runs across the top and OF A SENIOR runs along the bottom, both in plain white capitals. One square photo fills the space between, switched to black and white so an old print and a new phone picture feel like they belong together. No name or year is printed.

Our sample is a lake dock. Grandpa wears a plaid flannel and a ball cap, and beside him a grinning six-year-old in a hoodie grips a small fishing rod just like his. Your own picture takes that spot.

If there is no photo of the two of them, a solo childhood shot of your senior works too.

How do I add the photo?

1. Pick a garment and a size for Grandpa.
2. Choose a shirt color he would wear to the lake.
3. Upload one childhood photo with sharp, easy-to-see faces.
4. Check the preview, then order. Finished example: a porch-swing picture of Grandpa and a five-year-old holding a popsicle.

Hand him the dock photo before the ceremony

• Grandpa’s closet is plaid flannel and nothing about this year
• He tucks cards into a drawer and says very little
• Senior family shirts tend to forget the grandfathers

A grandpa who rarely says much can still be handed a picture of himself on the dock with a six-year-old. A lake-dock snapshot of him and the little one with their fishing rods goes between GRANDPA and OF A SENIOR.

Fishing trips, tractor rides, the ballpark and the front porch all make good pictures. Kids look best waist-up or full body in everyday clothes or a sports uniform.

Swimsuit, bath, leotard and pajama pictures can’t be printed, even from a great lake day, so reach for the one in a jacket or tee.

Who gives Grandpa this one

He baited the hook, held the bicycle seat and sat in the fourth row without being asked. The grandkids order it, and the senior sometimes does it on the sly, so he has it before the ceremony.

• Graduation
• Senior night
• Father’s Day

Make Grandpa’s shirt

Grandpas tend to wear a gift like this to graduation and then keep wearing it to the bait shop. Expect him to tell the cashier the entire story of the dock.

Which garment will he wear?

Most grandfathers go for the Comfort Colors 1717 tee, garment-dyed 6.1 oz cotton in a relaxed unisex cut, S–4XL. The 1566 crewneck (S–3XL) and 1567 hoodie (S–2XL) are 80/20 fleece for cold bleachers. Chest measurements are on our size chart.

A 6014 long sleeve runs S–3XL for lake mornings. Small fishing buddies can match him in a youth tee (XS–XL) or a toddler hoodie (2T–5/6T).

Pick his size

Timing

His shirt prints in 1–3 business days at our US partner. A USPS tracked delivery then takes about 3–5 business days. The shipping page explains how far ahead to order.

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