I share a few pics of some of my cousins who I hadn't seen or talked with until recently. Amazingly enough, they even remember this visit, and that I snored! Oh dear, but I had terrible sinus problems after leaving Texas. What a legacy!
Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Dottie lived in Wisconsin (in the 50s) and had 2 daughters at that time.
We lived in St. Louis, MO, and took a trip once to visit my dad's brother and his family. Thanksgiving 1953.
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| (l to r) Uncle Jimmy carrying his daughter, Chris, Barbara (me), Mataley (my mother, in back), my cousin Pat, Aunt Dottie and my sis, Mary Beth |
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| Uncle Jimmy, Barbara and cousin Chris showing her sweet face. |
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| Barbara and Mary Beth in warm coats for winter |
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| Christina and Patricia (earlier pictures) |
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| George (my father in white hat) Aunt Dottie and Uncle Jimmy holding Chris, Patricia, me with eyes closed, and Mary Beth (in front) |
This Studebaker, behind the group, is a Landcruiser...very modern for the times. I'll share more about this car on my next post! Needless to say, my dad really loved it!
I'm submitting this to Sepia Saturday, which has a theme that stumped me. But wait, these are happy girls, and so are my photos!
Click here and go over and see other's posts that might be more on theme this week (scroll to the lists of names and you can click each of them to see what folks are posting).
I had winter coats like yours in the 1950s. I remember them being called "storm coats."
ReplyDeleteThey're all nice pictures, but there's something about that first one where you're all spread out walking that is very pleasing to look at. I couldn't really tell you why, it just is. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Postcardy, I think I published some pics of those coats before...and my memory is that they were bright red.
ReplyDeleteThank Gail, I agree, it looks as candid as ever my family's pictures might get.
Addendum to post: I've been hearing from my cousins, who tell me the barber shop their dad (Uncle Jimmy to me) is walking by, is where their father would have a Saturday shave and haircut, and take them with...so they have memories of looking at comics and smelling the after shave there!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coats. Very fancy with the fur collars. I bet you loved them. I like the first 2 photos of walking in the street the best. I have several of that type from the 1930s in the streets of Chicago.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherri...I don't remember wearing the coats at all...perhaps they were just "Sunday best" since they didn't look like something you'd play in very much. I wonder if we even wore them to school.
ReplyDeletePeople walking -- love that first photo especially.
ReplyDeletePosh coats and I like the walking one too.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of our coats in the early 60s!! Great photos to have.
ReplyDeleteYou made me laugh with the comment that your cousins remembered that you snored! You must have been loud for that to be one of the stronger memories!
ReplyDeleteWell we SepSats all seem to be the same, we can't get past those gorgeous coats and berets. So Stylish. Great family photos.
ReplyDeleteI think you and your sister posed in the hats and collars does make a pretty good match for the theme.
ReplyDeleteI'm just a little bit jealous - we never needed beautiful coats and berets like yours but they look so cosy and glamorous.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful photographs they are - dripping with a real sense of time and place. The clothes, the backgrounds ... perfect time capsules all.
ReplyDeleteGreat family photos. I also love the first walking photo. It is so natural.
ReplyDeleteYes they are happy photos - families out having fun together.
ReplyDeleteA really nice set of photos. The coats are lovely and how grown-up you girls must have felt with your fur collars.
ReplyDeleteI can feel the crispness in the air just looking at these.
ReplyDeleteAnd how wonderful to see the old fashioned barber's pole. I wish identity signs like this were still used.