The Dreaded Boxes project is renewed for the new year. You may recall previous entries. This weekend’s efforts have revealed a few new discoveries, again probably of interest only to siblings and offspring. Here, myself at an alleged eighteen months of age, interacting with a dog of forgotten name, with my parents’ circa-1934 Chevy in … Continue reading Dreaded Boxes, 2021
[NOTE: What follows is probably only of interest to my siblings and perhaps a few other immediate family members. I should probably start a private blog for this purpose, but for now I’m just needing a place to gather this material.] You may recall our earlier assault on the “Dreaded Boxes“, over a year ago. … Continue reading The Dreaded Boxes, Resuming the Matter
Earlier we saw a couple of early photographs of my mother, Thelma. Here are a few more examples with her younger brothers, Dean and Paul. Dates approximate, but ranging from early-to-near-mid 20th century.
In continuation of the project started the other day, brother Dennis sends along more “finds”. As I just got off the phone with Ivi and we had discussed this matter, I am publishing two more examples that she wanted to see. These are of yours truly, at a slightly younger age, including one with Dennis … Continue reading The Dreaded Boxes, Part II
In August 2010, some may remember that we were in Iowa for my mother Thelma’s funeral. At the conclusion of that visit, running out of time, my two siblings and I ended up with a number of very large cartons of photographs and other possessions that we divided up and shipped to our respective residences … Continue reading The Dreaded Boxes, Nearly Seven Years Later
In continuation of the Dreaded Boxes Project … Dean and Paul An earlier entry introduced you to my mother and her younger brothers, Dean and Paul, at early ages, roughly 5, 3 and 1, respectively. Somewhere around the mid 1920s. Today’s exploration of the Dreaded Boxes reveals a series of photos of Dean and Paul, mostly taken … Continue reading Dreaded No. 7
In continuation of the Dreaded Boxes Project … Wash. George Washington Lukehart, Jr. But “Wash” was what his old friends called him. He was my mother’s grandfather, who lived for 106 years. Born in 1856, he had claimed, according to one of my uncles, to have seen Abraham Lincoln as a child, perhaps at a political rally … Continue reading Dreaded No. 6
In continuation of the Dreaded Boxes Project … You met my paternal grandfather, Del, at age 27 in an earlier post of Julius’ family portrait (detail at left). Del was born on George Washington’s birthday in 1887, and lived 101 years. And I’m not sure he ever changed his hair style. A few pics follow … Continue reading Dreaded No. 5
Today, deviating from the course of pursuing the Dreaded Boxes Project, I blundered upon some other random stuff that has been long-lost in storage. First, a wonderful photo taken by Ivi at about age seven, during a memorable “S Day” trip by father and daughter to Joseph and the Wallowas. Had to scan this from … Continue reading Just Randomly Scanning About …
Today, revisiting the dreaded storage boxes stashed in my work space, I came upon a previously-rejected polaroid print (made in 1972 with my ancient 4×5 view camera to which an equally-ancient manual wind-down mechanical shutter delay release had been attached) of my 1963 home-market English RHD (right hand drive) Land Rover, parked in Santa Monica.