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This was actually shot with a Brownie. Developed August 1954. Hill climbing was the big motorcycle sport in the area then. The actual picture is a little sharper than this picture of it. The rider and bike are sharp and the background is blurred as the camera followed the movement.

 

Seems like it was "in" thing with bikers back then. My mom, who was a kid back then told me that every weekend during spring/summer uncle went for bike crosses in the wild with others and used to come back covered in crusted mud.

 

This one is not from races. I dont have those, but it shows skills an bike in motion.

 

Who's the chiquito/a?

 

I will ask

 

In the meantime heres a bit of WWII war photography. Terry, I appologise for not being proper in stating date of taking and of developing the pic, as well as exact date, camera, but I dont have that info. Everything I post in this thread isand shall be from my family collection.
Year is 1944. Place is somewhere in Vojvodina. Description: Titos Partizans are practicing shooting behind the front lines
inbetween liberating pieces of territory.

 

This picture answers some of my questions. Or at least allows an educated guess.

My parents were married June 26, 1918. No children until 1922. I never knew my father was a soldier in WW1 until I found a picture, under a bureau drawer lining, of him in uniform. That find was 1985+-.

The picture with the gentleman and lady has FINALLY been ID'd. That's my mother and her father. Never before had any pics near that time-frame.

Which IDs the four souls in the next pic. Left to right ma mère, grand-mère, grand-père et ma tante. Now, guessing that the car dates to about the mid 1910s, I'm going to conclude that my mother lived with her parents until my father was discharged and returned home.

The picture of the house also helped a lot. It says "the old home." Based on the 1930ish car I'm going to conclude that it was a snapshot in a drive-by WAY after they moved out. My understanding was that the farm and land was sold about 1870 and proceeds invested into apartment buildings in the city. ~ ~ ~

 

AWESOME crisp photo of the soldiers!!!!!

 

Not my merit, but, THANK YOU!

 

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OldGuy, maybe the photo of your family where the women are all in what looks like black clothing was on the day of a funeral? And perhaps the country setting was a cemetery?

Also, I think photos were often taken when visiting other people and places, so it's hard to tell if a photo is from where someone actually lived.

 

Pat, thank you very much for that insight. I was almost going to post a new note commenting on my aunt's face. Very sad, and hair rather rumpled. Now that also makes more sense with my grandmother's facial setting.

I do believe you called it correctly and I shall be forced to admit that the black clothing was, in my memory, normal. Note my mother with her father in a sport coat. My uncle Leo is absent, but I believe he was flitting all over the globe most of the time.

We did have a decent size family, but I met only a few other relatives during the monthly bridge games, at our house maybe every other month or so.
I also double checked the family bible death list. Nothing between 1884 and 1934, but my aunt was in charge of that and probably kept it to just immediate family.

You also made me look. Aunt Ora (in the pic) was married in 1912 but NO mention of what happened to a temporary uncle. She also married in 1916 with an addendum stating, "ABOVE MARRIAGE BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH." So I'm smiling, guessing what happened with poor uncle Bill. The real marriage to Uncle Albert from England was in 1916 and he's not in that picture. Narrows down the timing for what may well have been a funeral.

Unfortunately I have absolutely no one who can help fill in blanks. My mother had two brothers and one sister. Brother number 1 passed away at six months old, and my mother is the only one who contributed offspring. I have no maternal cousins.

 

OldGuy, I've done some genealogical research on my family in the past year, and I've had my own unanswered questions despite spending hours on research. I've also found things that have made me smile and others that made me feel sad.

Looking into these things has been both frustrating and rewarding to me at the same time.

 

I really like this photo - a musical family, thinking from the early 1900s? I wonder if later generations were/are musical?

 

Lookie this! Maybe the same?

https://beyondmowat.com/tag/mcmurray-orchestra/

Text says this...
Today in the Dauphin Herald – Apr 3 – 1913
1913 Apr 3 – Nellie McClung Recitals

Mrs. Nellie L. McClung, the popular Manitoba novelist, favoured Dauphin with her first visit this week. She came under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid, and gave two recitals in the town hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings, respectively. Mrs. McClung gave all her numbers from her own books, “Sowing Seeds in Danny,” The Second Chance,” “The Black Creek Stopping House.” The selections contained variety of wholesome humour and pathos. The splendid character of the author is reflected in her works. Each reading had many lessons to teach. One might go as far as to say some of them were sugar coated sermons. The entertainer was assisted by some of our best local talent including Miss Harvely, the ladies’ quartette, Misses Johnston, Gunne, Coutts, and Cadman; the male quartette, Messrs. Park, Argue, Johnston and Stelck; Mrs. Jewsbury, Miss Astley and Mr. Main. On Tuesday evening the McMurray orchestra was in attendance.
1910 Mar 10 – Ethelbert

A very pretty wedding took place in the Methodist Church on Wednesday evening, March 2nd, before a crowded church of interested spectators, guests and relations. The bride was Miss Annie Eastman, youngest daughter of Allan Eastman of Garland. The bridegroom was Frank A. Hoare of Pine River. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Greig of Minitonas. Kenneth Eastman acted as best man, and was supported by Miss Pearl Mills as bridesmaid. The bridge was attired in pale blue silk, trimmed with white lace, and wore a wreath of orange blossoms and a net veil. The bridesmaid was dressed in pale pink silk and white lace.
After the marriage the guests, numbering 150, adjourned to the pool-room where a sumptuous repast had been prepared by Mrs. Neil Mills, to which ample justice was done. The room was then cleared for dancing, the music being provided by the McMurray Orchestra of Dauphin. Dancing continued to the wee sma’ hours of the morning, with just an interval at midnight for the refreshments. The presents were both numerous and valuable.

 

Many people played an instrument, piano or some such and many sang as well.

 

That is wonderful, thank-you gila

 

You betcha!

 

Gila, I love the last sentence in the newspaper write-up of the wedding and reception: "The presents were both numerous and valuable."