Family photos
Jun. 16th, 2018 07:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitI've been sorting through some of my mother's possessions, prior to the sale of her property, and came across some interesting family photos. But before I share those, here are a couple of other things I found.
Firstly, a writing desk - when you first look at it, it's just a wooden box, but inside:
I'm assuming it was my grandfather's. And then a little group of treasures: a box of cherry sticks pre-decimalisation; a set of the first decimalisation coins, which I shall pass to my granddaughter, and an old spirit level which will go to my son, who collects old tools.
And so to the photos, the first two are, I assume, my maternal grandmother's mother:
Then there are pictures of my mother and her two sisters (both older) taken in the 1930s:
My mother and her sister taken in 1944, and their oldest sister and mother from about 1950:
And my grandparents, again in the early 1950s with WT (White Trousers) the cat, and Danny, the corgi:
There's my father when he was in the Navy in WWII, and a keen cricketer:
Then we come to the wedding photos, firstly my father's brother, Jim in 1945:
Then my parents' wedding in 1954:
With their parents:
And siblings, including Jim's two children:
And the full group photo:
And lastly, a photo taken when my aunt got married in New Zealand in 1962, the family in England took this photo (I'm standing with my grandmother):
However, this is my favourite photo:
Firstly, a writing desk - when you first look at it, it's just a wooden box, but inside:
I'm assuming it was my grandfather's. And then a little group of treasures: a box of cherry sticks pre-decimalisation; a set of the first decimalisation coins, which I shall pass to my granddaughter, and an old spirit level which will go to my son, who collects old tools.
And so to the photos, the first two are, I assume, my maternal grandmother's mother:
Then there are pictures of my mother and her two sisters (both older) taken in the 1930s:
My mother and her sister taken in 1944, and their oldest sister and mother from about 1950:
And my grandparents, again in the early 1950s with WT (White Trousers) the cat, and Danny, the corgi:
There's my father when he was in the Navy in WWII, and a keen cricketer:
Then we come to the wedding photos, firstly my father's brother, Jim in 1945:
Then my parents' wedding in 1954:
With their parents:
And siblings, including Jim's two children:
And the full group photo:
And lastly, a photo taken when my aunt got married in New Zealand in 1962, the family in England took this photo (I'm standing with my grandmother):
However, this is my favourite photo:
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Date: 2018-06-19 03:48 am (UTC)Spirit levels! That’s what they are called. I just call them levels.
These are such a treasure and thank you for sharing them with us all. I wooed and cooed at them all.
- The change in fashion between the first set and the third set is impressive.
- WT is an awesome name for a cat.
- Your dad is so tall (or at least he seems to be compared to your mom).
- Aw :) They look very happy in their wedding pics. Very beautiful.
- Ack!!! Tiny Hobbitseeees! You are looking well behaved in this shot.
- The candid shot is priceless (I like these the best and most of my photos of my family are like this). ;) It’s just fun to reminder to me that humans are humans and have been acting like humans (with facepalms) for generations.
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Date: 2018-06-19 07:35 pm (UTC)I think WT was so called because White Trousers really was too long ...
My dad was just under six foot, my mum just over five foot, hence the height difference ;) And yes, they do look happy.
It's a brilliant shot that last one!