Old Family Pictures

May 7, 2008

First of all, I must be really old if this is me, because that car is ancient.  My mother must be about 20 here:

And in this one I wonder if we purchased all our clothing at rummage sales, since it looks like we lived in one of those old fashioned gypsy carts that traveled from town to town selling linament oil:

I love this one.  I can remember the dress with the cherries and I like the fact that my sister looks a bit wobbly.  The picture makes me wonder why my bangs are ruler straight and my sister’s are randomly lopped off:

This is back in the day when my mother used to have her hair done.  I’m going to have to do an entire entry on her varied styles:

 

And this was my paternal grandmother’s incredible pincurl hairstyle.  We hated visiting her after my father died because all she would do was cry:

 

And here is my father, the Marine, looking spiffy:

 I love old pictures.

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10 Responses to “Old Family Pictures”

  1. Red Says:
    May 7, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    Old photos are beautiful ..
    So are Pontiacs :)
    And Marines.
    You and your siblings look so happy together. Thanks for sharing!

  2. Becky Says:
    May 7, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    Oooh! I love old pictures too!

  3. birdpress Says:
    May 7, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    Those are great! I love the clothes and the bangs and the cloth diaper and the car.

  4. bluesuit12 Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 11:03 am

    Old pics are so fun to look at. I scan slides/negatives all day long and see some great (and not so great) stuff. Thanks for sharing!

  5. reverendramona Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 11:53 am

    I love how you have a little purse attached to the cherry dress. You don’t see fashions like that any more. (And no, guys with chains hooked to their wallets don’t count.)

  6. trisha Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    You are a cutey-patootie!!
    The picture of your brother (?) reminds me of the way my mother would roll my brother’s pants up instead of hemming them because this way they could grow with him!
    Ah, the memories… good ones.

  7. theramblinghousewife Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    I just love the blunt-cut bangs . . .Moms should definitely not cut hair. I’ve got a few pictures of myself with the same butchered bangs . . .

    And unfortunately my own two sons have suffered the same fate . . .

    Like I said, unless they’ve got training .. .Moms SHOULD NOT cut hair! :)

  8. Matt Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 10:42 pm

    Great pics, and trust me, clothes from a rummage sale may be better than having your mother make most of your clothes. My mom was great, but I had some interesting “styles” as a kid.

  9. a broad Says:
    May 9, 2008 at 11:40 am

    Love your old pics! When I look back at my old pictures, it just reminds me who I am, where I came from, and where I still going…

  10. Allison Says:
    May 12, 2008 at 5:35 am

    Maybe your sister cut her own bangs (or a sibling) to create the uneven look and you dutifully allowed your mom to do the straight edge bangs. I’m addicted to old pics too!

    You might be onto something. I know I got a comb stuck in my sister’s hair and it had to be cut out . . .

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