Mom's and Dad's Wedding

1946-1959, My Family

Ricky, Winter 1950, Chicago

Ricky, Winter 1950, Chicago

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Ricky, Winter 1950, Chicago
Four girls on a sled, and footman. Chicago, winter, 1951

Four girls on a sled, and footman. Chicago, winter…

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Urban snow frolic in the Vintage Photos Theme Park.
Ricky, winter, 1950, Chicago

Ricky, winter, 1950, Chicago

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Rosebud!!
Grandma Ellen, Karen and Ricky, winter, 1950

Grandma Ellen, Karen and Ricky, winter, 1950

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Wearing my favorite shirt with Hopalong Cassidy on the front.
My third birthday. Mom with sister Karen and grandma Ellen, me in front. Chicago, March, 1950,

My third birthday. Mom with sister Karen and grand…

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Mom with Karen and grandma Ellen, birthday boy, Ricky in front. Chicago, March, 1950,
Carl, Ricky and Karen, Chicago, early 1950.

Carl, Ricky and Karen, Chicago, early 1950.

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Carl, Ricky and Karen, Chicago, 1949.
Chicago c. 1950

Chicago c. 1950

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Ricky, Karen and Mom, Chicago, late 1949
Neighbors and kids, summer, 1950, Ricky, Alice and Karen center.

Neighbors and kids, summer, 1950, Ricky, Alice and…

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Neighbors and kids, summer, 1950, Ricky, Alice and Karen center.
Chicago, 1950

Chicago, 1950

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Lake Michigan beach on a hot day in Chicago, 1950. Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the theme, HOT HOT HEAT (sweating, sweltering, melting) Hey, a guy's taking his pants off it's so HOT.
Me front with neighbor Suzy, her mother and her aunt.

Me front with neighbor Suzy, her mother and her au…

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Me front with neighbor Babe Hansen (seated) and her daughter, Susie, and Babe's niece standing.
Ricky and Suzy, Lake Michigan, Chicago, 1950

Ricky and Suzy, Lake Michigan, Chicago, 1950

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Ricky and Suzy Hansen, Lake Michigan, Chicago, 1950
Sister Karen in portacrib at the beach, 1950

Sister Karen in portacrib at the beach, 1950

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Sister Karen in portacrib at the beach, 1950
Chicago c. 1950

Chicago c. 1950

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Grandma, Grandpa and mom, Chicago, Probably Thanksgiving, 1949
Family revelry, Thanksgiving, 1949. Chicago

Family revelry, Thanksgiving, 1949. Chicago

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Most of the glasses are empty but all the signs are there. These people are way beyond their normal level of mirth.
Chicago c. 1950

Chicago c. 1950

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Family gathering, probably Thanksgiving, 1949. Chicago. Uncle Joe, Doris, Mom Karen, Grandma and Grandpa G.
Chicago c. 1950. Family gathered for Thanksgiving.

Chicago c. 1950. Family gathered for Thanksgiving.

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All the signs of a good time: broad smiles, shoes off, glasses raised, and my mother, slightly askew, peering through her empty glass and pointing. Grandpa Grossenbach, Aunt Doris, Mom, Karen safely in the arms of Grandma and Dad.
Chicago c. 1950

Chicago c. 1950

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Dad's siste, Doris and Grandma G , Chicago, Thanksgiving, 1949.
Out on the town, c. 1951. Dad's sister, Doris, and husband, Joe, Mom, Dad, and Dad's parents, Ann and Rudy.

Out on the town, c. 1951. Dad's sister, Doris, an…

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Boulevard Room, Hotel Stevens, Chicago.
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