Family funny - Notice their expressions, especially Peter's.
Do click on this one to see a larger view. Bet you'll laugh!
Do click on this one to see a larger view. Bet you'll laugh!
This is my great grandmother, Emma Swank May (above on the right). Isn't her hairdo (below) interesting? Daddy always said he liked her little earrings and it does appear she's wearing them, which was rather unusual for those days.
I haven't figured out when people started smiling for photos. All the really old ones have people with very stern expressions.
Walker H. May's baby picture. Different, huh?
Walker H. May's baby picture. Different, huh?
Will Walker ever get a break? Notice the lace collar and bow.
Walker and Clarence went "fishing". Looks more like frogs to me! I think this picture is neato!
Walker Henton May, Jr.
He was a darling, red-headed, freckled little boy and.....
Walker Henton May, Jr.
I'd say this little cutie pie turned into quite a "fox"! Wouldn't you agree?
Little M.E. (I was always called Mary Elizabeth when I was young) looking puzzled as to why Cousin Stashia Ann was crying. I can almost hear Grandmother laughing.
Talk about a shy, little cutie pie! Oh, Anita!
Just let it all hang out and get comfy, OK?
Anita at attention as a youngster.
Anita in college!
The May summer "swimming pool". What could be more fun than swimming in a tub?
Speaking of cute, let's hear it now, "Awwww".
Daddy, Phil, and Perky enjoy some TV.
The studious one.
You can wear whatever you like as long as you practice!
A Teddy Bear (Phil) holding a teddy bear! 1972
Philip's wild perm days!
Phil, The Ham
Ed was very impressed when Phil shot out the window behind the lunch table one Sunday and within 10 minutes got 3 groundhogs!
Like mother, like daughter?
Like mother, like daughter?
Look at "Legs" here!
One reason I moved to Puerto Rico was so I could play tennis every day, which I did! Were my legs really that slim?
Cousin Stashia in her silly stage!
Ellen and April Krull with Aunt Mary
Auntie Mary being a good sport.
"Perchers" at the May picnic
"Perchers" at the May picnic
We used to fight to have a turn to comb Grandmother Freeman's hair. She was a good sport, wasn't she?
Aunt Mary, hitting the bottle again?
When Levi was about 3, we went out to eat. When the waitress asked him what he wanted, he said, "I'll have the American fish." We'll never know how he came up with that!
Photoshop Fun
Uncle Bob's boyhood suit.
Levi in Uncle Bob's suit.
He appears to be thinking, "Ok, I've done my duty. Can I get out of Uncle Bob's %#$ suit now?"
He appears to be thinking, "Ok, I've done my duty. Can I get out of Uncle Bob's %#$ suit now?"
My two personal favorites are saved till last!
Cousin Bobz Freeman entertained us as kids with his monster walk. We're glad to see that he hasn't lost his special talent!
A May family "fun album" would not be complete without this world-famous shot.
The names have been omitted to protect the innocent!
loved them all,especially Bobs Freeman one as monster man 1
ReplyDeleteAnita
It would be very interesting to find out when smiling for photos became acceptable. Now you've got me curious.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize that little boys wore dresses beyond infancy. Do you know how old your father was in either of the baby pictures?
Your great-grandmother's earrings were definitely unusual for the era. Having pierced ears would have been controversial, and maybe frowned upon, for "proper" young ladies.
Perky looks like he (or she) had some Chihuahua blood. The ears are just like Phoebe's.
I love that last picture! Please keep posting great stuff like this when you come across it!