Uknavages at Wellpinit, 1955
Uknavages at Wellpinit, 1955, originally uploaded by Hawk3ye.
I am just crazy for babies lately, and can’t stop cuddling my little baby Simon each night when I pick him up from daycare. I am really enjoying this photo of my mom & family. She was born in January 1955 in Tuscola, IL, but the family traveled to the Pacific Northwest that year to find mining work. They moved back to Illinois by the end of the year.
Here’s info from Aunt Pam:
Yes, that’s snow back there. We only lived in Wellpinit about five or six months, from about June of 1955 until November – moved out before the worst of winter hit. As I recall we are all dressed up in this photo because we were headed out on one of our rare excursions. This might have been the time we went to Seattle. I can’t remember. Mike remembers the chronology better than I do. This must have been an early snow that fell. Thanks for the compliment on the hair. I’m sure Mom did her best to make up presentable and not like a bunch of wild indians on the reservation
At least your mom seems to be wearing a sweater.
More of Aunt Pam’s photo scans from Wellpinit: flickr.com/rdpamrussell