A year later...

And the desire to share the stories remains....but somewhere I got side tracked. We're tying up some loose ends and getting ready to head out to Wisconsin to celebrate Richard's 80th birthday. As part of this celebration, and related to the recent passing of Aunt Sue, I stumbled across these pictures. Richard shared the following memories about the pictures included

 The one by the car is a 1947 Chevrolet and the picture was probably taken in 1950 .  The sport coat I am wearing had suede trim, and wool light green and brown or tan and was my High School graduation coat so pictures taken fall of 1950.  We drove to California in that car, winter o1948-9 to visit Uncle Virgil and family.  Cousin Steven and Martin Volla.  Notice my mothers coat.  It was the style of the day and called a car coat.  Mother would have been 44 at the time.  Shoes, hat, purse.  She looks much older then than in later years.  Or compared to 'you all' now.

 Robert Lee and Me with the ball:  I was probably two and Robert would have been 4, and it was customary to have studio pictures taken every few year.  The camera in the house was box camera and did not take a very good picture.

The telephone and red wagon I would guess I was about 2 and was NOT a studio picture.  Yes taken with a Kodak  box camera.

The family picture of Norman, Hazel, Robert and Richard, was taken by a photographer from the LaCrosse Tribune at the request of Ray Penn and was used in the book put together for the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Martin and Lena Volla, 1952.  The picture was taken in the living room or the house, now owned by Phillip and Carla Johnson.  We lived in that house 1950 until Bob and Birdie sold to Palmer and Alta Johnson, Philips parent and my 1st grade teacher.