Larry must have been good, because he’s got a package front and center! I see a Hi Speed wagon, too. This is going to be a great Christmas for some little kid! In modern times, I want to thank you, supporters and readers of Who Were They? YOU help make this journey so enjoyable and valuable …
The top photo was dated as Christmas Eve 1955. The bottom photo was not dated, but the presence of a Christmas tree behind the diners suggests the time frame none the less. I can’t believe we are winding down the year already!
Here are Tommy & Margaret, or possibly the children of Tommy & Margaret, December 1957. The boy has a wonderful cowboy hat and embroidered cowboy shirt, complete with a ranch hand twirling a rope on the right shoulder and possibly a horse on the left. This style was a huge fashion trend for boys and …
Here we have Billy on the left, Shelley on the right and Big Sister in the middle who rebelled and did not wear her personalized pajamas. The children all have teeth growing in at some stage – Billy is missing his lower tooth, Big Sister has her upper incisors growing in, and baby Shelley only …
This little guy named Dale is in his creepers, showing off his stocking and looking back to Mama or Papa. The fire is lit in the fireplace, there is a candle on the mantle…the scene is well set for the arrival of Santa Claus. The family was signed as Dorothy, Norm and Dale.
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