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When the cab came, he didn't speak much English, but as long as I had got to a warm place where I could sit comfortably, I decided to see if I could get a photo of the Central RR station. I showed him the photos and he was entranced and asked if he could take a photo of them with his phone. He...

They picked us back up after the house tour and we continued walking. It was better weather now - the sun was out although it was still cold. Tree in bloom Advertisement for a furniture store We walked through another building which the guide wanted to show us. approach chandelier...

Then we went into the garden Rubens' garden Pagoda in the garden Blooming wisteria and I took photos of the scaffolding and the details of the house. There were two sections to the house and they were two different architectural styles - one half had scaffolding on it. Scaffolding on...

April 24, 2016 We were on a river cruise from Amsterdam - in Belgium for just one day. For Antwerp I picked the Rubens' house tour because I had photos of Daddy's from there Stained glass detail from 1950 and I wanted to see the zoo and the Central RR station, because I had photos from those...

Southampton to New York At the end of the trip, we took a boat train to Southampton and boarded the Nieuw Amsterdam I am the youngest one this group probably by at least 2 years Most of the photos here were taken on board the ship. my sister beside deck chairs on deck, Mother, Gretchen...

In 1950, my parents took my sister and me to Europe. We sailed on the Holland American ship the Nieuw Amsterdam We sailed from New York. In those days, people could come aboard and 'see you off'. My father's sister Margaret and three of her children came to see us off. I took a photo of the...

When I was born, my mother had a book called “Your Child Year By Year” published by Parent’s Magazine in 1934. From birth to age two, it had places to write every week. From three to five, we were expected to write every month. After that until age 16 it was once a year. My mother recorded...

In 1950, my parents took us to Europe. To save money my mother and my sister and I all were on the same passport. I'm on the left - age 12. My mother is in the center, and my sister is on the right - age 10. My mother had her 41st birthday on the trip. Our passport picture. My mother...

My dad was an Anatomist -he taught human anatomy to first year medical students. And he was interested in photographing human anatomy whether real, or artistic. So of course he took photos of the Manneken Pis statue. Manneken Pis is the name of the statue of a little boy who is urinating - he...