woods hole

In 1949, my mother realized that I was slouching to hide my 'figure' that was developing. So she sent me to modeling school so that I would learn to stand up straight and walk gracefully. I think the modeling school was a little flummoxed by having children so young (my sister was only 9 and I...

Since we were in Woods Hole almost every summer, it is sometimes hard to tell exactly when those photos were taken. In this case, if my hair is long, the photo was taken before 1949, because my mother cut my hair when I was in 6th grade. Me with Barney at the Lookout- probably 1947 because we...

Most of my dad's slides from this period of time - before our 1948 trip to Colorado - were taken in Woods Hole. But there are a few of Mom with the pigeons on the Atlantic City Boardwalk where we sometimes went at Easter. Although there are no photos of my sister and me, so maybe my parents went...