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Everyday Fellows of the Golden Era?

LizzieMaine

Bartender
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Where The Tourists Meet The Sea
Best pic I have of my grandfather, c. 1952.

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He was about as Everyday a Fella as ever lived -- he used to give me rides on the grease rack and free Cokes out of the machine, and he used to take me to the dump with him on Saturdays to watch the seagulls while he burned piles of old tires. I miss him very much.
 

Grant Fan

Practically Family
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846
Location
Virginia
amynbebes said:
My paternal grandpa. I'm fairly certain this has to be after he returned from WWII. He was a p.o.w. for 3.5 yrs and his family thought that he was dead.
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Oh he was a handsome one. And I am glad as I am sure you are that he came back.
 

AmateisGal

I'll Lock Up
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6,126
Location
Nebraska
My grandfather, Albert Amateis
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Grandpa with some of his siblings...
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The Amateis family, circa 1946 or so...the ornery looking one on the far left is my great-grandfather, Pietro Amateis. My dad says he always had a bottle of whiskey sitting by his chair. Hmm...maybe that's why there were so many alcoholics in the family!

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Oh! Can't forget this one. My great-grandfather before he came to America. This was taken in Italy. He's the one on the far-left.

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Gingerella72

A-List Customer
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428
Location
Nebraska, USA
My dad's oldest brother, Clyde, 1930's:

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More of dad's brothers:

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This would have been the late 40's when my dad was a teenager, he's on the far right:

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As you can tell, they were a very musical family! :)
 

LocktownDog

Call Me a Cab
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2,254
Location
Northern Nevada
The little guy in the front is my grandfather. My great-grandfather and great-grandmother stand in the back. This was taken on their farm in New Jersey. Land was in our family for 200 years before being sold 2 decades ago. Talitha (my great grandmother) was a full-blooded member of one of the Algonquin tribes, but I'm not sure which.

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Big Man

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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3,781
Location
Nebo, NC
My grandfather (front row, third from the left with his hat in his hand) and his six brothers. I also have a photo of their seven sisters (yes, there were 14 children in the family). This photo was taken in august, 1928 at a family reunion.

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Big Man

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Nebo, NC
This photo was taken the same day in 1932 as the last one I posted. The caption on the back says, "I'm sure the topic of discussion was Roosevelt and Hoover."

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Fletch

I'll Lock Up
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8,865
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Iowa - The Land That Stuff Forgot
doIhearafortynowfortydollarfortydollarbidnowfortyf ivefortyfivedollar...

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“Big Shot that’s me all over. I’ll show you how I can auctioneer when you come out. This was taken after I had finished auctioneering a sale.” n/d, surely 1930s.
 

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