The North Texas State Normal College Album 29, The Loose Ones

I hate scanning textured prints, and there are two in this lot.  The second, labeled "Judy Terry," and the last labeled, "Clara & Jim Roles."

Click on NTSNC in the labels section to bring up the whole collection.  More to come, but not for awhile.

The North Texas State Normal College Album 28, The Loose Ones

It's time to return to the North Texas State Normal College Album collection.  The actual album pages have all been published, so once again, it's the loose photos that were stuffed between the album pages as they came out, not placed in any order.

The top photo has a studio stamp on the back, "Koen's Studio, MAR 13, 1943 Plainview, Texas"  I'm not very good at judging a child's age, but I'm betting the little girl in the photo was probably born in '40 or '41.  The other two labeled photos are the "School Days" picture and the young soldier.  The girl is labeled "Etta" and the soldier, "PVT. Denny R. Garner June 13, 1966 Ft. Polk, La.  To Aunt Etta."  I suppose it's possible that she's that Aunt Etta, but I'm thinking she might be a cousin Etta to young Denny.  Another relative with the same name.  But it's Pvt. Garner that's a bit more interesting.  Click on NTSNC in the label's section to bring up the collection.  Take a close look at post number 27.  The last photo in that post is "Denny, age 11" Take a look at the chins.  Same person.  I went on line and looked for Dennis R Garner, and I think I found a hit.  Dennis R. Garner, born January 10, 1949, Vietnam veteran, died age 47, November 17, 1996, buried Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida.  I couldn't find an actual obituary, just the bare facts in the cemetery data base.

Standing In the Sun

This is a chummy group of people.  Take a look at the man on the left.  The woman above him has her arm over his shoulder.  The woman to his left, judging by the position of her shoulder, has her arm around his waist.  So, is the woman to the left clueless about a side relationship, or are they all just very friendly?  The dog seems pretty pleased to be at the country lodge.

I'm not big on posting the backs of photos, but I liked the very faded processor's logo.  If it can't be made out, the date is "JUL 29, 1935"

Another European Wedding (Probably)

It looks like a wedding picture, it looks like it's from a small European village, and it looks like it's from the twenties.  Go ahead, contradict me.

The Great Flood

Someone out there has to recognize this location.  The riverside buildings in the third image are pretty distinctive.  Personally, I'm leaning toward one of the old textile mills in New England.  Printed on postcard stock.

The Bronx Is Up 5

Ah, the roaring twenties.  It's hard to believe, but the U.S. was more of a producing country and less a consuming one, before the twentieth century.  And then along came the economic expansion of the 1920s when it seemed that wealth could be had by anyone.  Just invest in the stock market, skim off the money, and if there wasn't the money to invest, buy on margin.

And then it happened.  The great crash of 1929, and the bubble burst.  All the photos in this series predate the crash.  These people had nice clothes, cars, leisure time and a nice place to live.  The only question; Where they among the homeless beggars, standing on street corners asking for a handout, or were they among those who somehow survived the great depression,  unscathed?

The last three are labeled, on the back, "Vernon Ave."  And written on the front, "1926."

The Bronx Is Up 4

Another bridge picture, this time from Bronx Park.  Bronx Park opened in 1888, making this year, 2013, the 125th anniversary of the park.  The park is home to The Bronx Zoo and The New York Botanical Gardens.

The first two prints are labeled, "Bronx Park  May 1924."  The final print, on the back, "Vernon Avenue."  And as can be seen in the lower left corner of the print, "1926."