My Great Aunt Chita in London, circa 1931. She was an aerobatic dancer and performed on tour through Europe with her husband Carlos. Together they danced for decades and eventually opened their own studio in San Diego. She lived such a bold, adventurous life well into her 90’s. But that manicure though! ~shared by @caseydevin1986 […]
Here are my parents during their honeymoon in the Albanian Alps around 1989. The strange thing is that the picture is in black and white because color photos weren’t used until after the fall of the communist regime in the 90s. Until then, TV, photos and movies were in black and white. I was always […]
This is my favorite photo of my mom and me. So glad I found it when digging through hundreds of old negatives I found at my parents’ house. It was made by my father in a hotel room somewhere. At first glance, it appears to be a mother-daughter image, but I think it expresses more […]
Cheers to summer! Go make memories with those you love. This is a photo of my husband, his brother and two cousins around 1968 or 1969 in the back garden of his uncle’s home. When we met, my husband told me all about this amazing garden. He shared how much he loved it and the […]
My dad carried this picture of my mom in his wallet (circa 1939) for all of their 61 years together. Mom gave it to me when he died in 1999. It’s sepia-toned and about 1×1.50 inches in size. I love this picture of my mom, who will be 98 this year. She always wore hats […]
My mom and her sister are inseparable. I’ve learned so much and leaned on them both throughout my life. Aunt Sharon is like a second mom to me, and she’s amazing. I love spending time with them both and watching them still be each other’s best friends. This is probably one of my favorite photos […]
This is my grandfather Harry (we called him Ha) and his brother Frank in the 1920s. Ha grew up to become an engineer who designed some of the first modern elevators and passenger planes. On weekends, he was a big band trumpet player touring the northeast. He met my grandmother, Louise (we called her Lulu) […]
My amazing mother with her amazing mother, late 1950’s Japan. My grandmother was the first woman in her town to wear pants, ride a bicycle and alongside my grandfather, she raised dozens of children who were orphaned or abandoned after World War II (my mother is the youngest of her four biological children). What they […]
My grandmother, Agnes Fay, and her twin sister, Gussie May – known as Fay and May. They were born 100 years ago on April 21, 1915 in Coleman, Texas. From what I know and remember about them, they were more than twin sisters. They were best friends. They shared the sweetest bond, dressing alike from […]
Meet my late mother, Alethia. She was born in 1939 to a single mother who was blind and could not keep her. Her mother, Elizabeth, gave her away to her aunt, Charity. This photo was taken circa 1956 at the height of segregation in the U.S. The sweater she was wearing is turned on the […]
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