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Ran across these recently. The first is my Grandfather, DW Hounshell, at the curing trough. Smoke house behind the farm house, SW Virginia. Taken right after WW II. We did all our own meat slaughter, curing and were pretty much self sufficient.
Second is the same gentleman, but much earlier, with his sons. More were born later, but this is Bill, Charles and Fred. Bill and Charles went on to serve in WW II. Bill with Patton in North Africa and Europe. Tank commander. A Sargent. Charles with the Navy. Gunnery officer on Destroyers. Had 4 ships sunk out from under him. Three by kamakazi.
Third picture is my Mom on the left, (now 98 years old), with Bill, Charles, Fred and my aunt Mable.

Neat old pictures Sam!

Thanks for sharing, Sam!

Nice indeed.

Cute pictures!

These old photos can be really interesting.

This is my father and his future FIL, my grandfather. They ran a portable grain grinder for a while at the end of the depression. Shortly after this, Dad joined the navy, 6 mo. before Pearl Harbor. He and Mom got married a few weeks after Pearl. They'd planned it for the following summer but with the war, many couples moved up their plans because of the uncertainty.

Here's my G,grandfather. Small grocer in Cleveland Tn (Bradley County)

small world. I have a number of close friends from Cleveland, including one old buddy from elementary school down in Kissimmee FL, that is a doctor there now.

I have a bunch, but currently the only ones I have posted on Photobucket are of my dad circa WW-2. A few.



Dad and his oldest sister



Coming home from Europe, Spring 1946. Dad spent almost a year in Europe after the war ended.



Feb. 1945. Dad was sent to Europe as a replacement at the height of the Battle of the Bulge. He was sent as a rifleman, but transferred to a medical unit after getting there.

Somewhere my wife has a pic of the inside of a restaurant in Chicago during the depression. It was owned & operated by some of her ancestors. It was a regular eating place of some notables like Al Capone.

There is something about looking at old family photos. Sharing the past, learning more about who we are.
Anyone else have old family photos? Back around WW II or earlier?

My brother and I driving my grandmom's brother's WWII Surplus 1940 Ford Jeep.

My prized BB gun and cowboy hat. My grandmother had that Oldsmobile long enough, I helped drive her back to Montana from California in 1970...

Daisy md. 25?

This was my dad's ride during the 2d half of the war. They used them to watch for U boats along both coasts. Dad was a radioman but he had a fine touch for machines and when landing in bad weather got dicey, his captain often put him in the seat to land it. They tried to get him into OCS so he could take flight training but the navy said he was too old, at 27.

I'm not sure if this pic was from his 1st duty in NJ or his last 2 years at Tillamook, OR. The 1 remaining hangar at Tillamook is now a WWII air museum.

My Grandmother on the left and great uncles and aunts



My Dad early in the Korean war.

A well scrubbed bunch, eh76.

That was 1911

My dad on the Rhine....

Thanks for these great old photos - love 'em. Will try to find and post something.

The family homestead near Denver. My grandpap holding the team.



great grandpa on moms side. the tall kid...


great grandpa on dads. in back and later in life






grandpap on the wagon and dads aunt having a beer on the sacks


grandpap
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couple more of great grandpa
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