bungalow pics (a)

Some more pics, presumably from the bungalow, and probably from the 1930's. I'm pretty sure this is Grammy Ludwig.

bungalow pics (b)

That's Grandpa Ludwig on the right. Looks like he was watering the trees and plants outside the bungalow. There's not enough details to ID the guy on the left, seated in the lotus position and meditating. Update : The man in the lotus position is possibly (my) Uncle Bob. Thanks, Ellen!

bungalow pics (c)

Another shot of Grammy Ludwig (I think). Maybe behind the bungalow? These photos were on strips, 4 pics to a strip, like the kind you used to get for 25 cents at a booth at the fair.

bungalow pics (d)

I can't tell if this is at the bungalow or not. Was the "Hamburg Electric Company" Uncle Bob's company?

bungalow pics (e)

Hmmm, I don't have any idea who this is.

bungalow pics (f)

Maybe at the bungalow, maybe not. Is this Janet?

bungalow pics (g)

All for 2006. Happy New Year, everyone!

30's Picnic (a)

Another page from my Dad's 1930's photo album. A nice shot, but kudos to anyone who can ID everyone here. That's Grandpa Ludwig on the far left. Uncle Charlie (I think) in the swimming trunks. and I'm pretty sure I see Aunt Hazel sitting (in the center, back). That leaves about 13 others. Remember, you can left-click on this image to see a larger version.
Update from Ellen : Don't you just love my father's swimming outfit? It's curious that he was the only one dressed that way. That's Uncle Bob on the right making the muscle pose, and I think its Aunt Grace seated second from the right. Grammy is next to Grandpa at the left. I think Janet is on the lap next to Grammy. The woman in black with the hat may be Mrs. Carrie Seiders, a friend, and her daughter Nooks may be in front of my mother.

30's Picnic (b)

The picnic preparations. Not sure why my dad snapped this pic of a lady's posterior, nor who the lady is. Heck, I'm not sure why that big can looks like it has a big dark ring spray-painted on it.

30's Picnic (c)

Let the eating commence! I'm not 100% sure this is the same group of people as in the image two pics above this one. The cars in the background help to date this photo. Update from Ellen : I think that's my mother on the left with her back to the camera and Janet in the high chair. This doesn't seem like the same group as before.

30's Picnic (d)

And this photo may be totally unrelated to the other three. Or not. I have no idea where this is, not for that matter, even what this is.

Model UN Club (a)

One of my high school club activities was Model UN Club. This was back in the mid-60's, when most everyone believed in, and supported the UN.

This particular set of pics were taken at a regional Model UN Conference. IIRC, this was held in either Buffalo or Rochester.

Model UN Club (b)

This is Scott Keller, who was president of our High School Model UN Club in 1967-68. The flag he's holding is (was, actually) the Bulgarian flag. I'm guessing that means that was the one of the countries we were representing at the regional convention.

In Berks County, Muhlenburg High School was a "heavyweight" Model UN Club school, meaning in county conventions, we'd get at least one major nation. USA, USSR, UK, etc. Plus about 6 more 2nd-world and 3rd-world countries.

At Rochester, I think we got only one or two countries, and they were minor ones. But hey, High Schools from all around the mid-Atlantic were there, and there are only so many UN members to divvy up.

Model UN Club (c)

This is still at the Regional Model UN Club gathering. Apparently this was the nightly entertainment - a dance. The band looks rather 'tame', even for the mid-60's. The girl in the chintzy box on the left is evidently a go-go girl.

Model UN Club (d)

And there she go-go's. Boogeying away, most likely to something like "Ferry Cross The Mersey". We're still a couple years away from groups like The Doors, The Velvet Underground, and Jimi Hendrix.

Lititz - 1950 (a)

Ah! Fourth of July at Lititz! Pleasant memories from the distant past. Although these pics are from 1950, so I wasn't quite born yet.

Lititz - 1950 (b)

This is Uncle John & Aunt Doris, and their son, Jim. I have no idea who the girl is, though.

Lititz - 1950 (c)

I remember the routine. Drive down in the afternoon; have a picnic; wait till it turned dark; see Fantastic Light Show #1 - a gazillion candles floating in some waterways; see Fantastic Light Show #2 - lots and lots of fireworks. What a way to do the Fourth!

Good luck to anyone who can name all the people in these four pics. And what is that covered up stuff in the foreground of this photo?

Update : From left to right : (my) Uncle Charlie, Aunt Hazel, Uncle Bob, my Mom (Doris), Aunt Doris, Uncle John, Beulah Paul (Aunt Doris's mother), Jim, and ??. Thanks, Ellen!

Lititz - 1950 (d)

After the fireworks, us kids got to sleep on the drive back home. Do they still hold gala July 4th celebrations like this at Lititz?

Cherry Hill Mall (a)

A bit of a break from the family photos. This is the Cherry Hill (NJ) shopping mall, whose opening in October 1961 was a major event. It was the first giant indoor shopping center on the East Coast. At some point a few weeks/months after it opened we drove down from Reading "just to see the shopping mall".

We stood in the parking lot just in awe of the size of it. This shot shows one of the anchor stores - Bambergers (sp? Never heard of it.) at one end of the mall.

Cherry Hill Mall (b)

We're panning to the left from the previous pic. That's dirty, plowed snow in the right-hand of the pic, which makes me wonder if we didn't combine this visit-to-the-shopping-center with some Christmas shopping. Note the car to the far left here...

Cherry Hill Mall (c)

...cuz it shows up to the far right in this pic as we pan further to the left. Woolworth's apparently was another one of the anchor stores. Does Woolworth's even exist anymore?

Cherry Hill Mall (d)

At last, the other end of the mall. Impressive, even now. There aren't a lot of cars, so I'm wondering if we went there on a weekday. And I'd be tempted to call the cars in these four pics "vintage", but they're cars I grew up with.

Cherry Hill Mall (e)

A single inside shot. A very kewl fountain in front, and some sort of clothing store behind it. Cherry Hill Mall still exists today, albeit with a completely different set of stores. It even has its own entry in Wikipedia (how many shopping malls can claim that?), which is where I got some of the background info for this pics.

Hamburg kids (1949)

We have a definite date for this pic - September 08, 1949. Nancy is in the center; and Tom's on the far right. So...
Who are the other three kids and...
What is that contraption (with the tank) across the fence?

Hidden Pictures (a)

I found three "hidden" pictures in this set of photos. This is where a newer photo was for some reason pasted over an older one. There were two like this of Grammy Ludwig; and then this pair of Tom and Nancy. This portrait is probably from around 1944.

Hidden Pictures (b)

But when I took the above picture out of its frame, voila!, there was this earlier portrait. The studio's logo (bottom right) had a "43" in it, which I presume was the year this was taken.