329. Grammy & Baby

Grammy Ludwig and a baby at the bungalow. We'll call this set of photos the "comfy kiddies" segment. I'm taking these in the order they appear in the photo album. I think Grandpa liked to take photos of his grandchildren.

330. Reaching Baby

I'm not sure who this is and where this was taken.

331. Ellen in Hammock

Ah! Sitting in a hammock, eating a chocolate-chip cookie. Does it get any better than that?! I doubt it.

I wonder who the lady and little girl are in the background.

332. Baby in Carriage

Another contented kiddy. I wonder who it is. John maybe?

333. Janet in the Maiden Creek

Okay, if I can't have a hammock and a popsicle. I'll settle for wading in the Maiden Creek, in the shade of the old iron bridge.

334. Janet in High-Chair

The last of the "comfy kiddies" group of pics. I'm guessing this is Janet.

324. Easter

Ellen. Hazel, and Janet at Easter, though I don't know the year. There's a rip in the photo by Janet's left eye that I will have to try to photoshop out.

325. Flowers

Easter flowers, maybe. Any ideas on where these flower beds are?

326. Janet

This is Janet, I presume, at a table alongside her house maybe? You gotta love a climate where children can sit outside and draw & color at a table. Phoenix has two seasons - bitter cold (which lasts about 2 days), and "too hot".

327. Three women and a baby

I'm not even gonna hazard a guess on any of the four people in this photo.

328. Batter Up!

Oooo. cameras were getting better by the time this pic was taken. Action photos are now possible. I can't tell who is swinging, let alone who's out there getting ready to catch the ball.
Is this the bungalow? If so, I never knew there was a lightpole (or is it a flagpole) in front of it.

319. Grammy & Ellen

Another great photo! Probably taken the same day as the sandbox pictures. Is this at the bungalow or at a park somewhere? There are several picnic tables under a pavilion in the background.

320. Lady

I don't know who this, and where it was taken. She has a nice smile, though.

321. Hazel & Baby

Hazel and ?? It's almost gotta be Janet, Ellen, or Bill.

322. Janet on Porch

Another very nice picture! I think this is the same house as in picture #314. But I don't think it's from the same day, as I think Janet has a different dress on here.

323. Man In Uniform

This is Charlie Brownmiller, I think. At a Catholic church somewhere, maybe in Hamburg? I don't recognize the uniform.

313. Feeding the Dog

Ah, I see the collie has someone else trained as well. I'm not sure if this is taken at the same spot as photo 311, nor what the collie is sitting on. I think this is John. The treat is "Quick Mother Oats", which are before my time.

314. Janet & Lady

I'm going to guess that the lady on the left is Grandma Brownmiller. I don't recall ever meeting her, so I'm not sure how she was called. The place should be easy to identify, since "511" is on the wall.

I'm not sure what is hanging on the inside of the door. A symbol of the Order of The Easten Star. maybe? I so like this photo - a happy little girl and a grandmom who loves her.

315. Grandpa Brownmiller?

I'm gonna have to guess on this one too - Grandpa Brownmiller, mayhaps? Place unknown. This is another photo where I wish I could bring out the detail of the picture on the wall. And we have the knickknack holder in the corner between the two walls. I don't see many of those anymore.

316. Serviceman

I'm at a loss to say who this is and where it was taken.

317. Janet, Hazel, and a dog

Well, at least I know the people in this photo. But not the dog.

318. Uncle Bob's Navy Pic

Another fantastic pic! Uncle Bob in his navy blues. I think we'll see this photo again in this album, cropped slightly differently. I'm not sure where this photo is taken, but the pride that Bob has in wearing the uniform shows through.

307. Hazel, Ellen, and Janet

Oh what a nice photo of Hazel, Janet, and Ellen! I'll let Janet say where this house is. My only question is what is that lying at Janet's feet?

308. Fun In The Sandbox

Taken at the same time as photo 305. Sandboxes are great fun for kids - you can get dirty (well, sandy, anyway) and not get in trouble.
Is this at the bungalow?

309. Baby on Pillow

A neat picture, although I have to ask who it is. Jim maybe? Or Bill?

That looks like a "Grandpa kid's chair" to the right, although I don't personally recognize the designs.

310. Janet on Porch

Janet, all bundled up and ready to go to...?

Where is this photo taken? It has a "Washington Street" feel, but I don't remember any of the houses there having brick fronts. This doesn't have the 'feel' of being the same house as seen in #307.

311. Grace & Collie

Another picture where I don't recognize the house. I get the impression this collie had the humans "trained" real well to give him (her?) treats. My three dogs have mastered that 'art' as well.

Was this taken on a holiday, or did the flag fly in the front yard every day?

312. Ellen in Tub

Ah, after the sandbox comes a bath in the tub. Which probably felt real good on a hot summer's afternoon.

I wonder who that is in the background, with the white shoes. The car in the background looks familiar - I wonder if this was taken the same day as the "Cowboy Tom" picture posted early on in this blog.

301. Baby in Chair

Time to start the third, and last, old album. Based on the doll here, I'm gonna guess this is Ellen. But I'll defer to her and Janet for accurate details about a lot of these.

302. Baby on Blanket

Ditto for this pic.

303. Baby on Blanket

This one was taken the same tme as #302, obviously. But is it Ellen, or Janet?

304. Baby in Rocker

One shoe on; one shoe off.

305.

One sock on; one sock off. :-) I think we've seen some of my Dad's photos from this same day. I'm assuming Grandpa took this one though.

306. Collie

We'll finish up tonight with this picture of a poor collie out in the snow. Actually, he looks quite comfortable, and that snow looks mighty nice right now, as we swelter away in 110°F heat with monsoon humidity.

There's another dog in the background, presumably at the neighbor's house, watching the photo-op. He looks comfortable too. What are those two big gas tanks for, just to the right of the background dog?

232-234 Washington (1900) (a)

Here's an even-older photo of 232-234 Washington, from Janet via Mick. The enhanced version is below. Janet's comments :

"This photo of 232-234 Washington Street, Hamburg, Pennsylvania was most likely taken around 1900. Homes were built in 1888. House on left (234) owned by Mr. & Mrs. Kelchner (Lulu Kelchner Ludwig's parents). House on right owned by Mr. & Mrs. Kressley (later Aunt Sallie Ludwig Kressley's in-laws). Front porches were added later. Carriage likely that of Mr. Kressley, as he had a hauling business. The Barr family lived in 232 from 1957 to 1979."

232-234 Washington (1900) (b)

Here's an enhanced version. Mick adds :

"The shadow cast on the side of 232 indicates that the row homes to the west were built and that the side yard in 232 was always there. The row homes to the east were not built and some sort of barn or stable stood there. Out front was a white picket fence and a well-worn hitching post. The siding was later covered by asphalt shingles and even later with aluminum siding. I remember the shutters still being on when I was young; they were painted green but were slowly decaying and they were discarded. For 1976, while the shingles were on, my Dad painted the side of 232 with a red, white, and blue stars and stripes motif."

Is this an awesome photo or what? Some other things to note - there's someone (with a hat) peeking out the door of 232 at the photographer.

It looks like there's something (or someone) at that doorway person's feet, which is showing up right under the canopy of the carriage.

There's also something right above the horse's back. Maybe a lady in the front yard of 232, holding a child, and shading her eyes? Maybe, maybe not.

The windows of 232 are up, so I'm thinking this is probably in the summer. And the gizmo in between the wheels of the carriage intrigues me. It looks like it serves as a mud-flap in its present position. But it looks like you can also put it in a 'down' position, when it functions as a step-down to the ground. But my knowledge of carriages is rather slim.

Washington Street isn't paved, but it looks like it has a curb of bricks on a 45 degree angle, and a sidewalk.

103. Ed Kressley

This is the other pic that Grandpa identified the "who" - Ed Kressley. And it's another double-exposure. One exposure was an inside shot of Ed at a table; the other exposure is an outside shot of a house, and a sidewalk receding into the background in back of Ed's chair.

104. Hazel & Bob

A nice 1914 shot of Hazel and Bob. I think Mick is right - this is the house across the street from the Gerbers. I say that because I think, in the right background of this photo, I see the shed in the shed that sat across from 234.

I wonder why Grandpa took so many pictures at this house. I'm assuming that when they lived on Washington Street, they always lived in 234, right? Yet most of the "porch" pictures in this album are at this house.

105. Hazel @ S. 4th Street (a)

Hazel on the front steps at the South Fourth Street residence. Seven steps (at least) up to an intermediate level, then a couple more steps up to the porch. I don't remember that "split level" from the earlier pic of the South 4th Street house. I'll have to go back and look at that one more closely.

106. Hazel on S. 4th St. (b)

Undoubtedly taken the same day as the previous pic. Hazel's taken off her coat and moved back up onto the porch. Her shoes are interesting. And there's a flat plate sitting on the porch post. I wonder what that was for.

Doesn't Hazel just "beam" in these two photos? I think she had a happy childhood.

107. Grammy and Friends

Grammy, (presumably) Hazel, and three of Grammy's friends, out for a walk in 1909. Taken somewhere on South Fourth Street. Hey, Grandpa even got Grammy to smile a bit in this photo.

108. Shucking Corn

Taken on the same stroll as the previous photo. Grandpa liked this "corn" motif in his photos. He also used it in Photo #62, although that picture was taken four years later.

109. Cabinet (a)

And finally, a pair of pictures of a cabinet. I'm going to presume Grandpa made it. He lists the location as "Front & State Street". I'll let others detail that intersection.

This looks like the cabinet is sitting just outside a warehouse or garage. Maybe Grandpa ordered this from somewhere.

110. Cabinet (b)

And this is how the cabinet looked with its doors closed. And maybe the shop where the cabinet was made in the center background. With a huge pile of wire to the left. And are those three-ring binders on the shelf to the right?

This brings us to the close of the second early photo album. We'll be moving on now to the third one. Identifications should be a bit easier - the photos are mostly from about 20-30 years after this photo album.