Morning bath - 10 Sept.

Ah yes, if you go way, way back in this blog, you'll find a similar picture of Tom getting a table-bath. Since that's Joe in the background, I'm guessing this is Tim in the tub. I don't recognize the room, so I'm thinking this is 232, not 234.

Playing - 04/05/58

This is taken more-or-less from the same spot as the picture below. More towels hanging out to dry at 234. I do remember those cellar doors. I don't remember that wagon or the sandbox. Nor do I recall that "roof-extension" extending over to 232. Did both houses have grapevines?

Grammy & Tim - mid-April 1958

Aonther great pic. Grandpa Ludwig would be proud of it. I do recall that little wall of cement dividing 232 and 234.
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Tim has his toy gun, but there's always time for a snack from Grammy. In the background are (I think) towels hung out by Grammy. I had forgotten about that. And the shadows in the foreground indicate the 232 wash lines are right behind the photographer.
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Finally, it's the middle of April and people have sweaters and coats on. Yeah, you can tell this wasn't taken in Phoenix.

Xmas at Grammy's - 1957

Oh my, where to start on this one. The peeps first, I s'pose. I'm assuming that's Tim on the right. I can identify everyone else, except the lady in the foreground with her back to the camera. Ellen, perhaps?
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That being said, there are some missing people. Hazel, Chuck, (Uncle) John, Joe, and Mick. So was there a second table set up somewhere?
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Third, this is a fantastic shot to remember what Grammy's kitchen used to look like. I definitely remember that black sink in the right background, and those cupboards above them that seemed to go all the way to the ceiling. I draw a blank on the fridge, but I do recall that license plate on the wall beside it. And the two windows on either side of the fridge.
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I also remember those two knickknacks on the wall to the left. A Pennsylvania Dutch man and woman, and I'm pretty sure whatever was written around them was in Pa. Dutch too. I can't tell you what that knickknack is between the two Dutch peeps; nor what those two white things are, running vertically just to the right of the knickknacks. Finally, I can't tell you what the peencil-sharpener-looking handle is, behind John's head.
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The Christmas meal has commenced, so why is the photographer's plate still clean? And please note, you won't find the milk carton on the table. Not at Grammy's house.

Mick's Birthday - 1958

A neat picture to blow up and study the details. The windows in the building in the background have me puzzled. Is this 234, 232, or at Charlie & Hazel's house?
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On the table we have the birthday cake, and I think a slice or two taken out of it. But where are those slices? Leaning on the knife are the two matches that were used to light the candles. Behind that is a rollerskate. I'm not quite sure what that is coming off the skate towards the cake.
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The box on the left had me stumped for a while, but I now think it's the matchbox.

Memorial Day - 1959

I know right where this was taken - outside Grammy's back porch looking towards the front. The brick wall on the right was painted red; Grammy's wall was tannish. Without this photo, I never would've been able to tell you anything about the porch steps.

Tim playing baseball - 1959

I'm not sure where this was taken. For some reason, it doesn't look like 232 to me.

Tim's Birthday - 1960

Some great expressions on the three kids' faces. Kudos to the photographer for snapping this at just the right time.

Let It Snow!

Oh my, but I do miss Berks County winters. Of course, I never had to drive around in them, or work in them. I'm guessing this is the backyard of 232. But if the house is to the left of this pic, then that's the 234 backyard in the background, and it doesn't look familiar to me.

Grandpa Ludwig

A great photo, and a well-preserved one as well. Almost no enhancement was needed.

Grammy's Birthday - 1957

I'm pretty sure this is 232. The color had really faded in this one - especially the greens and blues. We'll show a "before" and "after" for the next pic.

By the car

Hey, I recognize that building in the background. Not the car, though. The "as is" version of this photo is below. Very little green and blue. The balance has been restored above, but the pic just seems to need more color overall. I'll have to play some more with it in Paint Shop Pro.