Life in America is good.

Here's another group that looks like it's primed for a Hampton-style, sportswear photo shoot.

These immigrants preserved their heritage while seamlessly assimilating into the updated culture of their new homeland.

All American? These folks are visiting Coney Island?!! This is my Dad's paternal aunt, Victoria, with her two adult daughters.

Victoria had an especially close relationship with her sister-in-law, my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana. I'll have more to say about that later.

Coney Island Beach, New York, 1952. Victoria—the sister of my paternal Grandfather, Vytautas—and her daughters enjoy a crisp visit to the beach.