Rice

Probably Brooklyn, New York, about 1952. My Dad's friend marries. Check out the bride's shoes.

"[M]any complaints have been received from patrons of the concerts who are annoyed by knitting during performances[.]"

Put down the needles.

I have knitted through games at Wrigley Field (that sparked an argument with my companion), and I've also knitted during an evening performance of a play (yawn) at an outdoor theater.

Grab a Book: Sunday-at-the-Park Edition

Brooklyn, New York, June 1950. Yes, the focus is bad (there's only so much software will do); but there's that hairstyle again.

In His Late Twenties

Brooklyn, New York, June 1951. Mom captures Dad during a visit to the park.

Permitted

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Brooklyn, New York, 1949 to 1952. Here's the ID card my paternal Grandmother Tatjana used when she traveled between Toronto and New York.

Resettled

Brooklyn, New York, about 1954. This is the photo my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, used for her first American passport.

"A Lady Physician of Medicine"

Brooklyn, New York, 1952. I described earlier—here and here—how some doubted Mom's medical training. Mom hired a lawyer to expedite receipt of her medical-school paperwork. Here's the transcript the university supplied when Mom applied for an Illinois license.

A Closer Look (Part 50)

Brooklyn, New York, August 1952. My Mom and my Dad's cousin take a lunch break.

During this time, Mom was an intern at Wyckoff Heights Hospital. In the early 1950s, there were no EMTs. Instead, interns rode the ambulance runs. Mom made many emergency trips throughout New York City. A number of those emergencies were deliveries. It was policy to discourage delivery in the ambulance. Physicians were to determine whether the expectant mother could be transported safely to the hospital. Mom, who still spoke little English, remembers many trips during which she spent most of the ride yelling, "Mama! No Push!!" Mom once decided labor was too far along for the mother to make it to the hospital, so she delivered the baby in an apartment bathroom. A story about that event made it into the newspaper.

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Novelty

New York, New York, 1952. People used to think of Chinese food as exotic.

Reconnected

Brooklyn, New York, June 1974. My Parents visit with my Dad's cousins and their husbands.

RIP Margaret Juntwait

The "voice of the Met."

"Ticket Nunsense"

The President of my high school encounters a vanity-plate problem.

A Fancy Table

New York, New York, 1952. We don't know what occasion prompted this outing, but it might have been work related. Dad didn't like Chinese food, but he enjoyed the company at this meal.

Picnic Candid

Brooklyn, New York, June 27, 1950. Mom's sporting the "horns" hairstyle; she even may be wearing a hair net.

"Whenever I sit, I knit."

Said a Human of New York.

Newly Tied

Brooklyn, New York, about 1952. My Dad's younger cousin and her husband exit the church.

Newlyweds

Brooklyn, New York, 1954. Friends of my maternal Grandfather, Jake, celebrate their wedding.

Not Frozen

Niagara Falls, New York, July 1963. This weeks' temperatures caused Niagara Falls to freeze. Hey! A high of 16 degrees isn't that cold. It's two degrees here in Dane County, now, at midday.

Solemn

Brooklyn, New York, about 1952. My Dad's younger cousin exchanges vows with her husband.

Midsentence

Brooklyn, New York, 1951. Mom shares a thought as Dad snaps the image.