One More Original

Radviliškis, Lithuania, 1923. Here's another original image. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, sits with her twins—Jonė and my Dad. Here's the cropped version I posted earlier.

A Wider View

I recently posted photos (here and here) that my Dad had cropped during his restoration of the original images. 

Here is another original snapshot; Dad's slightly altered image is here.

Radviliškis, Lithuania, 1923. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, introduces her twins—Jonė and my Dad—to her mother, Nina K. This photo differs only a bit from the one my Dad restored. The blankets (rugs?) are more visible here; I wonder if Tatjana used them as bedding for the twins.

A Matched Set

Radviliškis, Lithuania, 1923. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, cuddles her twins—my Dad and Jonė. This photo was taken at the time Tatjana's Mother, Nina K., visited from the Soviet Union. The wins were a handful for their father, too.

Sunday Paper

Radviliškis, Lithuania, 1923. My paternal Grandfather, Vytautas, catches up on the day's news.

Sunshine for the Twins

Radviliškis, Lithuania, 1923. My Dad—the one on the left, in shorts—stands on the steps with his twin, Jonė. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, sat with them for this photo on the day they celebrated a visit from Tatjana's mother, Nina K.

Three Generations

My Great-Grandmother, Nina, received permission to leave Soviet Russia to visit her new grandchildren. As far as I know, this is the only time Nina saw my Dad and his twin sister, Jonė, and it is the last time Nina was with her daughter, Tatjana:

Radviliškis, Lithuania, 1923. On the left, Jonė sits on the lap of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, and on the right, my Great-Grandmother holds my Dad. This snapshot probably was taken on the same day as this photo. Dad is still wearing those cute booties.

Tatjana is wearing more modern, 1920s clothing, and Nina is wearing a nineteenth-century styled widow's dress.

A Handful for Any Generation

Radviliškis, Lithuania, 1923. My paternal Grandfather, Vytautas, holds his twins, my Dad (on the left) and my aunt Jonė (on the right). When I see old photos of my Dad, my Mom, or my aunt Jonė, I always am startled by how fully developed their facial expressions were at such young ages.

Did people back then just hang out in their army uniforms and boots? My Dad is wearing boots, too!