Exchanging Portraits (Part 65)

Probably Schweinfurt, Germany about 1948. This fellow was one of my Dad's scouting buddies.

A Sunny Summer

Schweinfurt, Germany, about 1947. This is a close friend of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana.

Identification

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Near Schweinfurt, Germany, February 26, 1949. Dad received this card shortly before he emigrated to the United States.

A Birthday

 

Schweinfurt, Germany, about 1946. Dad would have been 93 today.

The Site of the Exhibit

Schweinfurt, Germany, December 1946. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, kept this photo among her mementos from the cultural exhibit.

Authorized

Buxtehude, Germany, March 28, 1948. This document certified my Dad's role as a Boy-Scout leader at the Schweinfurt Displaced Persons camp. I suspect Dad secured the certification for his travel to the Isarhorn Jamboree.

Camp Memento

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Schweinfurt, Germany, 1945 to 1949. This is a "holy card" Dad carried throughout the postwar years. The text printed on the back is not a prayer; it's the lyrics to the Lithuanian Anthem.

Snapshot from a Sunday

Schweinfurt, Germany, 1949. Here's an image from the same passeggiata. A fashionable group!

Translations

This is the Lithuanian-German dictionary my Dad used when he was a Displaced Person in Schweinfurt.

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It's in rough shape.

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Dad lived in the American-occupied zone of postwar Germany, and the U.S. Army authorized publication of this dictionary.

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The dictionary is pretty basic.

Handcrafts

Schweinfurt, Germany, 1946. One of the organizers of the cultural exhibit admires the "women's handwork" table.

Translated

Schweinfurt, Germany, 1946. Organizers of the cultural exhibit included English-language headings for their American visitors.

The Doll Table

Schweinfurt, Germany, 1946. This is one of the women with whom my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, collaborated for the Displaced Persons camp's cultural exhibit.

A Closer Look (Part 38)

Schweinfurt, Germany, May 1948. Dad admires Mom.

Here's the original post.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 47)

Probably Schweinfurt, Germany, about 1946. This was one of my Dad's friends.

An Anniversary

Schweinfurt, Germany, May 1948. My Parents married sixty-seven years ago today. That's my paternal Grandmother Tatjana (then fifty-one years old) and my maternal Grandfather Jake (then fifty-two year old) standing with the newlyweds.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 41)

Probably Schweinfurt, Germany, about 1946. One of my Dad's friends—a fellow Displaced Person—gave Dad this photo-booth snapshot featuring him and his daughter.

Happy Father's Day

Schweinfurt, Germany, 1947. The day creates an opportunity to repost a favorite photo.

Sixty-Six Years

Schweinfurt, Germany, May 1948. My Parents celebrated their wedding anniversary on May 15 and May 16. They first contracted the marriage in a civil ceremony, and the following day, they sealed the union at a religious rite.

Young and Tired

Schweinfurt (or Stuttgart), Germany, about 1947. This is how my Dad looked at about the time he enrolled at Hohenheim University.

Wedding Toast

Schweinfurt, Germany, May 1948. Here's another unfocused image from my Parents' wedding day. In this snapshot, my maternal Grandfather, Jake, and my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, greet the newlyweds with the toast of wine, bread, and salt.