A Closer Look (Part 74)

 Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois, 1921. Here's a better look at Martha's facial expression.

Here's the original post.

Resettled

Kaunas, Lithuania, about 1921. This is how my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, looked after she fled Russia.

Fifty

Soviet Union, October 16, 1924. This is Nina K., the mother of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana. This is a second image from the same photo shoot.
 
One of Nina K.'s other daughters, Natasha, sent this photo to Tatjana. Natasha noted that their mother had just turned 50 when she sat for this photo.

High-School Anniversary

Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1961. My Mom's high school, celebrates its fortieth anniversary.

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Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1961. The Sisters of St. Casimir established the high school, but there are no sisters in sight at this gathering.

Musical Props

Lithuania, September 9, 1921. The instruments may not be functional, but I'll bet the wristwatch is.

Thanks to my friend Ron for making this photo available to us.

Related by Marriage: "You look just like yourself in that photo!"

Whenever someone says that to me, I am miffed. I don't think that I look *anything* like the girl that appears in my childhood snapshots. I know I'm wrong, of course, because I still turn to the same reliable bag of facial tricks that I used back then.

This formal portrait of Mr. Irene's maternal Aunt, Martha, illustrates how facial expressions emerge early in life. Martha was three years old when she posed for this photo. Martha died earlier this year. For all the years that I knew her, this is the expression that I best remember.

Bridgeport, Chicago, 1921. Martha stood for this portrait on the same day that she posed with her maternal Aunt, Petra.

Related by Marriage: Smile for the Camera

Bridgeport, Chicago, 1921. Petra, the sister of Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna, holds the hand of Aunt M, the older sister of Mr. Irene' Mom. Aunt M has a cute bangle.