Rice

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

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 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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Fancy

Brooklyn, New York, 1950. The images from this sitting make me chuckle.

Reconnected

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

Picnic Candid

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

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.

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.

The Brooklyn Ladies

Brooklyn, New York, April 3, 1961. My paternal Grandmother Tatjana's Sister-in-Law, Victoria (second from left), sent this memento snapshot to Tatjana.

Wedding Gladiolas

Brooklyn, New York, about 1954. Here's another image from a wedding reception my maternal Grandfather, Jake, attended.

Three of Five

Haunstetten, Germany, 1951. Three younger siblings of my "New" Cousin contemplate the future.

Thanks to my "New" Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Blooming Knits

Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed visits the knits at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

 

(The exhibit is over, but the photos and observations are new.)

A Quick Visit

 

Brooklyn, New York, March 28, 1948. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, visits her cousins.

Untroubled

 

Brooklyn, New York, Spring 1951. Dad captures Mom during a moment when she's not working.

A Small Gathering

Brooklyn, New York, 1954. My Dad's cousin and one of my Mom's hospital colleagues visit my maternal Grandfather, Jake.