Gathered

Neuhaus Displaced Persons Camp, Germany 1944. Relatives from my Dad's side adjust to camp life.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Related by Marriage: The Exit

Nativity BVM Church, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 1958. Mr. Irene's Mom wears a stylish, sheared beaver capelet.

A Closer Look (Part 78)

Palanga, Lithuania, about 1920. This is a relative of my paternal Grandfather, Vytautas.

Here's the original post.

Off to Work

Suburban Chicago, May 1962. Mom's about to head out for the office.

Christening

Sacred Heart Church, Melrose Park, Illinois, December 1958. My Godmother's husband must have taken this snapshot; recall Parents and Grandparents do not, in our culture, attend baptisms.

Spring Furs

Bologna, Italy, April 1984. Just a moderate chill compelled Italians to wear furs.

After the Ceremony

St. George's Parish, Bridgeport, Chicago, May 1953. My friend Nijole's Mom (standing, wearing the fur stole) attends a wedding.

Thanks to Nijole for making this photo available to us.

Winter Mild

Venice, Italy, December 1983. A fur coat isn't necessary.

It would be nice to have a little snow.

Suburban Chicago, December 1964. I never was good at shaping snowballs.

Borganza coats were popular in the 1960s. Borganza "fur" slightly resembled sheared beaver: fashion's answer to Naugahyde.

Holiday Window

Chicago Loop, Illinois, December 1962. We used to dress nicely to go shopping downtown.

My outfit was red, and the coat featured a rabbit-fur collar.

Snapshot from a Sunday

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

Sunday Style

Suburban Chicago, Autumn 1960. This is another photo Dad kept in his wallet.

Happy Easter

Suburban Chicago, April 14, 1963. I'm reposting a favorite. Here's another one from the same day.

Parisian Steps

Paris, France, 1947. Mom's friend sent this photo from her wedding as a postwar memento.

November Coats

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, about 1949. The women are dressed for the colder weather. Toronto Al's Dad, Vladas, is on the far right. (Additional photos from this day appeared here and here.)

Thanks to Toronto Al for making this photo available to us.

ADDED: My Toronto Cousin reports that the other man is Vladas's Dad.

Happy Easter

Suburban Chicago, April 14, 1963. Are you wearing your finest today?

A Red Coat

O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, March 1963. I had seen the photos Dad took when JFK spoke at the O'Hare dedication, but I only now saw this clip among our home movies. That means Mom likely went to the event because she was the one who usually did the filming.

Grandmother's Pride

High Park, Toronto Ontario, July 1960. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, and my Toronto Cousin visit a colorful spot.

Morning Arrival

Venice, Italy, November 1983. I've arrived at the Piazzetta San Marco, and I'm under the porticos of the Palazzo Ducale. It's not as chilly as it looks; it's just fur-coat season.

(The fellow climbing the steps of the Marciana Library is wearing a Loden coat.)

Winter Sitting

Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, probably late 1950s. Suzanne—the maternal Grandmother of my Kaunas Cousin—engages in the custom of posing in her cold-weather wear.