"S" is for shipmates. My wife's father's Subchaser crew, 1943.

Tarpley-Parkes Family History

Taking candy from a baby?

Taking candy from a baby?

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Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the theme, ONE SITTING, ONE STANDING. Mary and Scott, Oct., 1954,
Mary, Lisa and JohnTarpley, June, 1951

Mary, Lisa and JohnTarpley, June, 1951

09 Apr 2012 1 134
"Put down the camera and give us a pull." Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1951. Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for September's monthly theme, AN ASSORTMENT OF SIBLINGS – BROTHERS AND SISTERS TOGETHER.
Celebrating her birthday in the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

Celebrating her birthday in the Vintage Photos The…

09 Apr 2012 144
Mary, 4th Birthday, 1951, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Submitted to the VPTP for the theme, "Birthday Cakes".
My wife's maternal grandfather, Rufus Burton Parkes, about 1900

My wife's maternal grandfather, Rufus Burton Parke…

30 Jun 2009 1 139
Lynchburg, Tennessee, c. 1900. Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the theme, RUMPLED OR WRINKLED.
"S" is for shipmates. My wife's father's Subchaser crew, 1943.

"S" is for shipmates. My wife's father's Subchaser…

17 Dec 2009 1 225
SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH S in the Vintage Photos Theme Park
Mary with her brother and grandmother at a roadside animal park in Florida, c. 1958.

Mary with her brother and grandmother at a roadsid…

20 Sep 2007 1 106
Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the theme, "roadside attractions." Mary told me that this establishment was selling small rhesus monkeys for $50 each. She had brought her life savings with her on this trip, a bit more than the cost of a monkey, and begged her grandparents to let her take one home. They declined her wish.
Rufus Burton Parkes

Rufus Burton Parkes

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Grandpa, Rufus Burton Parkes, c. 1900
Stella_Mae_Parkes_and_Lois_Guren

Stella_Mae_Parkes_and_Lois_Guren

30 Jun 2009 111
Grandma Parkes and a friend, Lois Guren
Elva_StellaMae_Ruth_Lavon_Couser

Elva_StellaMae_Ruth_Lavon_Couser

30 Jun 2009 118
Couser children. Clockwise from 12, Stella Mae, Ruth, Lavon and Elva, c. 1917. Stella Mae is my wife's maternal grandmother. Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the monthly theme, SIBLINGS.
Mary's 2nd Birthday, June, 1949

Mary's 2nd Birthday, June, 1949

22 Mar 2012 66
Mary's 2nd Birthday, June, 1949
Birth of the Chippendales..

Birth of the Chippendales..

16 Jun 2012 1 1 144
.May, 1950 Vanderbilt Univ. married student housing, Nashville "Connie, Bruce, Johnny and Mary", Submitted to the VPTP for the September theme, CHILDREN.
Mary and Sibs

Mary and Sibs

16 Jun 2012 138
Mary and Johhny, Nov. '50,
Mary and Sibs

Mary and Sibs

17 Jun 2012 101
Mary, about 1952
Here's one Fur Elise in the vintage photos theme park

Here's one Fur Elise in the vintage photos theme p…

17 Jun 2012 2 3 145
Mary, May '56
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

09 Jul 2012 1 126
Mary's grandparents:
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

09 Jul 2012 152
Grandpas Parkes and Tarpley
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

09 Jul 2012 2 123
Grandma and Grandpa Tarpley
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

09 Jul 2012 124
Betty and her mother-in-law
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