"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 97
"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 113
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 98
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 1 202
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 78
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 81
Grandma Parkes and a friend, Lois Guren
Elva_StellaMae_Ruth_Lavon_Couser

Elva_StellaMae_Ruth_Lavon_Couser

30 Jun 2009 89
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 46
Mary's 2nd Birthday, June, 1949
Mary and Sibs

Mary and Sibs

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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…

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Mary, May '56
They also serve who only stand and wait, or sit and look cute, as the case may be.

They also serve who only stand and wait, or sit an…

09 Jul 2012 199
My mother-in-law, center, with other wives of the USS Catamount's crew.
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

09 Jul 2012 1 154
Betty
Two potential Bonnies without a Clyde. Circa 1942.

Two potential Bonnies without a Clyde. Circa 1942.

09 Jul 2012 1 179
Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the theme " CAR PLUS WOMAN OR MAN.
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

09 Jul 2012 1 191
Mary's Mom, Betty
Young girl relishing the last bit of a lollypop, c. a long, long, time ago.

Young girl relishing the last bit of a lollypop, c…

10 Jul 2012 117
Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the theme LOLLYPOP LOLLYPOP - Featuring a lollypop, candy cane, or other confection
Mary and Sibs, 1951-1952 Central California

Mary and Sibs, 1951-1952 Central California

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