Ada, Ruel & Effie Gray, Oklahoma c1910

06/05/2014

This little boy doesn't look too happy to have his picture taken. Beautiful hats! Ada, Ruel & Effie Gray taken in Marshall County, Oklahoma in the early 1900s.

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Sara Whitworth

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Great Hats!!!

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Deanna Morris

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Love it !

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Darlene Louisa

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The faces say it all!!

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Thea Keepe

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Should also not be happy if i was that boy inbetw een the 2ladys he is thinking do i have too

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Camille Baggott

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06/05/2014

They aren't smiling real big because they cant move in all those clothes and they're dying of the heat!

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Wendy Williams Susskind

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i wonder if one of the ladies has a hold of the boys breeches from behind threatening to give him a wedgie ;)

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Anne Graham-Oscard

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That must have been some birdie!

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Gail Rohr Sorensen

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At least he is dressed like a little boy;)

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Kathryn Deloria

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They were prob hanging onto his coat so he couldn't get away.

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Mona Parisi

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Fantastic ensemble!

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Imelda Hernandez

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I wouldn't look happy wearing one of those hats! ;-)

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Jeanne Shields

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I was wondering the same thing Wendy Williams Susskind. Or maybe pinch his behind. Lol

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Teresa Lucero Valenzuela

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Love this and the hats!!!!!!!!

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Rebecca Hitt Martin

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maybe the one on the right is pinching him :)

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Garlu Garcia

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BELA IMAGEM!!!

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Luciano Gonzalez

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Ha ha, I love his face.

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Kathy Pinna

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To me, it looks like he's pouting! Had to stop playing and sit still for a stupid picture??!!

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Gloria Weedon Sharp

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06/05/2014

Anyone related to this gray family
?

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Marilyn D'Auria

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06/05/2014

Lol, he looks like he had been crying. 'Sit still or I'll kick your a**' was probably a threat he took seriously.

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Jennifer Princessa

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Miserable kid.

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Carol Wheeler

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06/05/2014

Great photo.

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Ann Bearden

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The ladies don't look overjoyed either! ;)

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Gillian D. Barr

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A face like sour grapes xx

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Paula Brown Williams

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"Under duress" is the phrase that comes to mind

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Carol Holmes Keene

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Those outfits had to be broiling hot & itchy!

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Art Carney

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one reason in old pictures people do not smile.. it because the film was very slow.. you had to be still for seconds and it hard to hold a smile for any time

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Ted Williams

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Maybe because his left hand is missing...

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Eli Castro

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Thinking...."I need to go..where's the restroom?"

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Cathleen Taylor

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OMG - I think I may be related to Ada Gray! My mother's family came from Pitcher, OK. Her father's name was WilliamT. Grey. Can the person who submitted the picture let me know if this sounds familiar?

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Doreen Crow Waters

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Looks like he just got spanked.

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Edith A. Elliott

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I agree Ted Williams ! Did anyone think to look at the little boys' hand missing !! Maybe that's why he's not smiling !!!!!!!

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Linda Ryder

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Shelley Renee Meeks thought of you.

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Debra DeYoung

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No one smiled in those days!

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Rosemary Robb Smith

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HA ..so cute

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Virginia Mickey Haworth Ferrell

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No body from that era ever smiled in pics

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Francis Dugger

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if I had to dress like that today, I would not make it, the heat would have me down

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Bobbie Culpepper

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Those hats are enough to scare him.

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Connie C Morgan

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Actually, none of them look ecstatic.

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Nancy Murray Marxen

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The little boy's suit looks a little small for him.

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Nancy Murray Marxen

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Maybe it was in the month of January, and they are not cooking inside of their cloths.

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Mary Ellen Grayberg

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what is in his left hand and on his lap....something he was eating and had to stop, he is looking off to one side and they are looking straight ahead...I think someone was telling him to do something he did not agree with!!!

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Lynn Knockel

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Love to see the old photos

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Sian Adele Jones

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Fab Hats!!

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Marie Hutchison

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This is so cool ,love it

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Mary Etta Moody

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The people were very sober ,recently I posted a picture of my great ,great , grandmother ,she was sober facef

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Lori Harris

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You wouldn't look happy either if you had to wear a get up like that

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Nan Susan Hart

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I know he just loves the outfit.

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Terry Collins

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They were dressed up and looked very nice. I don't think the child was enjoying it... Bet he wanted to go play. Lol

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Ellen Ruane

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They are showing off their fancy hats. No one looks happy or serene.

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Richard R Bruneau Sr

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I would be mad if i had to wear that outfit too.

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Elizabeth Crews

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noon was happy back then!!!!

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Sue Dugas

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None of them look a bit happy, nor friendly! YIKES!! Poor little kid

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Susan Estes

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Wonderful picture!

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Annaka Logan

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I guess they really did not have much to smile about.

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Beverly Cronk

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He probably wants to be playing not just sitting there all dressed up....

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Judy Bailey

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A sad looking group.

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Leilani Naylor

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It's crazy that they didn't smile, I read an article once that said it took so long to take a picture back in those days that they were tired of waiting so no smiles

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Julie Hartley

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By looking at this photo, these 2 ladies don't look too happy either!

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Debbie Brown

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Lol sometimes they posed awhile in the photos and I guess he had better things to do

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Cee Are

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Maybe he had one of his tantrum fits before they took this shot and it is showing in the picture after he was done and was just mad ? LOL LOL

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Mary Gilmore

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The woman on the left just told him to "sit down and behave yourself," and she did it in no uncertain terms. Can tell by the look on her face:)

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Marymoncki John

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It seems like the kid didn't like it there in Marshall County, Oklahoma of early 1900s :)

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Sabra Gabbert

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Someone looks Board!

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Letitia Knoeller

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! can't imagine weaning those hats in the prairie winds!

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Sheyla King

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Love it!!

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Dominique Bayerdorffer

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I dunno... The woman on the left looks as though she may have a death grip on the nape of the boy's neck. She's got that "You move again, and I'll clean your clock" look... :-)

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Isabelle Gudmundsson

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A l'époque le temps de pause était très long, difficile de sourire ;)

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Ann Benning

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The good old days? People were (over) dressed , not showing everything that they have.

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Paula Hursh

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Cap.is :mom how much longer before I can go
What I love are the hats right out of the mail order catalog

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Rebecca Feess Humphry

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They couldn't smile because of the type of photo plate they used.

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Audrey Mills Detmar

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I don't think anyone usually looked very happy in photos during this era.

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Audrey Mills Detmar

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Just wasn't the social norm to smile for photos.

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Elaine Howard

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I'd be mad too with a name like Ruel!!

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Marla Daniel

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none do...lol

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Laura Wallace

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Those ladies have some nice hats. the little boy just does not like being dressed up.

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Tony Ballance

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Nobody back than looked happy in any photos taken in that era.

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Tony Ballance

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No one smiled. They all looked so stoeik.

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Joanne Legg

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No one does!

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CorneliaBelle Calvert LeFevre

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Maybe he needs to go to the bathroom.

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Irene Fuson

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I love the name Effie.

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Linda Holmgren Morafcik

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They had to sit still for soooo long! The Instamatic Camera hadn't been invented yet!

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Sue Dodd Rueckert

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None of them look happy to me...

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Elizabeth Holleman

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Very stern looking..

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Deborah Buttrum

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I love the women's hats

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Diane Daley-Eaton

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Tight clothes on the boy?!

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Antonella Calderone

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Floyd Root

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He probably didn't want to get dressed up to get his dumb ol' picture taken, cut into his play time.

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Nelson Cassone Mbuguah

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The little boy probably got a good box on the ears for fidgetting prior to the shot ...lol.....

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Chrissy Mardis

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Nice

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Bonita Mizejewski

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Love looking at old pics

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Joy Sissy Uhrin

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Looks like Opie Taylor. Lol love these thanks..

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Jimmy Jimo

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It used to be a serious business having a photo taken

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Jana DeFaut-Thompson

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yep,alot of time caused these type of photos,.

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Maura Durell

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:-((((

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Carole Ridgway

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Would u be happy wearing those clothes & sitting still between those 2 hats

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Sandy Coryell

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Reminds me of my grandson when he was little! :)

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Judith Hillstrom

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Judging from the look on her face the lady on the left must be mama. They sure didn't believe in smiling back in those days.

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Bruce Eric Van Bel

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I wouldn't be either if I was a kid and had to sit in between those two b******.....or does no smiling run in the family..¿¿}

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Betty Willis

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I bet no one messed with these 2 ladies!!!! And this little guy looks like he knows that very well!!!!!!

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Betty Herron

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The women don't look too happy either!

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The Victorian Carriage

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Anneke Dubash

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Probably more mystified than anything. We forget many people, especially kids, back then were unfamiliar with the camera and how it worked. The concept of "smile for the camera" was unknown.

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