Florence was my mother. One of the sweetest women who ever lived. She was smart, interesting and had a wonderful sense of humor. She loved her family.
When my father died, she went out to work at 55, never having worked before. She was active in the Chicago South Side Catholic Women's Club and St.Dorothy's Church.I miss her very much.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...