Katherine "Kit" and Philip Runser, youngest children of Phillip Jacob Runser and Clara Ketchum Runser. They had a homestead in Foxboro, Wisconsin in the early 1900s. This photo was probably taken shortly after Kit was fitted with her first pair of spectacles, hence the somber look on her usually smiling face.
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...
Discover how fashion has changed over the years with this collection of photos.
Fashion styles & vintage clothing throughout the decades that will inspire, make you wish for those times again, or may make you ask "What were they thinking"?
Clothing styles have obviously changed ...
Spectacles, glasses, eyewear, bifocals - all of these are ways to correct vision. And today, they also make a fashion statement!
If your vision is poor, you know how important glasses are to your life in these modern times. How would you drive a car if you weren't able to correct your vision? How would you be able to watch tv? ...
Our homes from the past - from our childhood family home, our starter homes, to the homes we retire in.
Our homes provide us with a sense of security, stability, and comfort, and it is where we can escape from the outside world and find peace and solitude. A home is a place where we can relax, unwind, a...
My name is Richard Runser, born 1940. I have been working at genealogy on Runsers and relatives. Presently I am sort of retired, living in Anchorage. My favorite activity is Snowmachining. Any relatives of Runsers are of interest to me.