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Three Happy Boys
Photo of Jeremy Marshall Jeremy Marshall
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05/21/2016
Three Happy Boys
Taken by Whitby photographer Francis Meadow Sutcliffe, 1889.
Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.
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Photo of AncientFaces AncientFaces
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05/24/2016
Who says our ancestors didn’t smile? Taken in 1889
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Photo of Mary Goodall Mary Goodall
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05/24/2016
I love these 3 Boys. Gladdens my Heart.
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Photo of Sandra Goulette Sandra Goulette
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05/24/2016
😊😊😊💜
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05/24/2016
Best find ever
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Photo of Teresa Chmelik Teresa Chmelik
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05/24/2016
I can almost hear their laughter.
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Photo of Stacey Hart Stacey Hart
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05/24/2016
Love it❤️
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Photo of David Gorman David Gorman
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05/24/2016
nice
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Photo of Rebecca Rush Rebecca Rush
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05/24/2016
Beautiful photo..... 3 boys having fun all those years ago :-)
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Photo of Danielle Wesley Jaster Danielle Wesley Jaster
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05/24/2016
Darling little boys! Makes me smile too.
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Photo of Jan Burrell Jan Burrell
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05/24/2016
Bet he enjoyed sparking those clogs!
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Photo of Diane Orrvar Stone Diane Orrvar Stone
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05/24/2016
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Photo of Gail Jackson Gail Jackson
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05/24/2016
Wonder what was so funny? ! The one in the middle has beautiful teeth.
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Photo of Linda Stewart Linda Stewart
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05/24/2016
They are adorable.. Bet they could be little dickens! I hope so anyway..❤️❤️❤️
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Photo of Lee Ann Forester Train Lee Ann Forester Train
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05/24/2016
Cute little fellas!!
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Photo of Evelyn Hanson Evelyn Hanson
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05/24/2016
Three little boys having a fun day.
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Photo of James Obrien James Obrien
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05/24/2016
Adorable boys
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05/24/2016
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Photo of Beryl Gautrey Beryl Gautrey
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05/24/2016
so natural must have been a good photographer
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Photo of Patricia York Roe Patricia York Roe
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05/24/2016
Lovely Boyo's.x
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Photo of Blaze Wolf Blaze Wolf
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05/24/2016
A felicidade está em coisas simples. para os garotos talvez o fotógrafo de chapel estanho,e para ele os três garotos pobres rindo a toa!
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Photo of Barbara Spoletini Barbara Spoletini
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05/24/2016
belli!
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Photo of Helen Norvell Helen Norvell
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05/24/2016
Love the picture
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Photo of Janet Moon Janet Moon
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05/24/2016
Aw lovely old photo makes me wonder what life had in store for these young lads xx 😏 xx
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Photo of Myrna Tucker Myrna Tucker
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05/24/2016
I would love to know what they were laughing about and why that one child is barefoot.
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Photo of Vintage Image Nook Vintage Image Nook
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05/24/2016
I wonder what was said for them to laugh like that. lovely picture.
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Photo of Raven Vancil Raven Vancil
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05/24/2016
Especially with how long it took to take one single shot then. Lol
Photo of Emma Anderson Emma Anderson
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05/24/2016
Shame those adorable faces may have possibly looked on in the trenches, at the cruelty of man and war a few years later :(
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Photo of Charli Jazmin Charli Jazmin
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05/24/2016
Couldn't just enjoy the pic huh😐
Photo of Brenda Thompson Davis Brenda Thompson Davis
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05/25/2016
Food for thought Emma....
Photo of Stephen Zaremba Stephen Zaremba
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05/24/2016
Now I have to say I love it. You come up with a GREATFULL Saying and the pride of the good times that our Ancestors enjoyed themselves. Thanks for Sharing this. Thankful for seeing it.
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Photo of Bernadette Darbyshire Bernadette Darbyshire
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05/24/2016
One for the family album. Love the happy faces
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Photo of Jean Lay Jean Lay
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05/24/2016
Love these laughing and happy boys !!!"
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Photo of M Elizabeth Olds-Barrett M Elizabeth Olds-Barrett
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05/24/2016
I bet they were into some kind of mischief!
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Photo of Maxine Dundas Maxine Dundas
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05/24/2016
Melts your heart that does!
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Photo of Carmen Szafranski Carmen Szafranski
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05/24/2016
I wonder what was said to them to make them laughter like that, wonderful picture
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Photo of Melanie Clark Melanie Clark
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05/25/2016
😂 I think what the center one did, the way the one looks at him and laughs and the other one! He broke the silence!😊That would be boys😂
Photo of Victoria Diana Victoria Diana
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05/24/2016
Remind me of the "little rascals " 1960 tv series.
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Photo of June Slater Cunningham June Slater Cunningham
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05/24/2016
they are so cute !
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Photo of Brenda Johnson Lembarki Brenda Johnson Lembarki
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05/24/2016
Love the laughing and happy faces
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Photo of Marie Rowe Marquardt Marie Rowe Marquardt
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05/24/2016
Beautiful
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Photo of Darlene Lester Darlene Lester
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05/24/2016
They're too young to know the "there will be no smiling for pictures" rule of the day
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Photo of Donna Appleby Donna Appleby
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05/25/2016
It was never a rule, just hard to hold a smile for the length of exposure. I have heaps of smiling Victorian photos. By this time smaller cameras were becoming more popular and exposure time much reduced.
Photo of Darlene Lester Darlene Lester
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05/25/2016
I was kind of kidding, but thanks... good to know why my ancestors all look so cranky
Photo of Teresa Montgomery Teresa Montgomery
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05/24/2016
Such a happy picture!!
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Photo of Becky Kelly Becky Kelly
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05/24/2016
Love this picture.
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Photo of Roxane Chatman Roxane Chatman
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05/24/2016
Justin Moser kid in the middle reminds me of you when you were little
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Photo of Ege Korap Ege Korap
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05/24/2016
Smile as you leech off Africa and middle east..
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Photo of Suzanne DeBernardo Suzanne DeBernardo
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05/24/2016
The little boy on the left is in a hand knit sweater. Love this pic.
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Photo of Len Pickett Len Pickett
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05/24/2016
Some things about people never change over time.
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Photo of Jim McComish Jim McComish
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05/24/2016
Ege Korap seriously? Africa might have got a hard time from colonialism but it's pretty obvious these kids weren't the ones benefiting from it.
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05/24/2016
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Photo of Coral Spens-Black Coral Spens-Black
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05/24/2016
Would be a great picture to hang on your wall the joy of childhood
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Photo of Patricia L Parcel Patricia L Parcel
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05/24/2016
I dont think Ive ever seen a photo from that era were folks were smiling. Pic
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Photo of Diane Elizabeth Diane Elizabeth
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05/24/2016
Delightful ! Makes me smile too! Wonder what happened in each of their lives? First world war i guess.
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Photo of Agi Pringle-Fowler Agi Pringle-Fowler
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05/24/2016
Timeless and priceless✨cute lil fellas
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Photo of Diane Elizabeth Diane Elizabeth
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05/24/2016
Myrna Tucker l'd guess they might be sitting on a pier or jetty and the one with his trousers rolled up and bare feet may have been wading in a river or paddling in the sea....
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05/24/2016
Awwwww!!!!!!
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05/24/2016
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Photo of Terri Allen Terri Allen
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05/24/2016
Adorable smiles.
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Photo of Susan Aprieto Velves Susan Aprieto Velves
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05/24/2016
Such joy......😃😄☺
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05/24/2016
Betty Hepburn
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Photo of Betty Hepburn Betty Hepburn
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05/24/2016
Cheers Ruby, what great Pictures xx
Photo of Julie Vallance Julie Vallance
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05/24/2016
i love it, i wonder what the little monsters mates think is so funny
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Photo of Josephine Collier Josephine Collier
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05/24/2016
Love this Photo, three happy little boys 😜😄😃
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Photo of Connie Hull-Churchel Connie Hull-Churchel
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05/24/2016
Love it!
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Photo of Sussanah Mary Sussanah Mary
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05/24/2016
The boy on the right has a lump on his neck. Maybe a goitre ?
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Photo of Judy Kates Judy Kates
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05/24/2016
Such a good picture
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Photo of Alta Karen Johnson Alta Karen Johnson
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05/24/2016
What a GREAT HAPPY PHOTO!!!
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Photo of Johnny Marcello Johnny Marcello
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05/24/2016
Magnifique 💫
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Photo of Alexandra Slingsby Alexandra Slingsby
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05/25/2016
I wonder if these were the children of bargees? It looks a bit like the top of a barge. I don't know how long an exposure was required by this time, because those smiles look spontaneous, not forced - it would be hard to maintain that for any length of time. I love the historical detail you can glean from this - the metal on the boys boots on the left of the picture, to make them last. The littl'un most likely didn't have boots - too dear for babies, even though he'd probably have to do his share of work if they were barge children. Goes to show money does not equate happiness.
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Photo of Christina Wiseman Christina Wiseman
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05/25/2016
Bet it was dirty whatever they are laughing about..only saying!!
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05/25/2016
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Photo of Cara Newcomer Cara Newcomer
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05/25/2016
No cellphones, no video games, no tablets.... just the innocence of kids having fun! Love this shot.
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Photo of Judith Fadeley-Faltisco Judith Fadeley-Faltisco
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05/25/2016
3 smile friends enjoying a day of fun
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Photo of Gary Carroll Gary Carroll
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05/25/2016
More brilliant pictures like this Please.
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Photo of Gary Carroll Gary Carroll
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05/25/2016
They could be kids of today.
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Photo of Gary Carroll Gary Carroll
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05/25/2016
The boy in the middle, perfect teeth. Whow and white.
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Photo of Gary Carroll Gary Carroll
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05/25/2016
I can see another foot in the right hand corner. There must have been more boys sitting there?
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Photo of Mary Ellen Grayberg Mary Ellen Grayberg
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05/25/2016
Nice to see these boys having a good time.
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05/25/2016
beautiful
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Photo of Mary Davis Mary Davis
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05/25/2016
Fun picture!
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Photo of Diane Shute Diane Shute
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05/25/2016
This is the cutest! Love the knickers!
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05/25/2016
Oh they are adorable!
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Photo of Elaine König Elaine König
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05/25/2016
Lovely photo 😃
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Photo of Sarah Jane Hall Sarah Jane Hall
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05/25/2016
They must have just gotten off work lol
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Photo of Wendy Donoghue Wendy Donoghue
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05/25/2016
Made there own entertainment , they look little bugers though
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Photo of Betty Paul Cole Betty Paul Cole
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05/25/2016
Love the old photo's
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Photo of Wendy Neiswonger Wendy Neiswonger
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05/25/2016
Anyone know how they got the exposure without sitting still? Great pic!
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Photo of Vicki Allen Vicki Allen
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05/25/2016
People should smile.
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Photo of Sylvia Williams Sylvia Williams
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05/25/2016
Happy to see life wasn't all Doom & Gloom then!
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Photo of Norah Tierney Norah Tierney
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05/25/2016
Such spontaneous smiles and laughter.I wonder what they were laughing at ? The one little boy has no shoes.
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Photo of Joyce Spaul Joyce Spaul
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05/25/2016
MARVELOUS ❤️💋❤️💋
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Photo of Beverly Jones-Craighead Beverly Jones-Craighead
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05/25/2016
Kids will be kids no matter what year it is. These boys are so impish. I can just hear them laughing because of the frog they put in Ellie's lunch can!
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05/25/2016
What happy boys!
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Photo of Celine Kilbane Celine Kilbane
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05/25/2016
They ware so happy 3 lovely boys
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05/25/2016
Cute smiles
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05/25/2016
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05/25/2016
Smiles from my ancestors!!
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Photo of Susan Jones Susan Jones
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05/25/2016
They just found out they r going to Disney World.
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05/26/2016
Love to know the joke!
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05/26/2016
Freaking beautiful! Love it.
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Photo of Petri Ruuska Petri Ruuska
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06/10/2016
No playstation,x-box,ipad....goooood time!
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Photo of Wendy Lopez Gazquez Laan Wendy Lopez Gazquez Laan
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06/21/2016
And when ancestors smile, they suddenly seem just as human as us. :-)
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