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I thought I would share an old picture of my grandmother, and my mother ( in the white hat / dress ). This picture was taken around the early 1940's. My grandfather was in the army WWII and this picture was taken to send to him.
My grandmother had great style !
Thought I would share in relationship to the jewelry, clothing, china and other items that I inherited from her. Thank you for looking !
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Lovely. Thanks for sharing. DD@Phila
Thanks everyone for all the love !
priceless!!! i do genealogy and wish i could find family pics like this
for every one i do a tree for
Thank you so much for your comment ! You are correct, It is priceless, Im glad I have this picture. I should post a picture of my great-grandmother and her children, my grandmother is sitting on her lap! It is an awesome picture, Im dating it around 1920's, because my grandmother was born, 1919. As, Im commenting, I think I will post it. Thanks again.
Your grandmother looks like a movie star, Beautiful !! The whole picture is just too adorable.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment !
Your grandmother is beautiful. You are correct--great style.
amazing hats! your grandmother definitely had great style.
What a magnificent photo! Lovely!