A few glimpses of the century past:
Contributor: Joan Gallagher of Inver Grove Heights
Date of picture: September 1937
Date of contribution: June 25, 2006
Caption: “Ever since I’ve been seeing pictures of kids with goats, I was thinking about sending in a picture of me, along with my sister Audrey and my two brothers, David and Paul, in a Tom Thumb wedding at Hazel Park playground in September 1937. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the picture of another Tom Thumb wedding in the Sunday morning Bulletin Board.
“I remember going to the playground to practice for this wedding. When I found out I had to let my brother Paul, who was the groom, kiss me on the cheek, I told my mother no, that I wasn’t going to be in the wedding. My mother said: ‘I’ll give you a penny if you’ll do it.’ I said: ‘OK.’ A penny was a big deal when you’re 5 years old.
“My sister Audrey was my maid of honor. My brother Dave was Audrey’s partner.
“In the picture, Audrey is to my left. David is directly behind her, and Paul is directly to my right.
“My dress was made out of crepe paper. I thought that was special.
“The picture of just Paul and me is showing that Paul looks like he was happy he got the kiss, and I look like I was mad because he got the kiss! Ha, ha!
“Audrey and David are deceased. We really had some great times when we were kids!
“Paul is now 76, and I’m 73-3/4.
“I have such wonderful memories of all the fun I had at Hazel Park playground.”
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Contributor: Jay Mae of Star Prairie, Wisconsin
Date of picture: March 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11, 1949
Date of contribution: Unknown
Caption: “Suits and hats! My husband attended this.”
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Contributor: Connie LaVenture of Inver Grove Heights
Date of picture: Early 1940s
Date of contribution: July 6, 2012
Caption: “Saw the ‘little treasures’ picture in the Friday, 6-26 edition, and it brought back memories — only mine was taken in Allentown, Pa. That must have been ‘the in thing’ in the early 1940s.
“P.S. You can barely see the long ‘doggie’ curls. They were made by wrapping a clump of wet hair around a clothespin and tying it with a piece of cloth until the hair dried.”
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Contributor: Doris Kuehl of Oakdale
Date of picture: Unknown
Date of contribution: Unknown
Caption: “Their father boasts that these four little German/Norwegian ‘Indians’ today weigh, altogether, about 200 pounds less than half a ton. Mother boasts how their Indian outfits were made from gunny sacks purchased at a feed store on Highway 36 between St. Paul and Stillwater. The pheasant feathers were from birds their dad and uncles shot in Western Minnesota. Naugahyde trim came from their dad’s canvas shop, now owned by the youngest Indian.”
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Contributor: Dick Hall of Cottage Grove
Date of picture: 1934
Date of contribution: Unknown
Caption: “Latrine at C.C.C. camp No. 1765 #2, Cass Lake, Minn., 1934”
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