Yet again we dig into our heretofore unpublished photos and captions, submitted during the daily-newsprint era of Bulletin Board (1990 to 2016).
Contributor: A.M.P. of Oak Park Heights
Date of picture: 1971
Date of contribution: Unknown
Caption: “After looking at many old pictures, I came across this one from 1971. My daughter Mary Ellen couldn’t wait for a slice; she first had to sample some of her dad’s bread.
“My husband, Diz, started baking 16 loaves at a time in the early ’60s. They were delicious!
“We had four little ones to feed.
“Those were the days!”
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Contributor: Maureen the French Teacher
Date of picture: 1944
Date of contribution: September 1, 2008
Caption: “‘All Dressed Up and Ready to Ride.’
“This is a photo of me, taken in the summer of 1944 in Madison, Wisconsin, on Madison Street. I was almost 3 years old. If you look carefully at the stirrups, you will see the pony’s name, ‘Sally,’ and the year, 1944. I was pretty happy to be on a pony in my own front yard.”
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Contributor: Mrs. Stretch
Date of picture: September 7, 1932
Date of contribution: August 31, 2007
Caption: “Again it’s time for school to begin, and mothers are getting their offspring ready for the first day of the new season. Seventy-five years ago, my mother was doing the same. She had sewn the dresses for my sister (the little one, who seems to be in danger of losing her bloomers) and me. Tams were the ‘in’ thing, and we both had one. My book bag was also home-sewn. Most important was the gallon syrup pail which Mother had packed with, naturally, syrup sandwiches. But I loved school and came home that night so excited, I couldn’t wait for the next day to begin. Our collie dog, however, would have no part of it, and took off, not about to jeopardize her freedom to roam.”
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Contributor: Margaret M. Dolan (“their older sister”)
Date of picture: Unknown
Date of contribution: January 25, 2007
Caption: “I am enclosing a precious family photo which the general public would enjoy and be amused by.
“John Terrance (Doc) Dolan, 4 years old, wanted to go to school, so he pulled on the nearest overalls he saw, which belonged to F.J. (Steve) Dolan, age 6, in the first grade. (There was no lower class.)
“Doc marched up to school, only to be met by the principal of Milroy, Minnesota, Sigurd Qualey, who was greeting the country buses as they arrive.
“He asked Doc to wait until brother Steve arrived. Upon Steve’s arrival, who had no choice of overalls, who had to pull on the skimpy 4-year-old’s, the principal snapped the picture noting the great divergence.
“Doc went on to be a Hall of Fame recipient at Cretin-Derham Hall. He had nine children, who all worked at Doc’s Place restaurant.”
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Contributor: Heights Grandma (Katherine)
Date of picture: 1923
Date of contribution: 2013
Caption: “This photo was taken in 1923, in my parents’ front yard in Gary, South Dakota. Tom and Clara McLain welcomed daughter Katherine on April 1, 1922. My father and mother were pleased on April 1, 1923, when brother Jack joined the family. My dad took a lot of good-natured ribbing to have two babies born a year apart on April Fools’ Day.
“Jack is deceased, and I am 91 years old.”
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Contributor: Rita Saumweber of St. Paul
Date of picture: Early 1930s
Date of contribution: 2010
Caption: “This handsome tyke is my dad, T.C.K., who will celebrate his 80th birthday on September 4th.
“I love everything about this picture — especially his impish grin, which he still has. I’m sure the bike was a real treasure, as his dad died before he was born and his mom struggled to make ends meet.
“He was an only child, but always wanted a big family of his own, and there are eight of us. He was a hard worker and took good care of his kids and his wife, the lovely K.K.
“He’s still handsome, rode a stationary bike until a few years ago, loves all things history-related, and never met a dessert he didn’t like.
“Happy Birthday, Dad, and as you always tell us: Be careful out there!”
