Not so surprising that it is falling apart: it was a gift to Wyora and Doral, from Uncle Mac and Aunt Leonore on March 8th, 1940 (a few months before Arta was born).
Indeed, there is a little poem taped on the first page (written on the back of an envelop) in which a young soon-to-be-father (Doral?) mediates on the unknown possibiity of a girl or boy child. A bit of gender-binary imagining, but acknowledging that the anticipation of a new baby is nothing but a moment for joy.
We tried to take a scan of the full book. I will try to post it to the Grandmother Arta blog. I also tried to take some close up photos of the different photos that are pasted into the book (as they did not scan so well). Here they are!
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Born Wednesday, May 8, 1940, 12:36 am (9 lbs, 8 and 3/4 oz; 22 inches |
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| Wyora with Arta in the christening dress? |
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| Arta at 6 months? |
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| Mislabelled? We think this is 1942! |
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| Arta, June 21, 1943 (3 yrs old) |
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| Arta, August 1944 (4 yrs old) |
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| Arta, August 1944 (4 yrs old) |
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| Arta, 1946 |
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| Arta, 1947 |
Wow. These are so adorable. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI think I have seen a picture of either Duncan or Alex that is very similar to that photo of Arta at 6 months!! ❤️ (Gillian)
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