Treasure Chest Thursday: Mom’s Infamous Coin Purses
Posted by Liv | Filed under Treasure Chest Thursdays
To bronze or not to bronze . . . was definitely not an option my mother worried about when she contemplated what to do with our baby shoes once we outgrew them. Our treasured baby shoes became infamous coin purses she filled with money and hid around the house in case of emergencies — LOL!
Tags: baby shoes
Treasure Chest Thursday: Southern Pacific’s Famous Sunset Route
Posted by Liv | Filed under Treasure Chest Thursdays
I had no idea that my father worked for the railroad industry too until I came upon a W-2 with total wages he earned working for Southern Pacific (SP) in 1949. When I asked mom about his employment with SP, she said he did work for them, but only for a short period of time before [...]
Tags: Alpine TX, Davis Mountain Range, Del Rio TX, El Paso, houston, Marfa TX, New Orleans, Pecos High Bridge, Railroad industry, San Antonio, Saw Tooth Mountain, Southern Pacific Lines, Sunset Route, Treasure Chest Thursday
Treasure Chest Thursday: My father’s 1937 Kodak Jiffy Camera
Posted by Liv | Filed under Treasure Chest Thursdays
My father loved cameras! He enjoyed posing for pictures just as much as he enjoyed taking them. I believe I’m the one in the family that enjoys cameras as much as he did. Since his death, all of his cameras have been passed on to me. So on my list of things to do this year, [...]
Tags: 1937, http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Jiffy.html, John Taylor, Kodak Jiffy camera, vintage camera
