A Solo Black and White Wednesday

Terri has mentioned a couple of times how she enjoys looking at the old photos to see clothes and hair so I thought today I would focus on a few from the 40's and 50's. 

This one actually goes way back before the 40's, but I am including it because of the long dress and the flowered hat. I have no idea who the lady is, but she is with my Grandpa McCoy and so this was taken before he married Grandma. (Of course, silly!)

Brrr!! 

Mom with a friend. I've always liked jumpers and I hope that is a warm sweater she is wearing under the jumper. Her friend looks really cold in that cotton dress. I like her hair though!

Looks somewhat like a rickety photo booth

with the little fake picture background.

This outfit reminds me of our glee club outfits in junior high.

I don't know who she is, but she

has pretty features. I don't understand the hair.

Curly Top Cutie.

Mom with a rat in her hair! Yikes!

They also curled their hair in rags.

She seemed to favor dresses with cute bows.

A nice little Sunday suit.

Cute little ankle strap heels!

My Aunt Nancy still wearing braids and holding her doll. 

When her hair was finally cut, Granny saved the braids still with the red bows on each one.

I was always fascinated with those braids which Granny kept in the box of old photos and

still remember the feel of the thick braids and satin ribbons.

I like this photo because of the different expressions.

My Dad never enjoyed having his picture taken and they've interrupted his smoking time.

(He is also probably ready to head for home.)

I'm just kind of there while Mom looks adoringly at my little sister.

Grandad isn't enjoying the moment either. I wonder if he is ticked at Nancy.

Granny just keeps on smiling and wearing that interesting hat.

Nancy is pouting because she didn't get to hold the baby.

She is wearing a silk jacket Uncle Sonny brought back from Japan.

Great Grandma Sanders looking fairly pleasant. Her clothes style never changed.

Cousin Elaine looked pretty much the 50's teen here.

Aunt Nancy ready to graduate with a shorter hair style and her

pretty white dress and pumps.

Granny dressed up for church … wearing another little hat!

Up until the 70's when pantsuits became popular, my mother always wore dresses … when working in the house, working in the yard, going shopping or to church she wore dresses. She welcomed the pantsuits because "they cover my legs." Whatever she wore, she always looked nice and she always accessorized. When I was little and played dress-up, I too wore a dress, "because Mothers wear dresses."

Dress up wearing one of her old dresses and heels.

I imitated my Mother in many ways, including enjoying the feel of a pair of scissors in my hand ready to cut off the hair of any willing or unwilling victim!!! LOL!! I got in trouble for cutting my hair and also the dolls' hair! And a few years later, I cut my sister's and my brother's hair! Oh boy! I never did learn.

And here my Mom is getting ready to plant a few flowers … wearing her flowered skirt for the occasion.

I think she is holding the seeds and spade in one hand. Notice she's even wearing flats. No tennis shoes! Personally, I liked that flower bed for making roads and hills and little ponds for playing with all my cars and pretending I lived on a hill!