tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post53958441965438629..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Working ArrangementsJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-72927128271481530652013-06-13T10:44:32.236-07:002013-06-13T10:44:32.236-07:00Fair enough. I'll try to leave a few shoe boxe...Fair enough. I'll try to leave a few shoe boxes, a blog and maybe a memoir! Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-17691273866117357612013-06-13T08:08:33.936-07:002013-06-13T08:08:33.936-07:00I am assuming the photo dates to about 1925 +/- 5 ...I am assuming the photo dates to about 1925 +/- 5 years or so...<br /><br />I find the lifeboat size to be interesting. On a large passenger ship, the boat would have likely been much larger (the boat is marked 9 passengers).<br /><br />I'm not sold on this story being the "right boat" but you may find it interesting anyway:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=UHZaAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA4-PA12&ots=CA7JTQ4ADC&dq=Empress%20Lauritzen%20antioch%20-chinese&pg=RA4-PA12#v=onepage&q=Empress%20Lauritzen%20antioch%20-chinese&f=false<br /><br />The boat pictured has two lifeboats of approximately the right size. Perhaps this is how Bill got to points east from his home "back in the day"?Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-32778550817113622852013-06-13T06:24:20.020-07:002013-06-13T06:24:20.020-07:00Doesn't that second picture of Bill Bean look ...Doesn't that second picture of Bill Bean look a little like the guy in that first photo (series of five) who is sitting down on a rock? Something about the jaw line. I get the picture of a low-key guy who enjoyed life and did a lot of things.Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-3714033614530800712013-06-12T22:01:11.115-07:002013-06-12T22:01:11.115-07:00I wonder if it could have been from a shipping lin...I wonder if it could have been from a shipping line that is now defunct.<br /><br />To complicate matters, Bill was quite the traveler, although mostly in later years, so this isn't necessarily isolated to the Bay Area.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-55254603110620690702013-06-12T21:57:44.507-07:002013-06-12T21:57:44.507-07:00Good thinking, Iggy. I've ridden the ferry fro...Good thinking, Iggy. I've ridden the ferry from Oakland to SF, myself, but hadn't even thought of that possibility.<br /><br />By that point (1936), Bill would have been forty years old. I know his hairline receded prematurely, so I am thinking, from his appearance, that at that time he was younger than forty and that the photo most likely predated that date of the bridge opening. Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-84771020130007218752013-06-12T21:48:23.104-07:002013-06-12T21:48:23.104-07:00Smadar: only a shoe box? ;)Smadar: <i>only</i> a shoe box? ;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-398181393529524602013-06-12T21:46:51.171-07:002013-06-12T21:46:51.171-07:00You've nailed it, Far Side! He did come across...You've nailed it, Far Side! He did come across as absolutely confident in himself. Quite a study to get to know him.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-84514039917736567952013-06-12T21:45:40.647-07:002013-06-12T21:45:40.647-07:00Definitely, Colleen! Both for the photograph, and ...Definitely, Colleen! Both for the photograph, and for the many details found on the back of the card.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-1063017873231049672013-06-12T21:44:40.560-07:002013-06-12T21:44:40.560-07:00Wendy, I've always liked to do that comparison...Wendy, I've always liked to do that comparison when there are new babies in the family--comparing the previous generation's baby pictures with those of the newborn.<br /><br />In this case, though, it was pretty unexpected seeing the "before" and "after" shots. Of course, the ID photo looks quite similar to the way I remember Bill looking. At the same time, he was at a stage where I can now see similarities with his dad, Leon.<br /><br />You would never have thought, at that earlier stage of life, that he would have morphed from such a narrow face to the round face of his later years. Perhaps that comes from living the lifestyle of the successful...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-44759330384123913812013-06-12T10:14:55.224-07:002013-06-12T10:14:55.224-07:00The logo on the lifeboat, the flag with the "...The logo on the lifeboat, the flag with the "W" in it - should identify the shipping line - but I've no luck with this (yet).Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51569484398404186812013-06-12T09:32:35.198-07:002013-06-12T09:32:35.198-07:00Given the Oakland - San Fransisco bridge wasn'...Given the Oakland - San Fransisco bridge wasn't opened until November 12, 1936 - This might be Bill on a cross-bay ferry boat. There is still a ferry service running between Alameda and San Fransisco today.<br /><br />But if not, he is out on a grand cruise!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-14766008945339646312013-06-11T08:46:49.635-07:002013-06-11T08:46:49.635-07:00I was sorting through old photos and school projec...I was sorting through old photos and school projects of my own kids the other day and deciding what to save and what to keep. The more I get into genealogy, the more I have a hard time throwing things away. What do you think my shoe box will say about me in 100 years?<br />Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-43931393146926498332013-06-11T06:36:35.386-07:002013-06-11T06:36:35.386-07:00Love that last photo..very self assured wasn't...Love that last photo..very self assured wasn't he! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-69143559865347063702013-06-11T04:46:08.270-07:002013-06-11T04:46:08.270-07:00The ID card is a nice little treasure.The ID card is a nice little treasure.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-24747131149101720862013-06-11T03:31:47.354-07:002013-06-11T03:31:47.354-07:00Comparing photos from two different stages of life...Comparing photos from two different stages of life is always fun and interesting. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com