Sepia Saturday 273: Bicycles, Long Skirts, Newspaper Cuttings

Sepia Saturday 273: Bicycles, Long Skirts, Newspaper Cuttings

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Hitting one out of three isn’t bad, right?  And I get to post another one of my favorite photos from the trunk.  I’m a little behind the schedule with this post for Sepia Saturday, but better late than never!

Scan10121bPictured above is Earl William Powis Jr. (1922-2010) with a bicycle on August 24, 1930.  A very exact date, and I actually know quite a bit about this photo!  I presume it was taken by his mother, Anna (Plansky) Powis, who at that point, per the 1930 census, was divorced and living in Illinois with “Junior” as he was referred to on the census.  She kept in close contact with my great grandma Olga Powis who was Earl Jr’s aunt, sister to his father, sending along many photos of Earl Jr. over the years.

 

Anna wrote on the back of the photo (shown at left), “This is not so good of him, but he likes it, said he liked it best even if the bike has a flat rear tire.”  Kids, huh?  The 8 year old Earl was more concerned about the state of the bike than how he looked in the photo!  Olga likely added the identification at the bottom of the photo in pencil.  There are MANY photos of young Earl in my great grandma’s collection so it seems like she and Anna (and Earl) corresponded frequently  over the years even though Olga’s brother later remarried.  Short and sweet again to wrap up another Sepia Saturday Tuesday!

 

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