This is my husband’s paternal grandmother and grandfather. They were married at fourteen (!!) and nineteen so this is sometime after that. Around 1951.
His grandmother died in 1988, she was only 52. She was an amazing woman that graduated from college the same year as her college-aged son, continued to get her Masters degree and was an ordained minister. I never met her but have only heard loving and awesome stories about her.
This is a precious picture of their love and the beginning of their family.
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Wonderful photo.
She does sound amazing!
Have a great day!
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What a wonderful picture.
Sounds like your husband’s grandmother was a remarkable woman.
What a romantic pic! *sigh*
Can you even IMAGINE getting married at 14?!? Wow! I bet the average nowadays is close to 30. Times sure have changed!!
~*~Sigh~*~
I have a similar one of my grandparents circa 1940. I always thought it was a little bit scandalous, but oh the romance!
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love it, soo romantic!
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April 7, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Oh, I LOVE this one!!!!!
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April 7, 2010 at 1:14 pm
It does sound so romantic! Love pictures like these where love is so obvious.
(BTW, did you see you were right after me in the list over at 5minutesformom?! Thought that was a neat coincidence.)
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April 7, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Only 14!!! Holy cow. They look really happy, so it must have been love.
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Wow! Just wow! I love old photos like this. It really was a different time.
Happy WW!
That is too sweet!
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I adore photos like this! I would love to dedicate a whole room to things like this if I could.
I have my dad’s bl & white photos of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade matted and framed.
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April 8, 2010 at 2:30 am
Amazing photo – this would be perfect for one of those trendy retro cards!
Wow – married at 14!
She sounds an amazing woman.
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April 15, 2010 at 9:31 am
The story plus the pic gave me goosebumps!!
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Beautiful picture and wonderful story!!
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