I can almost hear the Banjos

[Pappy]

My relatives were great picture takers, thank God, and this one was taken at Plymouth Reservoir, a small lake in the middle of some woods and was owned by some distant relatives of mind. I would say it dates back in the early 1900's. Everytime I see this photo, the tune from Deliverence runs through my head. :sentimental::sentimental:

 

[TWHRider]

I LOVE that picture! What a wonderful piece of history!

That was the Era of the Carter family; how neat if you had some musicians tucked in there

I think all the pictures from Back Then looked like they were straight out of Deliverance - lol

 

[SeaBreeze]

Great photo! Looks like it was taken on a Sunday, everybody's dressed up.

 

[That Guy]

They're a good-lookin' bunch, Pappy.

 

[Pappy]

The only one I remember, when I was very young, is Uncle Joe, farest on the right sitting. The place was called The Shanty where many went for hunting and fishing. I use to go there as a teenager but front porch was gone by then. Looks like it is ready to collapse at any minute.

 

[Anne]

Nice picture, Pappy!! I wondered about that porch corner propped up on a stack of rocks.... So nice to look at old pics and remember people and things from back then. Unfortunately my family wasn't much into pictures, but don't think they always had a camera, either. I remember my uncle having an old Brownie camera when I was little. Most of the pictures we have now are from weddings, etc.

 

[SifuPhil]

Great picture, Pappy! Looks like a happy family.

Beats the tar out of MY old family pic ...

 

[That Guy]

 

[Pappy]

Love the pictures Phil and That Guy. All hell, might just as well show you a picture of my Grandma. We joke about how Grandma is a Rebel. I believe this would have been taken about the time Bonnie and Clyde were running wild. . Hmmmm the more I look at her??? Naw.

 

[SifuPhil]

You know what's REALLY scary about that picture, Pappy?

It looks like a Mauser she's firing ...

 

[Pappy]

Yes it does although I have tried to figure out just what it is. Sure wish I had it to add to my handguns. It looks like the clip holds several rounds.

 

[SifuPhil]

I've unfortunately lost all the family pictures through both natural and unnatural disasters but I specifically remember several of the photos, such as my older brother in his baby carriage - "The Black Mariah" - the thing looked like an armored tank.

Then of course the various shots of siblings together looking so much like a Little Rascals publicity clip.

Good memories - I just wish I had the pics to give to my sons.

 

[SifuPhil]

Ah! I just found one! This is a shot of me and my Dad when I was just a wee lad ...