My Family – 1945

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024Chris and Carol Leave a comment

June 1945
464 62nd Street, Brooklyn, New York
Uncle Ray, Nana (Ida), and Aunt Janey
Most older photographs don’t do the subjects justice, but this one does. I believe the camera was a 6×9.

The war in Europe was over and a couple of months the war with Japan would end. It looked like a beautiful summer day in the small backyard of my grandmother’s home.

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Happy SUNday! – Father’s Day

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021Chris and Carol Leave a comment

My dad (Paul) on a pony around 1919 or so. Why I like this picture so much is that it was taken near where he grew up in Brooklyn. His dad was a delivery man for Borden’s Milk and drove a horse drawn wagon to make his deliveries. My dad grew up around horses and while in the CCC during the Great Depression was responsible for taking care of the horses they used while on site.

My family together for our annual family vacation. Lindsay, me, Carol, and Timothy.

Comments are always welcomed as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan

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A small tribute to my dad’s parents and to all of the Whelans that make up my family.

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Of course, my dad’s parents are my grandparents and the only one I got to meet was my grandmother Ida Whelan, Nana to all of us grandkids, cousins, and “kin”.

The entire Whelan family – Brooklyn, New York, ca.1933

My dad Paul is the tallest guy in the back row. Back row left to right – Margaret, Janet, Paul, John, Thomas. Front row left – William, Thomas, Ida, Raymond, Mary.

I owe my incredibly curly (frizzy) hair to Nana who directly gave it to my dad who then sent it on to me.

**I wish I could remember my cousins names in this picture from around 1944 or maybe the summer of 1943.**

Back left a cousin, Aunt Janey (Sister Raymond Maria), Aunt Margaret, Nana, Uncle Jack. Front row left my mom Mary, a cousin, cousin Ruth. Taken in the backyard of my grandmother’s home in Brooklyn (Bay Ridge).

I guess I’m feeling a bit old today and a bit blue. It’s nice to look back at your roots now and then. – Chris

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My Dad Paul

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

On the 103rd anniversary of his birth – March 7, 1914

On the streets of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn ca. 1921. My dad’s dad drove a milk wagon delivering milk in the neighborhoods of Brooklyn. My dad grew up around horses and continued that trend while assigned to a CCC camp at Ft. Dix, New Jersey just before WWII.

U.S. Army ca. 1943. Military Policeman assigned to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

His favorite camera. Purchased new in 1953.

Remembering a great man on the day of his birth. Forever missed.

Chris

People that knew my mom… 1939

February 22, 2017February 23, 2017Chris and Carol 2 Comments

An unusual topic, but since I had recently scanned these images from one of my mom’s photo albums I felt I should do something with them. I can’t bring myself to simply just throw pictures away – as a photographer it doesn’t seem right. But why was I using up valuable(?) storage space on my PC for strangers? Well for one they did know my mom and were her friends and were important in her life. So, why not share them with you all – like facebook only the 1939 version.

What strikes me the most is just how similar these images are from 78 years ago to the images you see posted on social media today. Young 20-somethings goofing around in front of a camera and having fun together. Photography is a universal language that we all speak and understand and the people captured in the images “live” forever on film and in our minds.

All images are taken in and around New York City – except for a few, my mom was the photographer and shooting with her Kodak.