tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post4563794331393559498..comments2024-03-28T03:34:46.775-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Wistful Wednesday: Auntie EstherFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75735080819248008102015-04-09T12:47:46.239-05:002015-04-09T12:47:46.239-05:00How fun and do you ever look back through the old ...How fun and do you ever look back through the old photos and notice how many of them are taken with cars or cars in the background! So easy to forget that back then a car was a BIG deal!MTWagginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823827748782425907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49053610773913984572015-04-09T10:02:00.795-05:002015-04-09T10:02:00.795-05:00She was a beauty. Very glamorous looking! I also ...She was a beauty. Very glamorous looking! I also enjoyed your Easter dinner post and seeing your family. Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-79927512099206918442015-04-09T09:25:46.992-05:002015-04-09T09:25:46.992-05:00Ah! I see FarGuy was correct. California. She l...Ah! I see FarGuy was correct. California. She looks young and in love!! :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-57975784447758096132015-04-09T05:25:47.071-05:002015-04-09T05:25:47.071-05:00Obviously a proud moment for the new car owners. ...Obviously a proud moment for the new car owners. I think my parents have a proud photo of each new (sometimes just new to them) car that they bought. A car was special then.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-1761545914070558812015-04-08T17:25:44.493-05:002015-04-08T17:25:44.493-05:00Definitely the California influence there. On to H...Definitely the California influence there. On to Hollywood....:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-52621285732381132812015-04-08T16:46:02.896-05:002015-04-08T16:46:02.896-05:00Great picture, my mom took many shots like that. B...Great picture, my mom took many shots like that. Blessings Francine.Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-14023963964418274022015-04-08T12:50:17.906-05:002015-04-08T12:50:17.906-05:00Wonderful post and photo ! I love the older vehicl...Wonderful post and photo ! I love the older vehicles or as they are called now a days Vintage lol ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47510343830974058222015-04-08T12:11:22.539-05:002015-04-08T12:11:22.539-05:00I have no idea what kind of car this is but I do t...I have no idea what kind of car this is but I do think it's a very wistful moment with your Auntie posing with the car. I do like old cars.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-48866204704769697782015-04-08T11:05:13.550-05:002015-04-08T11:05:13.550-05:00Great photo!Great photo!Tired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285635623675889289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-36496188975504844512015-04-08T10:56:52.172-05:002015-04-08T10:56:52.172-05:00I am really poor at identifying older cars. I hav...I am really poor at identifying older cars. I have a few archived photos of my parents that are neat and I should dig them all out and place them in one folder. I too had a great aunt Esther married to Uncle Lee. They were from the Winterset area of the Bridges of Madison County. Their dairy farm a generation later now produces thousands of hogs for the meat companies. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-25988924326198706542015-04-08T10:28:04.459-05:002015-04-08T10:28:04.459-05:00Well, I have no idea about ancient cars, but I won...Well, I have no idea about ancient cars, but I wondered about the color. White? Tan? Gray? I love that pose! She could have been a model!Muffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44588511587751402852015-04-08T09:15:39.661-05:002015-04-08T09:15:39.661-05:00I had looked at photos of the 39 Ford. The way th...I had looked at photos of the 39 Ford. The way the headlights set into the fender is why I guessed a WillysFar Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278195103552078489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-40819738600014760892015-04-08T08:43:56.562-05:002015-04-08T08:43:56.562-05:00Wow, she even had her skirt above her knees! She w...Wow, she even had her skirt above her knees! She was very pretty.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-31009651494313217932015-04-08T07:46:17.327-05:002015-04-08T07:46:17.327-05:00That is a very neat picture, and I just love that ...That is a very neat picture, and I just love that old car. Great that Intense Guy's dad knew it exactly. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16823031900220875532015-04-08T07:28:54.942-05:002015-04-08T07:28:54.942-05:00Cool picture of Esther. I still miss and think of ...Cool picture of Esther. I still miss and think of Esther & Jim often.Phyllis Pritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14209635442380475658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-13277260126003379912015-04-08T06:35:18.080-05:002015-04-08T06:35:18.080-05:00She reminds me a lot of my mother at that time per...She reminds me a lot of my mother at that time period. Great picture.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-27413978523053585362015-04-08T06:12:05.715-05:002015-04-08T06:12:05.715-05:00She would have fit in with ZZ Top's song, &quo...She would have fit in with ZZ Top's song, "Legs"!<br /><br />My dad says this is a 1939 Ford Deluxe, the Willey's didn't have the small window behind the door post. He claims the second "line of chrome trim" on the hood is a "give away". He says he has no idea where this is, ND or CA. :)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com