Dogs doin' DOG STUFF

Before the holidays I was doing a series of posts about pets. This weeks Sepia Saturday fits right into that category.

I like dogs when they do dog stuff. They’re happy running around sniffing every new smell they can find even if we find what they’ve found to be repugnant. They’re doin' dog stuff.

This little fellow is in a backyard that may seem familiar to people who follow this site. I ran a series of posts showing the dog, kids, a tetherball setup, and some laundry (here, here, and here) last May. They all came from the Three Buck Big Box of Photos. Well, here’s the dog shining again in his own little world. Oh sure, the kids think he’s in their world, but he’s not. Everything he does he does in Dog World. We need to respect Dog World.

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And just for the heck of it I'll throw in a rabbit since a girl with a rabbit was the actual Sepia Saturday prompt. I give you Gladys Kallman with a bunny (Gladys is on the left). For reader's of this blog you might remember the Kallman family from last year.

Bunnies live in their own world too, but I've never quite figured it out.

As to the Three Buck Big Box of Photos...you can actually do a Google search of that phrase and you'll see some of the previous shots from the box and a lot of other shots I own not from the box.

SUMMERTIME: Part 14

Summertime is nearly over. Months of anticipation down to weeks. Fall will soon be here. Some leaves have already started to turn. Soon the abundance of color will be upon us.

So let's end this summertime series with three "familiar" people, the Kallman family.

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Little George Kallman has his back to us. Lorena Aina Beck Kallman stares at the camera, her daughter Gladys by her side. There's no indication as to where on when this shot was taken. I imagine it was taken by Alfred Kallman, the patriarch of the family.

Water is a big part of summer. We play in it, we refresh ourselves on a hot day with it, we long for it when the ground is parched in the summer sun. And we create memories with it.

A warm summer afternoon playing in a stream. Good times. Good times.

Where's GLADYS KALLMAN?

This weeks Sepia Saturday post is again "Where's Gladys Kallman?"

There is nothing written on the back of this photo, but from previous posts about Gladys I think you should be able to find her.

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I really love these kids. A bunch of fine characters. It seems to have been a theme for this photographer to have kids pose with a favorite toy. I've found others online.

Now, settle in and find Gladys.

Think of all the life stories here. The expressions on the kids faces speak volumes. Perfect jumping off points for numerous stories.

Click here, here, and here to see similar photos by the same photography studio, Frances Thompson Studio in San Francisco. And here is another photo that is for sale showing the kids holding toys.

This photo is from the George Kallman estate.

I have not found any historical information about the photographer.

UPDATE: Reader Paul A. Peterson has provided the following information about the photographer, Frances Thompson. Thanks Paul and I'm envious of your collection.

The photographer, Frances Thompson, was born 26 Jan 1867 in CA, and died 10 May 1947 in San Francisco, CA. Her mother's maiden name is Satterler. In about 1912, Frances married a clergyman, Webster Loring Clark (1865-1946). In 1935, she operated a studio located at 545 Post St., San Francisco. I own 19 examples of her work, class photos dating from 1914 to 1935.

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GLADYS KALLMAN at Balboa High School in 1948

Instead of where's Waldo, let's play "Where's Gladys?"

This photo includes Gladys Kallman. I know this because her brother George wrote a note and attached it to the photo. Otherwise I'd have never found her.

I believe this to be Gladys Kallman's senior photo. It measures 36" x 8". How on earth was anyone supposed to display this? As would be expected, it was folded.

1948. The war was over, but in just a few years we'd be sending troops to another war. Korea. What became of the class of 1948. Old enough to be your parents? Your grandparents? Think of the stories these people could tell. These kids would now be around 80 years old.

Now, go ahead and find Gladys. You may need to go back to last weeks Sepia Saturday post to remember what Gladys looked like.

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Unlike handing your yearbook around for signatures, these kids handed around this photo. Here are just a few messages written to Gladys on the back of the photo.

And now...here's Gladys. Look at the third row up from the bottom, about 1/3 of the way through.

Another Sepia Saturday post.

GLADYS KALLMAN, George's sister

For this weeks Sepia Saturday I'm focusing on Gladys Kallman, sister of George Kallman.

I know nothing about Gladys other than I believe she may have been a nurse, just like her mother. I need to dig deeper within the hundreds of photos I now own.

She went to Balboa High School in San Francisco, graduating with the June 1948 class. I'll be featuring the graduating class photo in the future. It measures 35.5" x 8" and is full of signatures on the back.

For now let's just watch Gladys grow up. And take a look at this previous post showing her and George as children.

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"Gladys Kallman in foothills Summer 1942"

June 1945

"My car, Gladys"

1956

Meet GEORGE and GLADYS KALLMAN

I'd say that over 90% of the photos in my collection are of unknown people, even many from estate sales. Nothing is written on the back. They'll forever be nameless and without a location. The following photos are different. I know their names.

Meet George and Gladys Kallman, brother and sister. These photos, along with hundreds more that my friend Bert gave me, are from the estate of George Kallman. Upon his passing there were no family members who wanted any of his photos.

George died at the age of 82. He was born in San Francisco to Alfred Kallman and Lorena Beck. I believe Alfred owned a house painting company and Lorena was a nurse. The Kallman's were Swedish.

George worked for 40 years as an elementary schoolteacher. He never married, never had children. He loved dancing, especially the polka and Russian folk dancing. He was still dancing six months before his death.

He loved to ski and at age 78 decided to try snowboarding.

Gladys, like her mother, became a nurse. I don't know if Gladys ever married. I don't think she did.

Over the next several weeks for Sepia Saturday I will show more images from the lives of the Kallman family. I wish I had more information about their lives to post with the images, but I'm happy to have this. And happy to make sure George Kallman is not forgotten.

April 1930

December 1930

May 1932

July 1932

February 1933

January 1936

May 1937