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All I can tell you about this vintage snapshot is that it's from the George Kallman collection, specifically from his mother, Lorena Aina Beck's, photo album.

I have no idea what is going on here, but I can speculate. It's an odd photo.


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This is my submission for this weeks Sepia Saturday. From the prompt image I went with groups of people doing things that make no sense to me, but for which I know there is a story.

Alfred Kallman, MINER

I have no information about these photos other than that the envelope they're in has "Dad's mine" written on it in George Kallman's handwriting. No idea where this mine was or what they were mining.

A few of the photos are RPPC's, the majority small snapshots taken in 1937.

So step back in time and imagine what life was like at this mine. Were there people working it everyday or was it a weekend mining adventure? Imagine it at night in that little cabin with the birds in the trees settling down for the night and then arising the next morning singing. What a wondrous place it must have been for George and Gladys a children.

In a few of the photos I've put circles around photos of Alfred. In one I've put a circle around George, Alfred's son.

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This is my contribution for this weeks Sepia Saturday.

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JOHN ALFRED KALLMAN, father of George and Gladys

This week's Sepia Saturday I present John Alfred Kallman; husband of Lorena Aina Beck; father of George and Gladys Kallman.

From what I've found, and I can't be sure it's accurate, Alfred was possibly born in Montana on August 27, 1892. He died at age 62 on Sept. 16, 1954 in San Mateo, California. What is confusing about what I found are his parents names. Mother is listed as Kaeko and the father is Lassfalk. So Alfred appears to have been adopted somewhere along the line.

Basically this is all I have for biographical information. The rest is just supposition from looking at the photos and other ephemera I have. Very few photos have anything written on the back. However, George did put a lot of photos in special envelopes with names on the front.

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George labeled these folks as his Kallman grandparents. These must be the people who "adopted" Alfred. This is where the name Kallman begins.

This is the youngest photo I can find of Alfred.

Alfred, standing in the back, with possibly his mother Kallman. No idea who the other people are.

I have no idea what this is about, but I can tell you Alfred belonged to the Star Glee Club in San Francisco. They were members of the American Union of Swedish Singers. I have photos of him with the singing group, but I haven't a clue as to what's going on here.

Alfred made his living as a painter, decorator, and paperhanger. He also had a mine which I will feature in a future post.

The Kallman home in San Francisco on Edinburgh Street with Gladys on the steps.

The boat Alfred built.

Alfred with Mabel Roy.

John Alfred Kallman (Aug. 17, 1892-Sept. 26, 1954)

If you're new to my site you might enjoy seeing past posts about the Kallman family, all photos and ephemera from the George Kallman estate.

Meet GEORGE and GLADYS KALLMAN

GEORGE KALLMAN, only child

GEORGE KALLMAN grows up

GLADYS KALLMAN, George's sister

GLADYS KALLMAN at Balboa High School in 1948

Where's GLADYS KALLMAN?

THE PARENTS of George and Gladys

NURSE LORENA AINA BECK

NURSE LORENA AINA BECK

Before there was Alfred...before there was George...before there was Gladys...there was Lorena Aina Beck...student nurse.

Lorena studied at the Burnett Sanitarium in Fresno, California. She graduated on January 3, 1922.

Lorena Aina Beck

Really not sure about this building, but I believe it is where the student nurses lived.

Of course there was a lot of studying... (I have 7 of Lorena's notebooks.)

and there were field trips...

and there were friendships...

and there were the joys of work...

and there were hijinks! (click on any image to see it larger)

(WARNING: Time-Traveling-Celebrity in this shot. Jay Leno pretending to be a nurse.)

And in the end, there was Nurse Lorena Aina Beck.

Lorena Aina Beck (Dec. 7, 1898-Nov. 19, 1952; born in Colorado; death in San Francisco at age 52; mother/Sjoberg, father/Beck)

All photos and documents from the George Kallman Estate.

This is my contribution to this weeks Sepia Saturday.

To see other posts about the Kallman family:

Meet GEORGE and GLADYS KALLMAN

GEORGE KALLMAN, only child

GEORGE KALLMAN grows up

GLADYS KALLMAN, George's sister

GLADYS KALLMAN at Balboa High School in 1948

Where's GLADYS KALLMAN?

THE PARENTS of George and Gladys

The PARENTS of George and Gladys

Alfred Kallman and Lorena Aina Beck. These are the parent's of George and Gladys. I do not know where Alfred was born, but I'm finding references to Montana. Lorena was born in Colorado.

From what small information I can find Lorena was born December 7, 1898. Her father was a Beck, her mother a Sjoberg. She died November 19, 1952 at age 53 in San Francisco.

As to Alfred, I'm not sure if what I've found is actually the Alfred we're looking at. What I've found says John Alfred Kallman was born August 27, 1892. His father's last name was Lassfalk which means for some reason Alfred had a last name change. His mother's name was Kaeko. He died September 26, 1954 at age 62 in San Mateo, California. I do have a photo of his parents, but the name is Kallman. Thus I'm assuming the father is a step-father and Alfred and any siblings were adopted.

Alfred owned a company that did house painting and wallpaper hanging. Lorena was a nurse. He also owned a small mine. There will be images from all of this in future posts.

For now, just introduce yourself to Alfred and Lorena.

Lorena Aina Beck

Alfred Kallman

I believe this is Lorena Aina Beck.

Lorena and Alfred on the right.

Alfred and Lorena Kallman

Alfred and Lorena Kallman

Alfred and Lorena Kallman

And in the bottom of one of the boxes of photos were these glasses that once belonged to Lorena, the mother of George and Gladys.

Another Sepia Saturday presentation.

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And could I ask a favor? Take a look at another post I did this week. I'm trying to figure out if the people in this photo are recognizable to anyone.