Eighteen06

Family History-1962

Featuring: Jerry, Peg, Steve

b0140 Here’s the beginning of finishing off attic @ 1806… to get enough equity to get the bank to loan us money to continue renovations. Camera looking south. See top of rough stair-surround in background.
b0141 Dad working on attic renovation, framing in “little bath” in what was to become D&R’s bedroom.
b0142 Dad and John Barnhart and son working on attic. John worked with Ron @ Purdue
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b0146 On campus @ Easter (Probably posed by Gr Baker who was visiting.)

Note Stanley Coulter Hall, Purdue Hall in the background. Very little landscaping and cars parked everywhere.

b0149 Peg and Steve in Backyard of 1806
b0151 Steve with the old TaylorTot stroller in the backyard of 1806. Camera is facing the hard-to-keep-trimmed-privet hedge behind Howenstein’s house. Note clothes lines.
0159 Gr. Louise Erickson, with son Ron Erickson’s @ graduation from Champaign IL
b0163 Jerry & Peg @ 1806 back yard. Note, the rail fence is the beginning of many subsequent fences. Also… the family behind us had a HUGE antenna tower. That was waaay before cable. But UHF had been introduced. Their tower shows both VHF and UHF Yagi’s This may have been Filmer’s ham tower. Can’t be sure.
b0167 Dorothy, the love of my life, @ 1806 back yard
b0169 Steve at original front porch @ 1806
b0171- Mum in background finding the next present that will sync with the one just opened. CHRISTMAS @ 1806 Foreground: Steve & Peg with Jerry behind Steve.

Ron Baker

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