Sandbox
Julie Roxburgh (standing, holding sax), the Wing Commander’s daughter, Mom (braids) & best buddy, Jimmy Sturdevant, preacher’s son.
Uncle Bill's plane
“Uncle Bill took me up in his plane, and when we got back down, I got spanked for not asking permission. Conrad did not go up.”
Plotting her escape
Grandmother and Mom on a hot summer day in Oklahoma.
Nurse
WWII nurse with Red Cross kit (gauze, bandages, iodine, etc.) ready to adminster aid.
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October 10, 2011 at 12:43 pm |
Wonderful pictures! I adore the WWII Nurse shot–very sweet!
October 10, 2011 at 1:47 pm |
That was my favorite too, Debbie!! Elizabeth, the look on your face is priceless. Adorable. And how old was Uncle Bill when he was flying that plane? I bet it was a trip well worth the spanking!
October 10, 2011 at 3:09 pm |
Beutiful pictures!!
Elizabeth,love you as a WW2 nurse as well as the pictures after your first fligt.
You are in our thoughts and prayers,
Hugs,
Arne and Anna
October 10, 2011 at 3:31 pm |
Hello, Elizabeth,
Wow, did you have braids! I never did and still can’t!
Wondering if Annie and Kate ever had braids??
I loved playing nurse! Remember those nurse and doctor kits? That was my usual Halloween costume as well.
I also read all the Cherry Ames Nurse books as a teenager.
“Back then” girls usually became a nurse, secretary or teacher.
October 10, 2011 at 3:35 pm |
I ran out of room above…..
Elizabeth, do you remember what you would say when people asked, “And what do you want to be when you grow up?”
Thank goodness you became a librarian and art historian who influenced so many with your wit and wisdom.
Love,
Gail
October 10, 2011 at 3:56 pm |
Adorable photos… never knew Uncle Bill had a plane!
October 10, 2011 at 3:59 pm |
Precious in so many ways:>)
October 10, 2011 at 5:02 pm |
So brave and adventurous! I’m not sure I could go up in a small plane! Keep the photos coming! XOXO – Nich
October 10, 2011 at 5:49 pm |
Delightful photos ! The nurse-in-training is especially winsome, and it seems to me that your work with young people as librarian and teacher (and friend) qualifies as a form of “health care.” You were nurturing robust minds among all your students, and I would bet that you are a lasting agent of good in many of their lives.
Hope to see you tomorrow, Elizabeth. love, Pat
October 10, 2011 at 8:28 pm |
Those are WONDERFUL photos!! Simply adorable
October 11, 2011 at 6:51 am |
So that was the first plane ride. Obviously the spanking didn’t deter you! Ahead lay a lifetime of exotic travel and the beautifully illustrated journals to remind you and to share with grateful friends.
Love,
Barbara and Ross
October 14, 2011 at 12:29 pm |
I am with Debbie and Mel-this is my favorite photo to date. We are sending you good thoughts and well wishes. Aloha, Kamala and your friends at Marination Mobile.
October 15, 2011 at 9:04 am |
I only visited Buffalo Creek once – I was probably seven or eight years old. But I would recognize it anywhere, even in these old photos! That front porch and the railing was the scene for many, many photographs over the years.
I’m loving the quality of these photos. They (and you) are absolutely gorgeous.
And on a completely unrelated note: thank you for instilling a love of libraries to so many people! I’ve never been happier with a job than I am now that I’m a librarian.