Historical childhood and school photographs

9 image frames; original captions, uncertainties and notes retained.

Historical childhood and school photographs · 9 images

Historical childhood and school photographs

These nine photographs are arranged by the dates written on the prints or their paired backs, from 1936 through May 1954. The dates and identifications remain source-qualified; conflicting school-year notes are retained in the captions.

A young child among flowers, with a wooden fence and outbuildings behind. — Bob Roling as a child in a flower garden, identified and dated 1936 on the paired reverse. The location and exact date are unconfirmed.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman, retained with the print border and album mounting corners. — School portrait identified on the reverse as Bridget Roling, with “St Joseph High Sch,” “Soph. or Junior” and “1946/47.” These grade/date notes conflict with separate 1948 freshman-initiation annotations and remain unresolved. Copyright ownership and reproduction rights are unverified.

Two people beside a desk indoors, one seated and one standing behind. — Scene captioned “Freshman Initiation 1948” on the paired reverse, which names Paul Meissen and Bridget. Their positions and the school are unconfirmed.

Two people standing beside a seated person and a tray indoors, with part of another person visible at the edge. — Scene captioned “1948 Freshman Initiation” on the paired reverse. The reverse lists Gertie Nanneman, Bridget and Betty Monnig; surname readings and positions remain unconfirmed.

Five people in graduation caps and gowns standing outside a brick building. — Graduation group with the handwritten border caption “Girls of class 1949.” The individuals and location are unconfirmed.

A group in graduation caps and gowns arranged in two rows outside a brick building. — Graduation group outside a brick building, with the handwritten border caption “Graduation - 1949.” The individuals and location are unconfirmed.

A graduation group wearing caps and gowns outside a brick building, with a handwritten 1950 caption below. — Graduation class, annotated 1950. The family identifies Bob Roling in the middle of the back row and Saint Joseph High School in the background. Other classmates remain unidentified.

A man and woman standing outdoors with a child on either side, near houses. — Bob and Bridget with two children, annotated 1952. The border names Chuck and Gail; the family account spells Gayle. The children’s name-to-position mapping and surnames are unconfirmed.

A woman crouching beside a young child near a tree in a black-and-white photograph. — Woman and child beside a tree. The print is marked “MAY 1954”; the exposure date and both identities are unconfirmed.

Family-held photographs. Display copies preserve the full uploaded frames and visible print or album markings, with orientation corrected where needed. No cropping, retouching or AI reconstruction has been used.