{"id":1551,"date":"2026-10-31T17:37:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1551"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:37:27","slug":"photos-childhood-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1551","title":{"rendered":"Historical childhood and school photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid #d8d2c5;margin-top:32px;padding-top:18px}.family-topic-related a{display:inline-block;margin:6px 22px 6px 0}.family-topic-breadcrumb a:focus-visible,.family-topic-menu a:focus-visible,.family-topic-related a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb){max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb)>p{line-height:1.7}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) :is(h2,h3){scroll-margin-top:24px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.family-topic-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.family-topic-menu a{padding:16px}}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">Roling family<\/a> \u203a Historical childhood and school photographs<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\">9 image frames; original captions, uncertainties and notes retained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-22afb480 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f5f1e8;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Historical childhood and school photographs<\/strong> \u00b7 9 images<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"historical-childhood-and-school-photographs\" aria-labelledby=\"history4-title\">\n<h2 id=\"history4-title\">Historical childhood and school photographs<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,280px),1fr));gap:2rem;align-items:start\">\n<figure id=\"family-photo-697\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01-bob-roling-in-a-flower-garden-annotated-1936.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01-bob-roling-in-a-flower-garden-annotated-1936.webp\" alt=\"A young child among flowers, with a wooden fence and outbuildings behind.\" class=\"wp-image-697\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01-bob-roling-in-a-flower-garden-annotated-1936.webp 1080w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01-bob-roling-in-a-flower-garden-annotated-1936-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01-bob-roling-in-a-flower-garden-annotated-1936-768x1024.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">Bob Roling as a child in a flower garden, identified and dated 1936 on the paired reverse. The location and exact date are unconfirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"family-photo-698\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-bridget-roling-school-portrait-reverse-annotated-1946-47.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-bridget-roling-school-portrait-reverse-annotated-1946-47.webp\" alt=\"Head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman, retained with the print border and album mounting corners.\" class=\"wp-image-698\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-bridget-roling-school-portrait-reverse-annotated-1946-47.webp 1080w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-bridget-roling-school-portrait-reverse-annotated-1946-47-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-bridget-roling-school-portrait-reverse-annotated-1946-47-768x1024.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">School portrait identified on the reverse as Bridget Roling, with \u201cSt Joseph High Sch,\u201d \u201cSoph. or Junior\u201d and \u201c1946\/47.\u201d These grade\/date notes conflict with separate 1948 freshman-initiation annotations and remain unresolved. Copyright ownership and reproduction rights are unverified.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"family-photo-699\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/03-paul-and-bridget-freshman-initiation-annotated-1948.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/03-paul-and-bridget-freshman-initiation-annotated-1948.webp\" alt=\"Two people beside a desk indoors, one seated and one standing behind.\" class=\"wp-image-699\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/03-paul-and-bridget-freshman-initiation-annotated-1948.webp 1080w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/03-paul-and-bridget-freshman-initiation-annotated-1948-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/03-paul-and-bridget-freshman-initiation-annotated-1948-768x1024.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">Scene captioned \u201cFreshman Initiation 1948\u201d on the paired reverse, which names Paul Meissen and Bridget. Their positions and the school are unconfirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"family-photo-700\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04-freshman-initiation-group-annotated-1948.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04-freshman-initiation-group-annotated-1948.webp\" alt=\"Two people standing beside a seated person and a tray indoors, with part of another person visible at the edge.\" class=\"wp-image-700\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04-freshman-initiation-group-annotated-1948.webp 1440w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04-freshman-initiation-group-annotated-1948-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04-freshman-initiation-group-annotated-1948-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04-freshman-initiation-group-annotated-1948-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">Scene captioned \u201c1948 Freshman Initiation\u201d on the paired reverse. The reverse lists Gertie Nanneman, Bridget and Betty Monnig; surname readings and positions remain unconfirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"family-photo-701\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/05-girls-of-the-class-annotated-1949.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/05-girls-of-the-class-annotated-1949.webp\" alt=\"Five people in graduation caps and gowns standing outside a brick building.\" class=\"wp-image-701\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/05-girls-of-the-class-annotated-1949.webp 1536w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/05-girls-of-the-class-annotated-1949-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/05-girls-of-the-class-annotated-1949-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/05-girls-of-the-class-annotated-1949-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">Graduation group with the handwritten border caption \u201cGirls of class 1949.\u201d The individuals and location are unconfirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"family-photo-702\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/06-graduation-group-annotated-1949.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/06-graduation-group-annotated-1949.webp\" alt=\"A group in graduation caps and gowns arranged in two rows outside a brick building.\" class=\"wp-image-702\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/06-graduation-group-annotated-1949.webp 1536w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/06-graduation-group-annotated-1949-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/06-graduation-group-annotated-1949-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/06-graduation-group-annotated-1949-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">Graduation group outside a brick building, with the handwritten border caption \u201cGraduation &#45; 1949.\u201d The individuals and location are unconfirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"family-photo-703\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/07-graduation-class-annotated-1950.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/07-graduation-class-annotated-1950.webp\" alt=\"A graduation group wearing caps and gowns outside a brick building, with a handwritten 1950 caption below.\" class=\"wp-image-703\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/07-graduation-class-annotated-1950.webp 1440w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/07-graduation-class-annotated-1950-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/07-graduation-class-annotated-1950-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/07-graduation-class-annotated-1950-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"family-photo-704\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/08-bob-and-bridget-with-two-children-annotated-1952.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/08-bob-and-bridget-with-two-children-annotated-1952.webp\" alt=\"A man and woman standing outdoors with a child on either side, near houses.\" class=\"wp-image-704\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/08-bob-and-bridget-with-two-children-annotated-1952.webp 1080w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/08-bob-and-bridget-with-two-children-annotated-1952-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/08-bob-and-bridget-with-two-children-annotated-1952-768x1024.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">Bob and Bridget with two children, annotated 1952. The border names Chuck and Gail; the family account spells Gayle. The children\u2019s name-to-position mapping and surnames are unconfirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"family-photo-705\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/09-woman-and-child-print-dated-may-1954.webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/09-woman-and-child-print-dated-may-1954.webp\" alt=\"A woman crouching beside a young child near a tree in a black-and-white photograph.\" class=\"wp-image-705\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1536\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:480px;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/09-woman-and-child-print-dated-may-1954.webp 1152w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/09-woman-and-child-print-dated-may-1954-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/09-woman-and-child-print-dated-may-1954-768x1024.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">Woman and child beside a tree. The print is marked \u201cMAY 1954\u201d; the exposure date and both identities are unconfirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><small>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.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-related\" aria-label=\"Related pages\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">\u2190 Roling family<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=483\">Back to Family Photos<\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Roling family \u203a Historical childhood and school photographs 9 image frames; original captions, uncertainties and notes retained. Historical childhood and school photographs \u00b7 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. 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