Despite the blemish near my grandfather’s face, I love this photo. I consider it the American Gothic of my family photo album. The people in the photo are my paternal grandparents, Jessie M. and Harry A. Lehmer. It was taken in 1920, a few months before the birth of their first child, Walter B. Lehmer, my father. I believe it was taken at the rear of the house they lived in at the time, at 1901 Third Avenue in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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Photo from Walter B. Lehmer collection. Posted on Flickr by lwlehmer.
They look so happy! It's a great picture.
Helen
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Posted by: Helen Ginger | August 27, 2009 at 04:27 PM