Rosie & Nathan

This is probably the oldest wedding photo that I have, it was taken 8 April 1900, I have older photos but this is the oldest wedding one. It was taken at the wedding of Rosie Ehrenberg to Nathan Mayover, Rosie was my grandmother Leah's oldest sister, Leah is in the background far left standing with the fancy hat, next to her is my grandfather Alexander Levene they were married a year later. Seated next to the bride are my great grandparents and Rosie's parents, Sarah Hannah & Woolf Ehrenberg, the rest of the people are unidentified. I have assumed that the people seated next to the bridegroom are his parents. Not a very good photo I know but it is better then nothing. Unfortunately Nathan died in 1907 with TB leaving Rosie with 4 young children, Lily, Hyman, Woolf & Dora, Woolf and Dora were twins.

Charlie

This is my favourite photo of Charlie it was taken probably 2-3 years before we met, while he was stationed overseas in Seoul, Korea. The original is in black & white and very good quality I have a scanned copy hanging in my den. He probably developed himself as that is what he was doing while he was in the army, he worked with the photography department so we have lots of photos that were taken unofficially in Korea. Most of them are slides but there are a few like this one that were actually made into prints.

My Sister

This is a photo of my sister, Valerie (with the bows in her hair) and my Aunt Sheila (dads youngest sister) it was taken a 3 Vernon Road, Leytonstone, London, England in our living room. It was probably taken around the time that I was born (1947)as there is eleven and half years between Valerie and I and Valerie looks to be about eleven. It appears to be a professional photo as it has the postcard cardboard backing in those days there used to be door to door photographys. Interestingly enough the same wallpaper was there when Valerie married in 1955! and later when we moved around 1958.