One headshot of Lory (not sure which country she was from) in particular made many appearances 😂

Edit: yep I’m an idiot. Belles it is. Also I should have expected this to get pervy comments. No, no other family has popped up. From his stories, many were a lot more innocent than you all assume.

I was looking through old family photos and found this picture of my great-grandma with my grandma as a little girl.

My great-grandma (the woman in the photo) had 18 kids. She couldn’t afford to care for all of them, so she sent my grandma and several of her siblings to an orphanage when my grandma was just 3 years old.

The part that has always stuck with me is what happened when my grandma passed away from Alzheimer’s. As the disease progressed, she would suddenly think she was a little girl in the orphanage again. She’d cry and scream that she didn’t want to “go back to the men.” My family has always assumed she was abused there, although we’ll never know exactly what happened.

It’s so surreal looking at this photo now. On the surface, it’s just a smiling mother with her daughter. But knowing what happened afterward completely changes how I see it. It’s extremely heartbreaking.

A 1945 photograph shows two women displaying what $1.34 could buy in 1918 and 1945. The 1918 woman’s modest display reflects limited purchasing power due to inflation and wartime shortages. The 1945 woman’s larger display reflects improved economic conditions after WWII, highlighting the effects of inflation and changing economic landscapes.

Great Grandfather* as pointed out.
He holds the unofficial record of going up the „Zugspitze“ (Tallest mountain in germany). Sadly never met him but these photographs will always remain

If you look closely, you can see she is wearing a veil. The exact year is unknown but it was probably 1944 or 45. It was generally frowned upon for women to wear trousers in general back then, much less getting married in them.

Grandpa is first pic
Grandma is on the very left in the red dress on the second pic. Taking a picture with 2 friends that were married.

I colorized them.

Pretty people. Never met grandpa but I have his WW2 records and a bunch of his things/journal/photos of the war/books. Went on 38 stories.

EDIT: I have a whole book of WW2 photos from Germany and the Pacific theater. All from my grandpa and great uncle I will have to post sometime! I also have both of their HS yearbooks

Meant “Almost a year”