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My dad (6 years old) and his older sister in 1956 at "North Pole Colorado -- Home of Santa's Workshop" at the foot of Pike's Peak. Santa sure looks jolly. Full size.

August 1971 On vacation again, this time camping with my brother and sister-in-law at Hoopa, California. I'm not sure if my expression reflects my real mood, or if I'm just being a wise guy. Note how I set up this self-timer Kodachrome so that I was the one in focus. View full size.

One of my favorite places, the Sonoma Coast south of the mouth of the Russian River, captured by my brother during the golden hour on 35mm Kodacolor. His college friend Bob and me, gazing toward the setting sun. View full size.

This is my great-great grandfather's cousin or brother Harry Keeler. It's the late 1890s or early 1900s in Perry, Oklahoma. I wonder how he trained that squirrel to sit on his back. View full size.

New Mexico, 1943. View full size. A 35mm slide taken by Carl Chelf that I scanned as part of the Kodachrome Restoration Project.

This picture was taken in the early forties in Miami. The three pretty gals from left to right are Nancy, Ann, and Helen Spach. Ann is the oldest, Nancy is the youngest and the only one not wearing lipstick. They sure are cute! View full size.

A 1903 portrait made in Boston of my grandfather Matt as baby. His Aunt Betty is holding him, with his mother on the left in that fabulous hat. Her name was George -- really! I think the snow is a nice touch. View full size.