Baldwin Family Through the Years
This post will show some of the photos of the Jess and Mabel Baldwin family that I have collected. I have not been able to find a lot of early photos of the family, but will share what I have. Note: I have colorized the black and white photos.
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| Jess and Mabel Baldwin Family 1928 Mountain Park, Oklahoma Colorized |
In the above photo, the Baldwin family was living in Mountain Park, Oklahoma. Standing from left to right: Weldon, Joe, Jess, Esther (cute hat), Mabel, Sue, Ethel.
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| Baldwin Family 1947 Colorized |
Back row: Mabel and Jess; Front: Bev, Buck, Joan
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| Baldwin's 1952 Colorized |
Back row L-R: Beverly 12 yrs, Jess, Glenda 16 yrs, Mabel, Esther Baldwin Neff
Front row L-R: Joyce Neff (sitting), Juanita holding Luke, Joan holding dog, Buck 7 yrs
Taken 1952 at the Baldwin Home on South Market Street, Cortez, Colorado.
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| Baldwin Girls 1953 Colorized |
The family was attending Weldon's funeral in Oxnard, California.
Back row L-R: Juanita, Ester, Ethel, Sue
Front row L-R: Glenda, Bev, Joan, Verna
The below photo of Jess and Mabel was taken at the same time in 1953. There should have been a photo taken of the Baldwin sons and probably one of the whole family, but I don't have those. A photo showing the Baldwin sons is probably with the descendants of one of the sons. And, since I don't have a photo of the Baldwin sons in 1953, I will add one of grandpa and his sons years later (shown at bottom of post).
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| Jess and Mabel Baldwin 1953 Colorized |
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| Baldwin Family 1967 Montrose, Colorado |
The family gathered in Montrose, Colorado in the summer of 1967 to celebrate the 50th Wedding Anniversary for Jess and Mabel Baldwin. All of the living children were in attendance.
Back row L-R: Buck, Jack, Jess, Joe, Jesse
Front row L-R: Glenda, Verna, Beverly, Juanita, Mabel, Joan, Sue, Ethel, Esther
Below is a favorite photo of Grandpa Jess and his sons, Montrose, Colorado. Mom took the photo with her polaroid camera in about 1970. I'm surprised the photo hasn't faded.
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| Jess (squatting) and sons, L-R: Joe, Buck, Jack, Jesse |
When I think of Grandma & Grandpa's house, the family dinner always comes to mind. Grandma was an excellent cook and every meal every day was a feast. It didn't matter if it was breakfast, dinner, or supper, each meal had biscuits and gravy, along with all kinds of vegetables that Grandma grew in her garden. Since they farmed, they had their own beef, pork, and chicken. Grandpa would make his own lard for Grandma to use in making pie crusts. Grandma's pies were the best!
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| Baldwin Family Dinner 1970 |
The picture below was taken the day of Grandpa's funeral. Grandma is in the center and surrounded by her children and Grandpa's brother, Tom Baldwin (without hat).
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| Baldwin Family 1972 |
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| Baldwin Family Reunion, Arizona |
Note, if the original photo was black and white, I have used the colorized version. The original black and white photo may be in an earlier blog post. If not, and you want a copy of the original black and white, please contact me.
