Who are these kids???

For those of you old enough to remember the Our Gang movies and subsequent re-play on TV, these 2 pictures could be stills from the show. To the left is a photo of my Mom, Marjorie Cushing, taken in Chicago.

To the right, on the pony, is my Uncle Bill. On the left side of the photo is my dad, Earle Obert, and on the right side is my Uncle Art. Everyone said I looked like Art. This photo was taken in Cincinnati.

It was not uncommon for photographers to go through the city with a pony or sometimes a monkey and get the housewives to have their children pose. Of course they would be looking for money if you wanted the photo. Since these photo's were taken during the Great Depression, it is a little remarkable that my Grandparents bought them, particularly the one of my Dad since Grandpa was a night watchman and did not make a lot of money, but at least he was working.

It would appear that these photos were taken in the early 1930's. Bill was born in 1926, and I'd guess he's about 5 or 6 in the photo, so that puts the date about 1931 - 32 and makes dad (born in 1921) about 10 - 11 years old. I'd like a cap and knickers like Dad has on!

It looks like mom (also born in 1921) is a little older in the photo, maybe 12 or 13, putting the date about 1933 - 1934.