Itinerantly

 Bygone era.

Sophisticatedly

In yesterday's blog, my grandfather was nonchalantly displaying my grandmother's wedding ring on his finger.  

If I had to bet, I would say this is my grandparent's wedding day picture.  This is the only picture I've seen with him wearing a top hat.  Fancy stuff compared to his normal garb.  And that fancy hat my grandmother is wearing looks pretty special too.

It's hard to tell in this picture because the sun is shining on their hands, but it looks like he still has the ring on his finger and she's not wearing a ring yet.  Just look at that smug look on his face.  I wish I could have met him.

Jaunty

 At first glance, my grandfather looks so bored, waiting for who-knows-what to happen.  But if you look closely, you will see a woman's engagement ring displayed prominently on his hand.  I laughed when I first noticed that.  The sneaky romantic devil!

Jubilee

After some sleuthing, I have determined that this picture was taken in Junction City, KS most likely sometime between 1946 and 1955.  

I also found that Fort Riley in Junction City was home to the 1st Infantry Mechanized Division and a frequent stop of General Wainwright.  If you can see the "Eisenhower Drugs" sign behind the front tank, it was run by Dwight D Eisenhower's brother, Roy, and then Roy's widow after his death. 

I'm pretty sure my uncle took this picture because he was a photographer in Junction City for decades and this is an 8 x 10 print, which would have been a luxury back then.  There's also a possibility that his wife is on top of one of the tanks, but I can't be sure.  Purely conjecture on my part.

Dillydally

 I'm guessing this is one of my ancestors, but I don't know which one.  I like the cool old car, but it ain't got nothing on that guy's boots.  I wonder how long it took to lace those puppies up every day!