tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post136564118596386496..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Doppelganger for VelmaWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-27494532805789063642013-11-19T14:36:41.381-05:002013-11-19T14:36:41.381-05:00Oh gee, sometimes the answers are glum, but also, ...Oh gee, sometimes the answers are glum, but also, at the same time we can discover other higher notes along the way. It's the search that excites me most. As for Jessie, why not a happier smile! I did like seeing the original photo, it may be missing pieces, but it's rich in color and detail! Aces on that shot!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-7421530216114126512013-11-19T14:31:38.498-05:002013-11-19T14:31:38.498-05:00I can see how you thought it was Velma, but I bet ...I can see how you thought it was Velma, but I bet you weren’t too disappointed as Velma has the winning smile.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-16985553539252008522013-11-19T13:48:40.432-05:002013-11-19T13:48:40.432-05:00I agree with the others too. Velma was prettier. I...I agree with the others too. Velma was prettier. I wonder why she pasted that picture in her scrapbook. Were those girls friends of hers perhaps?Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-18636267872159392292013-11-19T12:46:52.653-05:002013-11-19T12:46:52.653-05:00You bring up an interesting point. The "trut...You bring up an interesting point. The "truth" is only as good as the memory of the person passing it along. I have photos that a 90-yr old cousin identified for me, but I have since learned that some of the names are not correct. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-69385542410509114522013-11-19T03:01:07.483-05:002013-11-19T03:01:07.483-05:00Beautiful memorize :)Beautiful memorize :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-8191191803863038602013-11-18T20:51:56.364-05:002013-11-18T20:51:56.364-05:00Funny and a great example of why often searches an...Funny and a great example of why often searches and documents on ancestry.com is different than what it really was...still interesting photos from a time when sports were not that predominant for females. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-20085473068487169632013-11-18T16:35:46.265-05:002013-11-18T16:35:46.265-05:00I thought too maybe it was a mistake, but the cred...I thought too maybe it was a mistake, but the credits by Velma's class picture make no mention of being on ANY team. I can match every girl to a photo in the yearbook. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15057818727788203892013-11-18T16:34:29.073-05:002013-11-18T16:34:29.073-05:00Bittersweet -- yes, that's the perfect word fo...Bittersweet -- yes, that's the perfect word for it!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-21598782333662857532013-11-18T16:34:09.215-05:002013-11-18T16:34:09.215-05:00Yes, that was the coach, Mrs. Althea Loose Johnsto...Yes, that was the coach, Mrs. Althea Loose Johnston. She was credited with remarkable developments in the phys ed department and she attracted statewide attention as a coach. Her husband was the physics professor. My dorm in my freshman year of college was named for them -- Johnston Hall. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-38081825481470829802013-11-18T16:30:19.447-05:002013-11-18T16:30:19.447-05:00Oh, that had to hurt.Oh, that had to hurt.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-10334391520714175612013-11-18T16:27:34.026-05:002013-11-18T16:27:34.026-05:00Your netball sounds like the old "girls rules...Your netball sounds like the old "girls rules" for basketball. The "girls rules" were dropped when? the 70s? early 80s? I don't know for sure.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-90019139105515452762013-11-18T16:21:47.689-05:002013-11-18T16:21:47.689-05:00Velma's team - er uh Jessie's team - was w...Velma's team - er uh Jessie's team - was wearing the NEW uniform, considered soooo moderne replacing the ol' middy blouse. The bloomers and dark stockings were a carry-over though. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-4794855649106797722013-11-18T16:19:46.887-05:002013-11-18T16:19:46.887-05:00Yeah -- I wonder if Velma purposely played a trick...Yeah -- I wonder if Velma purposely played a trick on us, pasting that team photo into her book, like she was one of them. Now that I look at her class picture, her "credits" include the YWCA but no mention of ever playing on the b-ball team. Hrmph ~ Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-27029325899428869972013-11-18T16:17:56.248-05:002013-11-18T16:17:56.248-05:00Leave it to you, Sue, to come up with a story bett...Leave it to you, Sue, to come up with a story better than the truth!!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39475470406965042912013-11-18T16:17:25.799-05:002013-11-18T16:17:25.799-05:00I wonder if people ever asked them if they were si...I wonder if people ever asked them if they were sisters.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-40063804951652174982013-11-18T16:16:50.589-05:002013-11-18T16:16:50.589-05:00Hey, if I say so, it will eventually become the &q...Hey, if I say so, it will eventually become the "truth" ;-)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-7979609225460631632013-11-18T16:15:25.428-05:002013-11-18T16:15:25.428-05:00Yes, they do look happy. I think they had a good ...Yes, they do look happy. I think they had a good trip to Tennessee, so they had reason to be happy.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-29537407681733580692013-11-18T16:14:39.402-05:002013-11-18T16:14:39.402-05:00Hmm -- had not thought of that. Must be that Flap...Hmm -- had not thought of that. Must be that Flapper spirit!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-84596012559556800512013-11-18T16:13:25.905-05:002013-11-18T16:13:25.905-05:00Yeah, this is one time finding the truth was a bit...Yeah, this is one time finding the truth was a bit of a let-down. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-38857886018348813132013-11-18T06:08:04.300-05:002013-11-18T06:08:04.300-05:00Goodness, they are so similar, especially in the t...Goodness, they are so similar, especially in the team photo - maybe the person labelling the photo got it wrong, stranger things have happened. The girls were quite daring, showing a bit of leg back then!Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-65568930902671893032013-11-17T23:55:03.237-05:002013-11-17T23:55:03.237-05:00A doppelgänger!A doppelgänger!Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-74896989407010056152013-11-17T13:08:37.005-05:002013-11-17T13:08:37.005-05:00The bittersweet detective work that is genealogy!The bittersweet detective work that is genealogy!Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-67395232144790299882013-11-17T10:47:33.821-05:002013-11-17T10:47:33.821-05:00Nice research of a dutiful niece. Velma is pretty....Nice research of a dutiful niece. Velma is pretty. Is the lady on the right their teacher or coach or adviser? Don't know how they call that in their time. She's dressed, and her hairstyle too, (at least to me) like someone from about two decades before 1925.<br /><br />HazelHazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866700983578714993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34981318982456530442013-11-17T08:46:14.962-05:002013-11-17T08:46:14.962-05:00I wish the girls at university had had to play on ...I wish the girls at university had had to play on only part of the court when they thrashed us men annually at basketball. Like the 'rebels' in your group.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-18737832712747996822013-11-17T04:43:17.921-05:002013-11-17T04:43:17.921-05:00In Australia we have netball where you are restric...In Australia we have netball where you are restricted in where you can run, couldn't step, had position titles and always used to have more 'demure' uniforms. Then there's basketball where you can dribble and run all over the court, and don't have 'designated' position titles. Is it different in USA?Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.com