tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post222766137023973637..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Christine Forever 24Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-72040119459320193982013-01-22T06:07:35.133-05:002013-01-22T06:07:35.133-05:00"Fool hardy" indeed. What a thing to hav..."Fool hardy" indeed. What a thing to have to live with. I wonder too if he remarried, but I can't find anything in those readily available sources online like city directories. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-82969365427534912582013-01-22T06:05:40.313-05:002013-01-22T06:05:40.313-05:00I like the suits too!I like the suits too!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-42440082738968009882013-01-22T06:05:22.230-05:002013-01-22T06:05:22.230-05:00Those suits look tame by today's standards.Those suits look tame by today's standards.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-32477725532710475742013-01-22T02:01:33.587-05:002013-01-22T02:01:33.587-05:00I see you also stepped away from the beach,
and I...I see you also stepped away from the beach, <br />and I thought this would be a fairy tale story, <br />but no such thing.<br />Most tragic...<br />One can only wonder what their lives could have been like, <br />if he hadn't been so fool hardy. <br />Did he ever remarry? <br />:/~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-37334640108367187922013-01-18T02:14:38.148-05:002013-01-18T02:14:38.148-05:00They are all gorgeous! And I like the bathing suit...They are all gorgeous! And I like the bathing suit fashion in their time better than today's. <br /><br />What a tragic story about Christine :(<br /><br />Thanks for the welcome to SS.Hazelhttp://cchazmm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-54826109948436434602013-01-16T21:09:24.719-05:002013-01-16T21:09:24.719-05:00Those were some "hot" babes! I don'...Those were some "hot" babes! I don't think I realized they wore such risque bathing suits in the 40's!Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12786327855984576632013-01-16T07:26:19.409-05:002013-01-16T07:26:19.409-05:00That's true. So many of my old photos have tr...That's true. So many of my old photos have triggered memories that were so deeply buried they were almost forgotten.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12569641767407592692013-01-16T07:24:48.502-05:002013-01-16T07:24:48.502-05:00Virginia Beach missed a good marketing opportunity...Virginia Beach missed a good marketing opportunity. I bet lots of guys would flock to the beach hoping to meet such pretty girls.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-63070959890293739662013-01-15T17:38:25.494-05:002013-01-15T17:38:25.494-05:00A happy story, unfortunately wit a sad ending. Old...A happy story, unfortunately wit a sad ending. Old photos are a treasure for memories. Thank you for sharing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15405055754343029482013-01-15T10:25:04.153-05:002013-01-15T10:25:04.153-05:00These photos are so good that they could actually ...These photos are so good that they could actually have been postcards!<br />What an horrific story! So terribly sad.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-64253715207034027192013-01-14T16:55:03.042-05:002013-01-14T16:55:03.042-05:00Oh my, I hadn't thought about the possibility ...Oh my, I hadn't thought about the possibility of a court marshall. But how do you kick a man that is THAT down? Yeah, I know - the law is the law. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-23971471291077880022013-01-14T16:46:21.123-05:002013-01-14T16:46:21.123-05:00Wow. I was so happily reading your blog with your ...Wow. I was so happily reading your blog with your pretty mother and her two friends and than wham! What a sad, sad story. If Milton had stolen that boat today, I think the Marine's would have court marshalled him. <br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-66816883409600509052013-01-14T16:40:02.112-05:002013-01-14T16:40:02.112-05:00Hmm, maybe I need to go buy a 40s bathing suit som...Hmm, maybe I need to go buy a 40s bathing suit somewhere. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-41925447065339861692013-01-14T16:38:10.795-05:002013-01-14T16:38:10.795-05:00Nice post. And those 40s bathing suits are just h...Nice post. And those 40s bathing suits are just hard to match -- made most every gal look good --- and some, as you say, "smokin'"Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-42118877295664735042013-01-14T10:32:42.623-05:002013-01-14T10:32:42.623-05:00Definitely I get the Debbie Downer Award this week...Definitely I get the Debbie Downer Award this week!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-20116048196952920752013-01-14T10:32:19.535-05:002013-01-14T10:32:19.535-05:00I'm often immediately struck by the sad irony ...I'm often immediately struck by the sad irony of happy photos when I know the sadness to come months or years later.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-17078558189938732162013-01-14T10:31:00.204-05:002013-01-14T10:31:00.204-05:00What a nice thing to say. And yes, Sepia Saturday...What a nice thing to say. And yes, Sepia Saturday is always my best inspiration.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89439656902894728382013-01-14T10:29:42.168-05:002013-01-14T10:29:42.168-05:00I'm sure an amphibious vehicle looked indestru...I'm sure an amphibious vehicle looked indestructible. But yes, when children are involved, there should be no question that life jackets are a must.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12884701153866054632013-01-14T10:28:13.790-05:002013-01-14T10:28:13.790-05:00Indeed!Indeed!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-80690870854946783642013-01-14T10:27:56.796-05:002013-01-14T10:27:56.796-05:00I think too the horror of that day stayed fresh.I think too the horror of that day stayed fresh.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-17284130628727970702013-01-14T10:27:03.327-05:002013-01-14T10:27:03.327-05:00Sometimes it's hard to separate what is a real...Sometimes it's hard to separate what is a real memory from what has been assimilated from years of hearing a story.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-75345455886878758392013-01-14T10:25:14.327-05:002013-01-14T10:25:14.327-05:00Those swimsuits do look good.Those swimsuits do look good.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-86436103867804769822013-01-14T10:24:36.867-05:002013-01-14T10:24:36.867-05:00Ha - you're right - Betsy does look like Norma...Ha - you're right - Betsy does look like Norma Jean in that picture. She would have loved reading that! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-90212747506684273952013-01-14T00:36:25.424-05:002013-01-14T00:36:25.424-05:00That's just heartbreaking! And I was all set t...That's just heartbreaking! And I was all set to make the comment that the young lady in the middle looks like a young Norma Jean.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-44521591856272688882013-01-13T15:55:06.559-05:002013-01-13T15:55:06.559-05:00What an awful end to that young family. A sad not...What an awful end to that young family. A sad note for a Sepia Saturday contribution, but good of you to memorialize. Thanks for sharing the story and images.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.com