Audree, Velma, and Larry Koftan on Peggy Ann at the Old Brick House (Morrillville), with back-porch clutter.
Laurence looking grumpy. I suspect that's Jack's coupe, for I have other photos of it, including the one below, not a family car.
Same car, with Jack behind it. I had thought this was Grandpa/Laurence, but it's Dad/Jack. I'm not sure if it's Fern/Grandma or Velma/Mom on the back porch.
I am sure this view looking northeast is of Jack and Velma plucking and preparing chickens for dinner. Actually, I shouldn't say that, because I don't know why he's got a burlap (?) bag slung on his back. The white ball between him and Velma is simply a punched-out spot, three other hand-punch indentations visible. I think I've mentioned it before; but seeing the chickens reminds me that Mom told a hilarious story how the chickens got drunk once from eating fermented apples and staggered around, falling down, which she would illustrate with drunken clucking, to my great delight.
I'll finish with three snapshots of Fern Effie Adelaide, the working farm wife, but I don't know this dog.
Her dark stockings make me think this is the Twenties, her strict Methodist period. But with a northwestward view and a whitewall-tire sandbox for Larry (?) behind her.
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