The Family at the Beach: Kathleen Quinn Powers' Mystery Contest Pictures

The Kathleen has liberated these pictures from Aunt Rita's stash and is asking for help in identifying who's who in each picture. Leave your ideas in the comments section below or email me at jnolanchicago(at)gmaildotcom. Person who identifies the most people correctly--as judged by Aunt Anne--gets Mary Rita. (I might have the winning prize wrong but I'm sure Kathleen has someting like that in mind.--jn)


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The Nolans/Quinns:Growing up in Brooklyn: Anne's Pictures

These are from Aunt Anne. Tommy Kane scanned them and wrote the captions.

My Mom with Tommy & Bobby Quinn and the dog is Patsy.
This picture was taken to send to your Dad (Jack) overseas.
Patsy slept outside his bedroom door for the whole 3 years he was overseas.

The guy who won WWII, according to Grandma May,

Jack and Johnny, my Mom guesses around 1948 or '49.

(Looks like Easter '48--jn)

My Mom and Lucille on graduation day from Holy Name with Tommy & Bobby holding their bouquets. In the middle is Jimmy DuHammel one of their pals growing up on Sherman St.

Aunt Eileen, my Mom and Jack--dressed in his father's derby & cane-- and Toby the dog in front of Jack.

The oldy but goldy...our grandfather John Nolan when he was about 12 or 13 (maybe 1900?-jn).
The picture is on a tin plate.

Uncle Tom Quinn

Bob and Bobby Quinn

Rich Nolan

Aunt Rita: Six Pictures

Kane Family Pictures '50s and '60s

Pictures from the Tommy Kane collection with his captions

Grandma May holding me, 1954

My Mom with the five of us, July 1964. How do you like Tommy's clam diggers?

(Tommy, Aunt Anne, Terry, Patty, Mary Anne and Bobby Kane

My Mom with Lucille Nerney, who she grew up with and her maid of honor in her wedding, her maiden name was Fletcher. She was mu godmother and she is with me and my Mom is with her oldest Johnny.

My Dad's Mom, Gertrude McGarry and my Aunt Viola Respine with me, Christmas 1954.

July 4, 1954 - My Dad and Mom and myself with his brother Eddie and his wife Mickey who is holding Christine, a year older than me and Uncle Eddie is with Eddie Jr. who is two years older than me.

Grandma May with Terry Kane and Mary E

(One of the few pictures I have ever seen of Grandma May smiling--J)

Beers and Baby Bottles: 1950s Party at 29

Aunt Eileen, Uncle Tom Kane, Mary Jane, Aunt Anne, Elly, Uncle George, Grandma May, Aunt Rita, and Uncle Tom Quinn, with cigar.

Beers: Knickerbocker and Reingold

Kane, Nolan and Christie -- Parties 1950/60s

Left to right--Mary Jane Munch holding Mary Ellen, Georgie Munch, Bobby Kane, Mary Anne Kane holding Terry, Richard, Kenneth and Tommy Kane

Barbara and Marcia Christie, Johnny and Michael, Richard and Paula Christie (front row)

Aunt Eilleen holding Georgie

On the sofa, Uncle Tom Quinn and Uncle George Munch

The Grandmas: May (sitting) and Nana Cullinan (standing center)

Elly in the red dress, Richard, Tommy Quinn, Johnny, Paula Christie, Marcia Christie

and Aunt Eileen.

On the sofa: Bobby Quinn, Aunt Anne(?) and Uncle Charlie Christie

1955 Family Party at Munch's

Back row- Uncle George's mom, Maisie, Tommy, Aunt Rita, Ellen and Bobby.

Middle Row--Elly, Pearl, Aunt Eileen

Front Row--Johnny, Michael, Ken, Richard, the boy next door (Alice Galargan's son) and Mary Jane in the playpen

Michael Celebrates 60!

Michael, Bob and Tom at Michael's 60th.