Like Father, Like Son

These photos of Gerald Hardin and his son Greg were taken in early 1958. 

It is comforting to know that we are not alone in our journey. Our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and great-great grandparents were all here before us doing the very things we're stressing out about today.

Perhaps times were different, but deep down we're all still the same. We owe them a debt of gratitude for blazing the trails before us. They built dreams and memories that we'll share with the next generations. 

That's really what life is all about, isn't it?

Stylish Linda Yates in the '50s and '60s

The scanning and editing of the family photos continues!

This week we're sharing photos from the 1950s and 1960s of Jonathan's Aunt Linda Yates. A former beauty pageant queen, Linda was quite good at striking a pose.As you'll notice, she was also very fashionable regardless of whether she was standing beside the car in the hot sun or kneeling beside her nephew Greg. 

Enjoy!

1958 beauty pageant photos

These 1958 beauty pageant photographs of Jonathan's Aunt Linda were too fun not to share. Apparently she was Jumpertown High School's Most Beautiful in 1958. Beauty pageants have never been my thing, but in these photographs, they seem pretty charming.

Isn't she pretty?

I love the expressions on the kids' faces...

Pretty dresses.

Love this shot from the audience.

Linda's pretty dress.

The tiara and flowers are pretty funny. 

School Days...

I'm in the middle of a photo book for Sadie's sister Linda, so I've been scanning and editing all sorts of fun photographs. Linda is the youngest of the Yates' sisters, and she graduated from Jumpertown High School in Jumpertown, Mississippi in 1961. Jumpertown is a small rural community located just outside of Booneville in Prentiss County. 

Aren't they cute? Linda is the third from the left on the bottom row. 

The Jumpertown High School Class of 1961. Linda is on the bottom row on the far right. 

I love this yearbook photograph all of the girls in front of Jumpertown School. (The back of the photo actually has the job, page and position number on it.) 

The senior class all dressed up for prom or their school banquet. Linda is in the center. 

The Jumpertown High School Class of 1961. I graduated from Booneville High School in 2002, and Torrance School Photography took our class photographs as well!