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11/04/2007 11:04 pm
I love this first one! Being a Streckfus fan, the first thing I noticed was the bow of the WASHINGTON behind the GORDON. This must have been taken in 1936, as the pilothouse configuration matches a previously posted pix taken in 1936. Of course Bill Judd was correct that the child was Gordon II - here he is again in his mother's arms. In fact, this might have been on the same trip. Standing in front of them is Mary, and father Tom is to their left. Did the Greenes have a household worker? If so, I presume that is she in the front row. Since there is a car behind this group, I'm guessing that Mrs. Greene and the two children rode the boat overnight from Cincinnati and then drove back home the next day, as she often did in later years without kids. Can someone tell me where this landing is? CW had no annotations on this pix, amazingly. Anyone want to ID other people in this group? The second pix is from the GCG as she is leaving the Cincinnati wharfboat. Chris Greene is in the second row waving, and Roy Barkhau is there somewhere. Can you ID others? The third pix was taken on the 1939 Derby trip: hostesses Larie Stickel Greene and Gloria Petroll.
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11/04/2007 11:11 pm
Crew talent show
1) This shows the name sign painted by Capt. Jesse Hughes. 2) Note Mary B. Greene sitting in the corner behind the bass and Larie Greene standing next to her. On the far side behind the singers is Capt. Tom Greene. 3) Mary B. is partially blocked by pianist Walter Yetter's pipe. Larie Greene is standing to the right. Could that be young Mary on the right edge of the pix???
12/04/2007 12:39 am
More GCG Pix
In regards to the first photo to left, It was taken by Capt. Jesse Hughes.
Letha Greene is in the sun glasses, young Gordon and Mary are in the arms of Vina Cavendish, Letha's sister.
Right to left: Lillian Hughes, Lilliam McClung ( Jesse's sister), Mrs. Jesse Hughes, Letha Greene, family maid, Capt. Tom, Vina Cavendish with Gordon & Mary, Gloria Petroll, Capt. Mary B. Greene and Larie Greene.
I'm lucky to have a copy with the notations on back. Believe Capt. Fred gave it to me years ago, maybe C.W.
12/04/2007 1:33 am
All of these pictures are really neat. I can't believe how much I enjoy other family photo albums. I am just fascinated and I don't even know all the players involved. Thanks Judy- Bill- Keith- Dale. . . love those dusty boxes.
12/04/2007 5:19 am
Some years ago Fred Way ran the photo of the G.C.G. and WASHINGTON in The Reflector. I, for the life of me, can't remember when, but it's there somewhere. If someone doesn't beat me to the punch, I'll try to hunt it up this weekend.
I want to say the photo was taken in Padukey, and, yes, it would of had to have been in 1936 with the old texas raised up on the new one.
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12/04/2007 12:59 pm
Thanks Bill, for the ID of those people - my photo must have been a copy of CW's, as it was unusual for him to not annote each photo. And Frank, I was guessing Paducah too. That would have meant they rode the boat a couple of days, but the drive back to Cincy wouldn't have been too long.
12/04/2007 2:11 pm
The drive home
Judy as I think about your last thought as to the drive home, assuming Paducah is the landing, the thought comes to me how we are all spoiled by inter-state highways. I am in Paducah at least once a month and I cover the distance in 5.5 hrs. Back in the early '60's it was at least 8 hrs. If 1936 is correct I bet it took over 12 hrs.and probably bad roads. If it was Letha driving with those two little ones I bet it was a long haul and I expect the driveway at Hyde Park looked awful good.
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12/04/2007 2:33 pm
Probably the main reason the helper was along - the kids probably did OK on the boat, but in a car for that long, they needed some diversion! I'd never make my 939 mile drive to NOLA in 14 hours without I-55, that's for sure. It would be a two day haul at least.
12/04/2007 11:20 pm
Hi, Judy, Bill & gang:
I never made the old drive to Paducah but, yes, it was something of a haul driving old Route 42 from Cincinnati to Louisville to meet the DELTA QUEEN. Back in the late 1950s-early '60s I went down with two of the Becker-Greene relatives, Anita and Dorothy. The road was circutious and slow. At, I believe, Carrolton, Ky., there was a fine mom and pop cafeteria with good country cooking and great pies where travelers stopped for lunch before heading on to Louisville. GREYHOUND buses between the two cities also stopped there and I did that a couple of times to meet the boat. I drove the same route several years ago and scratched my head trying to remember not only the site of the former cafeteria but sights along the way. Now I know why old L&C LINE ads for the big CINCINNATI and QUEEN CITY touted, "Relax...take the boat."
Cheers,
R. Dale Flick