Clara and Family 1940s

Some history stuff:

These photos show Clara, her mother (Mary) two of her sisters (Bertha and Helene), some of their family, and friends.

The years in which the photos were taken were told to Murphy by Clara a couple of years before she died. She was not exactly sure of some of them, but thought they were close. The year is listed with each photo.

Aunt Dorothy (Dorothea, not really related, just a good friend of Clara's) had two daughters, one named Karen.


 
John (Clara's father and Murphy's maternal grandfather) and his daughter Helene. 1940.

 

Stephen (left) and Richard (right). 1943 (Clara had originally thought 1941).

 

Carmela (left), Bertha, and Gloria Lee (right). 1941.

 

Bertha (back), Carmela (left), Stephen, and Gloria Lee (right). 1944.

 

Some guy, Dorothy, and Clara (left to right). 1944.

 

Helene. 1946.

 

Gloria Lee on the day of her first communion. 1946.

 

Bertha. 1946.

 

Carmela, Stephen, and Gloria Lee (left to right). 1946.
 
 

Dorothy and Karen. 1946. This is one of Murphy's favorite photos. It really captures the moment.

 

Stephen, Mary, and Gloria Lee (left to right). 1948.

 

Bertha. 1948.

 

Carmela (left back) and Gloria Lee (right back) with the little girl next door. 1948.

 

Dorothy and her daughters. 1948.

 

Claudette. 1949.

 

Mary. 1950.

 

Last updated August 9, 1998, by Murphy and Kathy.