Charlie Mundi        About 5 day(s) ago
Well done Margie. And since you've been holding down the fort, I'm going to get you off the hook. Here's the colorized version of the picture you shared. It was taken in the fall of 1954. The lady sitting on the sofa, guarding the child, is my Mother, Tree. The man in the wheel chair is my Father, Buddy. He was in the Air Force, stationed at San Bernadino, California. While in the Air Force, he was one of the 57,628 victims of the 1952 polio epidemic, which was the worst outbreak ever. The thing (man or woman?) standing next to my Father is my Mother's SISTER, Vera. The man sitting at the table, drinking his whiskey, is my Mother's Father, and, my Grandfather and best friend, affectionately known as "Pop". The sweet lady with her hand on her cheek is my Mother's Grandmother, Pop's Mother-in-Law, and my Great Grandmother, "Mama Vita". The exact spot where this picture was taken is now Interstate 59, on the Western side of Birmingham, AL. And finally, I believe you know who that is in the cradle.

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