Old Pictures

Heidi mentioned on my Unexpected Find post that I should share more old photos.  Well here are three more.  These are more of the pictures my grandmother gave to me.  She talked about them at the time, but I do not really remember much about them.  Written on the back of the first one, "Rapids of Niagara River as they approach the American Falls.  Picture taken July 26, 1939."  I don't recognize the hand writing and it very likely is that of my grandmother's sister who is in the third picture.  As best as I can tell the second picture is of the Maid of the Mist boat, which thanks to Wikipedia, I learned was in existence in 1947.  I have been to the Falls mainly on the Canadian side, so my guess is that the third picture is from the American side.  It does not say on the picture and I cannot remember if my grandma said.  I do know that the picture is of, from left to right, my grandmother, my father's oldest brother, his older sister, and my grandmother's sister.  At the time, my grandparents only had two children (they went on to have a total of 6).  My grandmother's sister and her husband were unable to have children so the sisters spent a lot of time together.  I remember my great aunt and uncle growing up and they were really generous to my parents and us.  She was 8 years older than my grandmother so she has been gone for quite awhile now.  I think the reason I got this picture was because no one else wanted it.  My aunt who is pictured has her back to the camera so I am sure that's why she let me have it.  I think there were more and these were the ones no one else wanted.  That's okay.  I like them.  Part of family history.