Scanned from an old 616
negative, this photo shows a young Hazel Rattenne doting over her latest
child. According to Mike Rattenne III, "The little girl kneeling is got
to be Jerry; she looks to be 4 or maybe 5. There was only a year and a
half between Jean and I; so the little baby has to be Jim."
If that's so then this photo
was taken in 1933 or early 1934, probably in Sioux City, IA. Jim was born
on July 6, 1933 and in this photo the baby does not look to be more than
six to nine months old. |