A. J. & Sylvia

My mother has written on the reverse, "A. J. & Sylvia."  Mom was born in 1933 and I'd say she is around 4 years old in this photo.  If this were indeed shot in 1937, A. J. (b. 17 Sep 1908) would be around 29.

The faint mountains in the background look like Alpine, TX to me, where the Smiths lived.

So much to love about this photo!

This is an amazing photo in so many ways.  I think it could win awards!  

Mother says that whenever the cousins gathered at the farm, someone would line them up (by height?  by age?)  for their photo.  I wonder if there are other such photos out there amongst the cousins...  Can't you just hear it:  "Now, go line up in front of the woodpile..."  (Note:  wood was more plentiful in those days!)  

Twenty-odd years ago, my mother made this notation on the reverse side of the photo:

These first cousins are all grandchildren of Mama & Papa Hill.   From left, they are:  Patsy Lou Hill (b. 1931), Sylvia Smith (b. 1933), Wallace Gayle Hill (b. 1935), Willie Joe (W. J.) Winter (b. 1935), Lee Matt "Bud" Smith, Jr. (b. 1936), A. Jackson Hill (b. 1936), Sheila Faye Winter (b. 1936), and Jo Marie Hill (b. 1938).

I'm going date this photo around 1941, give or take a year.  What do you think?

Audra, Opal, Elsie, Mama Hill, Sylvia in 1946

Sylvia's age (13) dates this photo to 1946.

From the left:

Red's wife, Audra Allen Jenkins Hill (b. 31 Jan 1912) is 34 years old

A.J.'s wife, Verta Opal Quinn Hill (b. 24 Jun 1913) is around 33 years old.

Elsie Lou Hill Smith (b. 11 Apr 1911) is 35 years old.

Frances Myrtle "Frankie" Coggin Hill (b. 26 Mar 1880) is around 66 years old.

Sylvia Smith is age 13, as noted on the reverse of the photo.

Mama Hill & Papa Hill with the Grandkids

Mama Hill and Papa Hill are enjoying their two oldest grandchildren, Patsy Lou Hill and Sylvia Smith.  Written on the photo's reverse in my mother's handwriting is "Patsy Lou Hill, Mama Hill, Sylvia Smith & Papa Hill."

This is definitely a 1933 snapshot, probably early summer.  Sylvia looks to be 4 or 5 months old, so Patsy Lou would have been almost 2-1/2 years old.  Mama Hill, b. 26 Mar 1880, would have been 53; Papa Hill, b. 28 Feb 1874, would have been 59 years old.

Was this at the Hill Farm?