Earliest pictures
These are the earliest pictures I have of my father, Edward M. Shannon, Jr. (1915-1985).
I'm no judge of children's ages, but I'm guessing Dad is about 4 in the left photo, which would make the date 1919. And already at age 7 (right), he had more serene self-assurance than I would possess in my whole life. What an amazing man this boy grew up to be...
Here's another group portrait of the three Shannon brothers in Kansas City, Mo., doubtless taken the same day in 1922 as the one in my previous post. L to r: Billy, Bobby, Eddie.
After the move to Pomona, Ca., posing with the family's Dodge. L to r: Eddie, Bobby, Billy.
Eddie showing off in his baseball uniform, June 26, 1928.
The address of the Shannon residence was given as "551 Columbia."
And here is the house at 551 E. Columbia Ave., Pomona, today...
I'm no judge of children's ages, but I'm guessing Dad is about 4 in the left photo, which would make the date 1919. And already at age 7 (right), he had more serene self-assurance than I would possess in my whole life. What an amazing man this boy grew up to be...
Here's another group portrait of the three Shannon brothers in Kansas City, Mo., doubtless taken the same day in 1922 as the one in my previous post. L to r: Billy, Bobby, Eddie.
After the move to Pomona, Ca., posing with the family's Dodge. L to r: Eddie, Bobby, Billy.
Eddie showing off in his baseball uniform, June 26, 1928.
The address of the Shannon residence was given as "551 Columbia."
And here is the house at 551 E. Columbia Ave., Pomona, today...