Hello, World!
Crying. Paul 1947, John 1949
Paul 1 year
July 1949
Bare butt boys
Mom and Dad's first house, Williston Park, NY, about 1950
Aunt Sally (Nan's sister) and Uncle Winn Bailey homestead, Milton, NY
Dressed up
In the back yard. John into modeling clay, holding a model head.
Peggy, Paul, Foster at the front door, East Norwich, NY
John and his cello
Fateful day: Looking to our careers in the aircraft industry. About 1960.
A few of his model cars, about 1958
More models: John and his ships
John at his model desk, airplanes flying
One of Paul's radio projects. I forget what it did, but I am sure it was cool!
Dragster
Paul First Grade Mabel G Fox School Mrs Larh
Paul Third Grade James H Vernon School Mrs Young
Paul Ninth Grade Oyster Bay High School Mr Fallon
The house we grew up in. 105 Susan Cove, East Norwich, NY, 1952
Back yard shaping up, shovels on wall, about 1953
Looking better
After 10 years, 105 Susan Cove, East Norwich, NY, 1964
Paul's butterfly collection
Mom's African violets
Dad dug a canyon to the front door
John the snow surfer (future pilot of Boeing 737s)
Kayak under construction
Kayak with Carolyn Warren, East Norwich neighbor, Lake Kanasatka, Center Harbor, NH
The kayak under sail on Lake Kanasatka
Early stage of the tractor: trial run
The tractor
Kitty's favorite perch, Susan Cove, East Norwich, NY
Kitty is well camouflauged for hunting in the rocks
Sam the cat
Pretty pond at Laurel Hollow, NY. St. John's Church.
Uncle Earl plays. He was good!
Sightseeing trip to Shelter Island, 1958
Grandma: Mom's mom. About 1956.
Nan and Pop-Pop: Anne Hallock and George Duncan Richards
Mount Chocorua, birches, John, Paul, and Mom, about 1957
Nan and Pop Pop named their cabin on Lake Kanasatka Questover, about 1962
The 3 HP Johnson pushes the canvas Penn Yan along nicely. License plate says 1958.
Feeding the sunnies, Lake Kanasatka, New Hampshire
John tries his new fly rod, but the socks scare off the fish!
Through the tubes at the top of Lake Kanasatka
Penn Yan approaching the dock
Always a blast on the Lake
Penn Yan under sail
Dad fishes. We watch.
Top of Welch Mountain, New Hampshire, 1967
Eleventh grade production of Fiorello. As Card Player #3, I stand during my short solo.
Airman (one stripe) John Richards. US Air Force. Green ribbon is for markmanship. About 1969.
Sergeant (three stripes) Paul Richards. NY Air Guard. Air Force Comminication Serivce. About 1972.
Paul's first college study desk in dorm room, 1965
View from dormitory window, Corbett Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 1965
Home made record player playing Handel's Messiah
John's 1964 Mini-Cooper. He modified the driver's seat for more leg room!
Cousin Lawrence and Lynn
Cousins lineup: Lawrence Thurston, Paul Richards, Scott Thurston, John Richards, Ellen Pohlman, about 1957
Cousins line-up about 1965
The future: Florida trip, 1964
The '64 Chevy on Daytona Beach
Pick-Your-Own Florida grapefruit
John and Kathy on the couch, East Norwich, NY
Wedding party at the Munday's, 1968
Wedding 1968 with Ellen Pohlman, Walter and Carol Ann Munday, Russel Sack
Glynn Drive is completely empty, Shelter Island, NY, about 1968
Frame only, 18 Glynn Drive, 1970
Bannister finished, working on living room. Lots of carpentry. 18 Glynn Drive, Shelter Island, NY
18 Glynn Drive, 1983
Shucking bay scallops, Shelter Island
The future: Trip to the Grand Canyon, 1967
Mom and Dad moved to Loma Lane in Phoenix, 1968
John moved to Page, Arizona. Highway 89 to Page, about 1973. It is a 1968 Chevy.
Lake Pleasant, north of Phoenix, about 1969
Mom looks spiffy at Carl Hayden Visitor Center, Glen Canyon Dam, Page, AZ
Vicky and Walter, 1973
Nice bikes!
Tiffany, John's daughter, about 1980
Playhouse porch
Vicky and Walter Richards, about 1978
Walter is up, up, away. Shelter Island, NY