Gallery
The following pictures are from points in time throughout the book, taken many years ago when cherished memories were made by the people in them.
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Grandpa Cool on his front porch in Canton Ohio A somewhat rare shot of Grandpa Cool, the storyteller of Lost in the Woods in casual garb. Circa 1970 |
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Grandpa and Grandma Cool on their front porch, Mom is on the far right. Circa 1971 |
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Grandpa Cool at the piano, an adversitsement once used to sell his piano teaching services. A rare shot where he had a serious expression. Circa 1940? |
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Holly reading bedtime stories from left to right: Nathan, Holly, and Tim. Circa 1966" |
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Nathan, two weeks old With family: Mom, Holly, Dan, Tim, and Dad. |
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Grandpa Dale "The Deer Hunter" with wife Janet The Deer Hunter himself with a belly full of buckwheat pancakes, Grandpa Dale with Grandma Janet. Circa 1973 |
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Backyard in Flemington, PA The park is on the left, and the road I'd walk to school where I'd see those rabbits in the "Fuzzy Bunnies" story is near the center. Circa 1976 |
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Cowboy hats from Easter baskets From the Easter Baskets story in the foods chapter, the hats that once served as Easter baskets. Tim on left next to Nathan. Circa 1966 |
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Sampson The Slow Minded Jimmy Jenkins dog Sampson, just waiting for a good shake. Circa 1975 |
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Kathleen Crossland, First Girlfriend, taken one year before she passed away. Both images of her and Nathan taken from kindergarten class picture, 1968. |
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Kathleen Crossland, after the accident, Picture and article about Kathleen after her accident, about 2 months before she died. Her mother is looking over her, as is a Shriner, comfortering her before heading to a Shriner's hospital to attempt to save her life with skin grafts. |
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3 of the 4 Musketeers, from Acne story, Nathan, Steve Plesinger, and Ted Haines after a sleep over in Flemington, Circa 1976. |
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Nathan at Lake Erie, from Water Water Everywhere chapter, taken by Grandpa Dale, Circa 1965. |
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Nathan, Tim, and Mom at Lake Erie, on a stoney bank by Erie, PA. Tim on left, Nathan on right. Circa 1965. |
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Backyard pool in West Seneca, from Water Water Everywhere chapter, shows our little 12 foot pool, smaller than most other neighbors. Note the field out back (that led to pond). From left to right: Holly, Tim, Nathan. Circa 1973 |
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Millie Goralski, from Water Water Everywhere chapter, West Seneca Pools story. Circa 1972 |
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Snow Day, although taken a few years before the story in Miscellanea chapter, all four kids are having a blast. Dan and Holly in rear, Tim in front alongside Nathan in blue. Circa 1964 |
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Family Portrait, taken around the time of the Snow Day story. In rear: Dad, Mom, Dan. In front: Tim, Holly, Nathan. Circa 1969 |
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Dressing up in Dad's military garb from left to right: Dan, Tim, Nathan. Standing in front of Grandpa Cool's old house in Canton, around the time of The Ginger Ale Incident. Circa 1968 |
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Nathan with lego plane, taken around the time of the Comfort of Strong Arms story. Circa 1974 |