This is my great-grandmother, Patricia (Melhus) Sanchez. She appears to be enjoying herself – shoes off and wading in the water.
She looks very dressed up for a day at the beach – dress suit and a bit hat. Perhaps they were on a long drive and simply stopped to look at the water? I think that I’d be in something more comfortable if I were planning on sunbathing and wading in the water, don’t you? I love the old cars in the background!
Oh, my, wouldn’t she just be astounded if she saw the attire at the beaches nowadays!!
(I was born in Florida in the early 60′s, so I have similar photos of very dressed-up relatives “enjoying” a day at the beach.)
Anyhow, this is my first visit to your blog. While I’ve been blogging for years, I’ve just recently gotten involved in this site.
Have a great day,
Patti
Great treasure!
Another item in the pictures are the tents in the background behind the cars. This place apparently allowed camping on the beach.
Yes, it doesn’t look very enjoyable to me – of course they lived in Washington, so the beach wasn’t necessarily very warm.
Melvin – I didn’t even notice the tents in the background until you mentioned it. Can you imagine camping in a dress?? Maybe they were just visiting and others were camping.
What a hoot! Wouldn’t you love to know the whole story? If only the photo could talk!
I love the spontaneity of this photo! Fabulous!