Dot and Joe, Helen and Flo

No dates on these but the first two were most likely take in 1918.

Joe, Dotty, and Helen

Dot (not Ruth; even Grandma got them mixed up.)

This one is a favorite. It's of Helen and Flo @ 1920.

I love their happy, goofy grins and their excellent bathing costumes. 

We saw them all grown up in the blog entries posted on May 15-17.

Sibs and Pups

These photos are from the early 1920s, featuring Alice's four youngest siblings and a couple of cute puppies.

Ruth, Dot, and Helen

 Dot, Ruth, and furry friend

Dot, Joe, and Ruth

More Fun with Helen, Flo, and Cel (1931)

Helen, Flo, and Cecelia, 1931

Helen and Florence, 1930

There is a whole series of photos of Alice's younger sister, Helen, and others at the beach. Some photos say 1930. Others say 1929 or 1931. You'll see more of both young women over the next few days. 

Helen, 1930

Helen would be twenty in this photo.

 Florence, 1930

Children on the Grass & The Bathing Beauties

 Who is this baby? A cousin? A niece or nephew? Photo undated.

 This looks like Ruthie, Helen, and Dot with the same baby; date unknown

 Alice and the bathing suit beauties return here, with stockings rolled, above; 

with lollipops, below; no date on either photo

Feeding the Geese

 Ruthie and her mother, Marie, feeding the geese; date unknown

 Helen, Dot, and Joe in Sunday best; date unknown

 Helen, Joe, Dot, and Ruth; photo undated

Alice and girl friends at the lake; photo undated

Three Sisters and More

 Another "Day at the Beach" photos. No date, but other beach photos were dated 1921. 

 Alice holding little Elwood J., probably 1926.

 Three Bierbaum sisters, most likely in 1920.

More News from Lake Nelson

 Even the dog cools off at Lake Nelson.

The Geisha Girls return; Helen is on the right.

Helen and Others

The photos on this page are a mixed lot.

This must be the occupant of the dog house we saw earlier. Very handsome spaniel.

Here is Alice's younger sister, Helen, looking lovely in cloche hat and heels. Whose finger?

Widow, 1919

This is the saddest of all the photos in the collection: Alice simply wrote "Widow 1919." She looks like Ann Fischer.

On the same page, these two photos. If the baby is Elwood James, then these are most likely from 1926.

Another photo that you'll see shortly makes me pretty sure that 

this is Alice's younger sister, Helen, with baby Elwood James. 

Elwood James for certain. I recognize that scowl.