Cousin Rosemary unearthed a pile of old pictures and sent them to me.  We will be posting them from time to time for your enjoyment.  Most are from Uncle Vince’s scrapbook.

Two of the pictures were labeled 1923, but after careful analysis we declare them as 1925.  First we will re-post a picture that we first posted in March of 2019.

We now know that this picture was taken at the same picnic as the two new pictures.  They are wearing the same ties.  The first picture shows the whole gang – including a few unknown people and look closely at the left edge and there are four unknown women or girls sitting on the running board of the truck.

The second picture shows only the Sgriccia family members.  This is where the dating comes into play.  On the left is Aunt Ann and she is holding my father Sam.  On the far right front row is Uncle Vince and in a matching unfit is Uncle Mar.

One family member is missing.  Do you know who?

Aunt Lucy is third from the right in the back row.  If this is 1925 then she is holding her son Joseph – born 19 June 1925.  Then the baby girl in the front row would be Marcia Jean – born 15 Oct 1923.  The missing person is the older sister Rita – born Dec 1921.

I hear someone asking about Aunt Mary – where is her husband Antonio Serrao?  Well, he is not in the picture yet.  They did not marry until December 1925.

There is a lot of details we do not know about this picnic, yet there is lots of trivial things we can see.  Let’s start with people in the main picture.

Unless we find more photos, we shall never learn the identity of the “running board” girls.  There are five unknown boys – teenagers. Who is the fellow in the back left?  Uncle Tony in the back row has his arm around a lady(?) or is that a man?  I think a lady, but whose mother is she?

For awhile I thought the unknown man could be cousin Foresi and the unknown woman could be his mother-in-law – Nazarena Bidolli.  But, she died on June 8, 1925 – before Joe Sgriccia was born on June 19th.  So, that does not connect the dots.

Trivial things

At least six bottles of beer…even Aunt Mary.  No wine bottles found.

Dessert was a “Wards Fine Cakes” – a famous cake maker in NYC.  Ward’s bakery also made Tip-Top bread which in time became Wonder Bread.

Spoon and towel in hand, I am guessing that Uncle Henry was serving homemade ice cream.

Paper plates?  Maybe.  A search on the internet implies they were very popular in the 1920s.  And the boys were in the food biz.

Mysterious girl on the left edge.  Too old to be the missing Rita.

The truck.  I am guessing a Chevy from the mounting of the spare tire and the hub-nut.  But, perhaps someone will offer a better picture or ID.

Finally, a reminder:  You can right-click on any photo:  save to your computer or printer.  Plus you can have fun enlarging and looking for more trivial items.

OK – I await your comments, corrections or (perhaps) more photos.