Completing the journey through the box we found in my parents’ basement—see the original post here—we found two more sets of photos: one small box of slides from a business (I think) trip to San Francisco around 1964 and a larger set of slides from a visit to Wisconsin in 1970.

The slides from San Francisco were actually duplicates, perhaps the highlights from a larger collection that has been lost to time. The box they were stored in was unlabeled, so it was a surprise to see the familiar California state flag when I scanned them. The set consists of only 14 photos, but contains images of a few landmarks I was able to identify, including the Japanese Tea Garden and the Sutro Baths, which were still operating at the time (they apparently burned down under suspicious circumstances in 1966, just a couple years later).

The other set consists of pictures that we think were taken in Adams, Wisconsin, where my great-grandmother lived. It includes a number of more artistic photos—perhaps my grandfather or grandmother had a flair for the dramatic—as well as some family snapshots. The snapshots feature three people: an older woman who we suspect is Mary Moravec (née Primus), my great-grandmother; a middle-aged man, who may very well be a relation of some kind; and a toddler. Given the timeframe in which these photos were taken, it’s distinctly possible the toddler is still alive: he’s probably no more than five or six years older than me. If you’re out there and you somehow come across this, let me know!

This is the last of the photos from the box. I was initially disappointed there were so few, but I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to see pictures of my grandparents, mother, and uncle from ten years or more before I was born. Perhaps more will turn up at some point in the future.

Galleries: Moravec San Francisco 1964, Moravec Wisconsin 1970