The Lost and the Silent

There is something about this picture that I intrigues me, but I can't put my finger on it. Perhaps it is the expressions on their faces. There seems to be a real disconnect between these two women. It may be strain caused by the generational gap between these two. That's why I named this post "The Lost and the Silent." My great-grandmother was born in 1900: The Lost Generation. My grandmother, 1926: The Silent Generation. "Lost" and "Silent" seems to fit this picture perfectly.

I'm dating this ca 1941. Babylon, NY

I Ragazzi

I had to post this one! That's my great-uncle Joe to the left with a couple of his friends (maybe cousins) sometime in the 1940s. Their outfits are great! Look how high the waists are on those pants, and the saddle shoes are awesome. It's amazing how that generation still dresses like it did when they were teenagers. I hope that doesn't mean that in 50 years from now my generation will still be wearing low-rise skinny jeans....** imagining it in my head **...**shudders**

The cross hanging by Uncle Joe's waist screams Italian, don't it?