Rock Island Train Depot in Iowa Falls, 1955

In this 1955 black and white photograph at the Rock Island train depot in Iowa Falls, four individuals—Ethel France Hockman, Myrtle France Curtis, Raymond France, and Gary Curtis—are captured while dropping off Ethel for her trip back to Wichita, Kansas. They stand by a car with an open trunk amidst a backdrop of trees and another vehicle.

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Leonard Curtis
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In this 1955 black and white photograph at the Rock Island train depot in Iowa Falls, four individuals—Ethel France Hockman, Myrtle France Curtis, Raymond France, and Gary Curtis—are captured while dropping off Ethel for her trip back to Wichita, Kansas. They stand by a car with an open trunk amidst a backdrop of trees and another vehicle.
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Location: the Rock Island train depot People: Ethel France Hockman (1895-196?), Myrtle France Curtis (1888-1972), Raymond France (1894-1966), Gary Curtis (b. 1938) Activity: The occasion was dropping off my grandmother’s cousin Ethel so she could return to her home in Wichita, Kansas. At the time, Raymond France lived in an apartment across the street from my grandmother’s house.
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In this 1955 black and white photograph at the Rock Island train depot in Iowa Falls, four individuals—Ethel France Hockman, Myrtle France Curtis, Raymond France, and Gary Curtis—are captured while dropping off Ethel for her trip back to Wichita, Kansas. They stand by a car with an open trunk amidst a backdrop of trees and another vehicle.
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1955
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Iowa
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Iowa Falls
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Leonard Curtis
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Rock Island Train Depot in Iowa Falls, 1955
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In this 1955 black and white photograph at the Rock Island train depot in Iowa Falls, four individuals—Ethel France Hockman, Myrtle France Curtis, Raymond France, and Gary Curtis—are captured while dropping off Ethel for her trip back to Wichita, Kansas. They stand by a car with an open trunk amidst a backdrop of trees and another vehicle.
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departure
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Iowa Falls
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transportation
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family gathering
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train depot
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1955
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Group at Iowa Falls Train Station
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A black and white photograph of four individuals standing outside a train station labeled 'Iowa Falls'. They are positioned near a car with its trunk open, and there are trees and another vehicle in the background.
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Source caption

Location: the Rock Island train depot People: Ethel France Hockman (1895-196?), Myrtle France Curtis (1888-1972), Raymond France (1894-1966), Gary Curtis (b. 1938) Activity: The occasion was dropping off my grandmother’s cousin Ethel so she could return to her home in Wichita, Kansas. At the time, Raymond France lived in an apartment across the street from my grandmother’s house.