The Willy Family

This photo of the Willy family, who lived on the farm under the big boxes, was taken in 1934.


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Images courtesy of Nick Hopman.

Here they are again with names:



Frank Sr. came up with nicknames for his wife and children. His wife, Catherine, was "Cattie"; Phyllis (born 1921) was "Pheidippides";[1] Bernice (b. 1922) was "Bunny"; Arlyne (b. 1924) was "Kayo"; Frank Jr. (b. 1926) was — of course — "Junior"; little Catherine (b. 1927) was "Coky"; and the baby of the family, Alice (b. 1929), was "Iggy."

Unfortunately, the names of the animals that Coky and Iggy are holding have been lost to history. I'm not even sure what kind of animals they are. At first I thought they were cats. Now I think they are puppies, but Coky's might even be a little kid.

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[1] My best guess is that she liked to run around a lot as a toddler.