James Treme

Other than recognizing this as a photograph of Dad, I have no additional info. The houses around provide no additional info either. So I'm at a loss as to the circumstances that caused this picture to be taken.

Update: My mother told me that this photograph was taken in Houma, Louisiana when she and my father went to visit her grandparents. My mother took the photograph. It was very early in their marriage--I hadn't been born yet. So it would be sometime between July 1950 when they married and my birth in April 1951.

Pamela Treme

Pamela Treme, age 16

James Treme holding Pamela Treme

This photograph was taken on the front porch of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bordelon's home in New Orleans. Mrs. Bordelon (Miss Agnes) took care of me from the time I was 6 months old until I went into first grade. For first and second grade I was in boarding school at St. Maurice.

While I was living with the Bordelon's, Dad would stop by each day on his way home to say hello to me. He'd stay for a few minutes to find out what I had done that day. I'm about 4 years old in the picture, which means it was taken some time in 1955.

James Treme and Ray Lytell

James Treme and Ray Lytell

I would guess they are on or near Canal Street. The sign behind them looks like the Adler's Jewelry store sign. The store is located at 722 Canal Street. Based on the package Ray is carrying, I would guess the picture was taken at Christmas time.

Christmas Outfits

From left: Joy, Billie, and James

On the reverse side of this photo, Aunt Lillie wrote the following: These are outfits I sent them for last Christmas. Marguerite was alive.

Marguerite was their mother who died on 19 April 1932. See Find A Grave memorial 47660066 for more information.  

A Day at Oak Alley

Eliza at Oak Alley Plantation

On a Sunday, I picked up John, Matthew, and Eliza and we went to see plantations. I had a camera with me and I was snapping pictures along the way. 

Eliza is about 8 in this photograph. She must have been very impressed with Oak Alley because she asked me if we could just camp out on the grounds that night. I explained that it was private property and that the owners might not appreciate us squatting on their land. Eliza then explained to me that the property was large and we could just hide out...that surely nobody would notice us.

If you go to iPiccy, you can play with photo effects and turn pictures into drawings...

Day of Maria's Christening

From left: Eliza, Maria, John, and Matthew

I happened to have a new camera on the day of Maria's christening, and so, I was snapping lots of photographs. At some point, I must have convinced this group to stop running long enough to pose for this picture.