Arnold and Newlin: 1956 Eddie and Allan

In January 1956 Arnie and Newlin keep up with the Infant Boys Percentile Chart to monitor that their sons are developing normally. Allan is year old and Eddie is 28 months old. There is a blurry snapshot of Arnie and Newlin, too, probably heading off to church or a wedding.

The Solar House had a small fire in December 1955 rendering it uninhabitable, so Arnie and Newlin move to a small house (or duplex) in Arlington. Eddie enjoys their new suburban life: riding a tricycle and washing the family car.

Eddie in Arlington, Massachusetts

Eddie in Arlington

Eddie

Eddie

Eddie washing the car

Newlin and Arnie in Arlington, Massachusetts

Eddie, Newlin, Arnie, and Allan in Arlington, Massachusetts

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Arnold and Newlin: 1956 Arnie graduates

1956 sees Arnie finish his PhD dissertation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Arnold and Newlin: 1955 Nursie and Sallie visit Boston

Newlin's mother Nursie Whaley Ashmore and Aunt Sallie (Sarah Elvie Whaley Durrance) visit Boston in 1955. Arnie and Newlin take them to Plymouth, the old pilgrim settlement and final landing of the Mayflower ship in 1620.

Newlin Ashmore Nevis, Allan Nevis, Nursie Whaley Ashmore, Eddie Nevis, and Sallie Whaley Durrance
at the Plymouth Rock Memorial

Newlin Nevis, Allan Nevis, Nursie Ashmore, Eddie Nevis, and Sallie Durrance at the Plymouth Rock Memorial

Sallie Durrance with great nephew Eddie Nevis at Plymouth Rock Memorial

 

Nursie Ashmore with grandson Allan Nevis in Plymouth

Sallie Durrance, Nursie Ashmore, Eddie Nevis, Allan Nevis, and Newlin Nevis at Plymouth Fort replica

Nursie Ashmore with grandson Eddie Nevis at Plymouth Fort replica

Eddie Nevis, Newlin Ashmore Nevis, Nursie Whaley Ashmore, Sallie Whaley Durrance in Massachusetts

Eddie Nevis, Newlin Nevis, Nursie Ashmore, Sallie Durrance in Massachusetts

Newlin Nevis with son Eddie Nevis and mother Nursie Ashmore in Massachusetts

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Arnold and Newlin: 1955 Niagara Falls

Arnie and Newlin visit Niagara Falls in the summer of 1955. They had to keep an eye on Eddie, an active and bolting 20-month old.

Newlin, Allan and Eddie

Allan, Newlin and Eddie

Eddie in Niagara

Eddie at Niagara Falls

Eddie on the run

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Leonard's Story: June 11, 1955 Graduation USC

Leonard graduates from the University of Southern California on June 11, 1955. The family celebrates at the Louisiana Restaurant in Los Angeles. Included in the party are Pat's Uncle Dave and Aunt Be and Laura's best friend Virginia Rowley, as well as a couple I cannot identify, perhaps friends of Leonard and Pat's or Pat's relatives.

Pat's Uncle Dave and Aunt Be, unknown, Leonard Nevis, Pat Nevis, unknown, Laura Nevis,
Hazel Nevis, and Virginia Rowley at the Louisiana Restaurant, June 11, 1955

unknown at far left, Pat's Uncle Dave, Bill Nevis, unknown seated & standing, Hazel Nevis,
Laura Nevis, and Hazel Nevis at the Louisiana Restaurant, June 11, 1955

Laura's best friend Virginia Rowley, Louisiana Restaurant, Los Angeles, July 11, 1955

Leonard Nevis, Pat's Aunt Be and Uncle Dave, and Pat Nevis, Louisiana Restaurant, Los Angeles, July 11, 1955

Virginia Rowley, Patricia Nevis and Laura Nevis at the Louisiana Restaurant, Los Angeles, July 11, 1955

unidentified family or friends at the Louisiana Restaurant, Los Angeles, July 11, 1955

Leonard Nevis with parents Hazel and Bill Nevis and sister Laura Nevis, Louisiana Restaurant, Los Angeles, July 11, 1955

Pat's Aunt Be and Uncle Dave, Leonard Nevis, Bill Nevis, Pat Nevis, Hazel Nevis, Laura Nevis,
unidentified, and Virginia Rowley at the Louisiana Restaurant, June 11, 1955

Leonard once told me about a couple of boatwrecks he was in. I recently encountered an article of a boat rescue reported in the April 4, 1955, edition of the Press-Courier (Oxnard, California), when Len was still a student in USC Medical School:

Press-Courier, April 4, 1955 

Here are a couple of photos of Laura from around the same time:

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Arnold and Newlin: 1955 Mother's Day

A mother's day card that would be considered culturally very insensitive and inappropriate 50–60 years later.

Newlin with Allan, 1955

Newlin Nevis with Allan and Eddie, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955

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