Jacksi Florence (1 results)

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Quarto measuring 10" x 11". Spiral bound green leatherette album with "photographs" stamped in white on the front cover. Contains 149 sepia-toned or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between 1" x 1" and 10" x 16" with captions. Detached but present front cover thus very good with near fine photographs. A photo album kept by a Wisconsin nurse, Florence Jacksi, beginning in 1949. Early pages show Florence on a trip to Washington D.C. for a Safety Patrol trip where she was the nurse on duty. One photo is captioned, "100 men and a girl." Newspaper clippings from before the trip show her examining boys to see if they were healthy enough for the trip. A large portion of the middle of the album is from a road trip Florence and her friend Suzy went on in September of 1949. These photos are well captioned with long, journal style entries written about each stop on their trip. It begins, "Suzy and I off to the great Northwoods - for vacation - relaxation - and no routine, and to view the beautiful vistas this time of the year - and not least - to see my relatives." Florence discusses the women's travels in detail including car conversations and various stops along the way. Many of the entries are humorous and talk about her terrible directional skills, getting lost, and "needing new glasses." After struggling with her luggage at a hotel she writes, "we are surely 2 women who were not designed by nature for a suitcase existence." They spent their travels visiting the Great Lakes region, forests, and fishing areas of the North Woods. The trip portion of the album ends with a section of expenses which reads "expenses? -hardly" and lists travel budgets for the journey. The album ends with a collection of family photographs from the late 1940s and early 1950s which include Christmas cards, portraits, and candids. Florence is seen working in the hospital, at parties, and on trips with friends. A nice collection of photographs detailing a woman's life and career in Wisconsin in the late 1940s with detailed captions.