“Pictures with People!” | Grandma’s Stories

Nov 8th “Pictures with People!”

Picture on left – Boys Wash Room – this picture gives a better view of the wall areas – so you can see each child has his number above the hook for his wash cloth and hand towel. On Saturdays you would receive a bath towel – when you were ready to take a bath – and the little children would receive help getting in and out of the bath-tub and even their backs washed by one of the eighth graders. Same procedure on the girls side .

In all the years that I was at the Orphanage – there was one of the – girls, who had “six” toes on each foot. The only way we knew this – was each day after dinner – on the girls side and boys side – in the room where the bath-tubs were – along the wall – was a long “FOOT BATH” and several long benches in front – so each and or several children at a time – could sit and wash their feet. You would have thought someone discover “GOLD” – when the girl – who was sitting next to the “girl” with the six (6) toes – was discovered! In my “LIFE” this was the only person that I knew who had six toes?

The photo on the right – is of the “GIRLS Side” Dining Room – and in this photo you can see the back wall with the stainless steel cabinets – where all the dishes were kept – to set the tables. Also the long table were the large metal pots were brought in – so that the older girls – who were the servers – could dish out a small portion of food on your plate. The girls and boys in the above photo have their “Sunday” best clothes on and their hair is just so – so! This is not a regular sit-down meal – but for “Photo Taking” does a pretty good job – gives everybody an idea of what meals should look like?