Family Photos
 

My mom was going through a carton of old family photos, and sent me a few... Below is a picture of my Great-Grandmother - Anne Dana Osborn, married to George Leland Osborn (another Parker story)...

Anyway - for various reasons, I treasure this picture at many levels. To me - "Anne Dana Osborn" was simply "Nana", who could shoot in her own right with the best of them.

BTW - if she ever thought her picture was on an internet site - she'd probably be mortified... So - sorry Nana!

I might enter this into the Parker of the Month, as to me - Nana and Grandpa (my great-grandparents) are responsible for my love of Parkers, history and many memories..

John

Great picture John, what part of the country do you think the photo was taken.

Hey Bob,

I was just talking to my Mom - and we think it's about 1912-1914 at the place in NH...?

John

John ; That truly is a great picture and no doubt to the gun being a Parker ,so many of the old pictures ,they are so hard to make out the brand of guns .Do you still have the gun in your family ?

Hi Russ..!

No, I have no memory of that Parker in the Gun Cabinet. I think it went away before I arrived..? I do have one of Grandpa's Parkers and a number of other guns from that cabinet, though. When I got that picture from my Mom - I was thrilled, however. As well, I'm scanning in a number of other pictures as well - as they should be preserved.

My best to you!

John

Please do put this photo in for next month!
I would love to have that photo framed and on the wall in my home.

It's a great shot!

Wonderful photo. Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for posting it John.

John,

May I presume to speak for all of us in the desire to have family photo's such as yours. Some may and many do not. Thanks for posting and I must say that I thought of my family Parker involvment though I have no early pictures as you.

Kindest, Harry

Great picture, John. Thanks for sharing.

John, what a great photo and extra special to me because I collect pictures like that. I find it hard to find hunting pictures with woman in them. :)

Hi folks!

My sincerest thanks! Actually, once the voting is over for this month for Parker of the month - I will offer this up in next months contest.. My thanks!

As well - I'm trying to get a few more scanned in - and will post one of my great-grandfather, George L. Osborn - back from fox hunting. It's kind of a neat old family photo as well - but without a Parker (sorry ;) ). As a few of you know - he did have a rather unique Parker, however.

My thanks again!

John

John,

Here is a picture of my 82 year old mother when she was 19, and a picture of me in the door 52 years ago, my Dad is on the far right, and next to him is my Grandfather.

Bill

nice pic John and John ,i think i can see a little bit of her in you . yes parker of the month!!

Hey Scott and Bill and all.!

My thanks! As well, Bill - excellent pics!! Should I ask what kind of dogs are those?? (HEH!!! ;) )

As well, here is a picture of my great-grandfather ("Grandpa") George L. Osborn. Until I got this picture - I had no idea about his dogs when he hunted. As well, since I got excited about these, my Mom is sending up a whole bunch of family pics - aside from the cartons I have and have been sorting. It would be a tragedy if they were ever lost...

Anyway - below is Grandpa. He's the guy that DGJ was trying to figure out when they wrote the Parker article a while ago...? To me - he was just "Grandpa". I think he always will be.

John

John,Thanks for posting those wonderfull family pictures! The family resemblance of you and your great grandad is uncanny. I think he may have the edge though...:rolleyes: Please post them up for Parker of the Month..

John,

Your Grandfathers taste in dogs and guns was impeccable. You still need a little work. Parker and Judy say's hi, and they miss you, must be the way I treat them.

Bill

A wonderful photo John! I'm sure you're very proud of your family Parker heritage... I would be. My but they grew big grouse back then!! That Parker looks like Robin's AAHE sixteen....

Unfortunately I have no ancestral Parker (or any kind of gun that I know of) connection that I can be proud of but, if any of my daughters or grandchildren develop the interest, I will be their ancestral Parker connection. I sure hope at least one of them develops the interest (I'm working on it...)








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Too Many Cats
 

John, Thanks for the great pics of your gunnin' ancestors. The one of your Grandpa reminded me of mine, Fritz Hertrich, a German immigrant. On a summer evenings when he came in from the field or barn, he would sit down on the veranda with a couple of bottles of Genesee and a chunk of Limburger and relax. A couple of times a year he would bring his Winchester .22 pump with him (neat gun, octagonal barrel, hammer gun; I forget the model number, you guys probably know it) and wait for a cat to show up and pile it up. It was his means of population control. I have no relevant pictures except in my mind's eye. He had no Parkers, but did have a nice Mod. 12.

Fred;

Your grandpa was my kind of guy, limburger, choise of targets, and probably a Model 61 or 90 Winchester. The only exception being I sip a Bud or FG not Geneese.

Rog

Fred your grampas gun was a model 90. Great guns I still have mine.

Fred,
do you mind if I post your Gandpa's picture over on the lever guns forum?
The guys will saturate there drool rags over that model 90 ;-))

Mike, The photo is of John's "Grandpa" and it's a good one. Better ask him.

Oops, you'r right put the wrong name down :-))

Hi Mike and Fred!

Fred - many thanks! As well, Mike - of course!! If you would, if you can post the link to that thread to the lever forum, it would be great, as I'd like to get their opinion on the exact configuration of that rifle (I'm not a lever guy - but I "think" it's a 1894 Deluxe Take Down - but not sure?)

Again - thanks for asking!

John

Picture is posted, great group of guys there and they will figure it out :-))

http://www.levergunscommunity.com/vi...hp?f=1&t=27859

Thank you Sir!!!

:cheers:

John