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1800's to WWII

Photos from the Cardwell, Andersen- Anderson, Robinson, Pearson, Evans and Lester families


Cardwell brothers in the 1930's


 Uncle Thurman, dad's brother



Pearson's, from mom's side of the family



Robinson's




Bill, Hazel Harry, Dena (1) and Sarah Robinson


Bill Robinson


Dena Robinson (1)
My Great grandmother


Harry Evans and Dena Robinson (1) 1909


Dena (1) 1920's
Dena also named her daughter Dena.

Rebecca Ann Lester married James C Andersen





Herschel Inman driving a locomotive

My mom's  grandfather, James Christian Andersen
born in 1874.  His father Neils Andersen emmigrated from Denmark to the U.S. around 1869.  He married Ane Hansen in 1870.




Early bikers


Grandma Cardwell 1920's
My dad's mom




Leo and Dena Anderson "Pete" 1920's
(Pete was Dena's daughter, also named Dena)



Leo and Pete (Dena) Anderson 1920's

Floyd Cardwell Sr. 1920's



Leo Anderson and Pete (Dena 2)
holding baby Leah (my mom) 1927


Great aunt Dorothy, born in 1925


Oliver, Jim and Leah Anderson during the depression

Leah (my mom about  1930)



Don and Leah



My mom and brothers




Leah and Chop

Oliver and Jim



Leah in about 1940




Pete and Chop






Leo Anderson
Leo started spelling Andersen with an "o" instead of an "e" sometime in the 1940's and from that time on it was Anderson.



Mom - Leah Anderson





Pete (Dena 2) My mom's mom
She married Leo Anderson



Mom



Aunt Dorothy and friend




Dad and brother

Dad installing a fence


Dad sometime in the 1940's


Dad and friend on So Broadway in Englewood


Dad's Pals in the early 1940's in downtown Englewood






Uncle Lowell Cardwell


:-)



Uncle Jim Anderson and my sister Chris




Big Chief Bottling Co. Denver Colorado





WWII Period

Dad



Dad



Dad



Ouch!

My Uncles Oliver and Jim Anderson


Jim, Chop and Ollie 1940's



Jim Anderson



My mom and friends


and no one was killed!