Spring, and a Young Sailor's Fancy Turns to...

Back of picture: Ames, Ia. Neither girl is identified, the girl on the right could be named Laney (last name?). This obviously was taken at the same time as the previous similar picture was taken on the last blog post.

Back of picture, in the girl on the left's handwriting: The blonde Laney is my adorable sister, Therese - she's just your type ~ !

Back of picture, in the same hand (gorgeous handwriting): Strictly candid! People have a bad habit of sneaking up on me unawares with a camera! Crunch!!

Back of picture, in the same hand: Brilliant smile is a result of the faithful adherence to Listerine, toothpaste, and Lucky Strikes!?!

Back of picture, in the same hand: My dog is a beautiful animal, isn't he?!!

Back of picture, same hand: This is one of my more demure, old fashioned moments ~

I can't find any other pictures in which I can clearly identify anyone as being this beautiful girl. She's gorgeous, has a kind of Lauren Bacall look, and it would seem my dad only dated knockouts, including my mom!

Winter Turns to Early Spring in Ames, Iowa

Back of picture: Hicks, Me (Francis N. Duffey), and Eaton, Ames, Jan. 46

Back of picture: Hicks and his damn dogs, Ames, Jan 46

Back of picture: R. C. Handley, Ames, Ia. Jan 46

No notes on the back of the picture, but it is most likely Eaton, Hicks, and Handley in a Friley Hall dorm room.

Back of picture: Feb. 24, 1946, Ames, Iowa. No identification, but Francis N. Duffey is the facing sailor.

Back of picture: Feb. 24, 1946, Ames. Francis N. Duffey and unidentified woman.

Back of picture: Ames, Ia. No dates, but on the same page as the previous pictures. Two unidentified girls. The one in the darker dress appears in subsequent pictures, with her own commentary, but no complete identification. Her last name could be Laney.

On to Ames, Iowa

Following successfully completing his training at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, my dad, Francis N. Duffey,  moved on to Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. He resided at Friley Hall, which, at that time was a men's dormitory. He must have been busier, because there are more pictures, but fewer captions or notations on the back of the pictures. If you see someone you recognize please contact me and I'll add the name to the picture. Dad had a huge picture of the dorm in the scrapbook, but it is too big to scan, and it is of poor quality, so we'll have to make do with a more recent picture.

Friley Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa