Saturday, January 17, 2009

Top 40 at Flickr

My top 40 most viewed Flickr photos:

Scary 14

#1: Scary 14

1023 views
Speedometer

#2: Speedometer

Experimenting with new camera/lens, I find myself sitting in my car after sunset today and think, hey, shoot the speedometer. This is the result, uncropped. The new Nikon 18/135 serves as a nice 'macro' lens.

905 views
October 11, 1941

#3: October 11, 1941

The Bride has gotten her own Flickr account so she can make comments on her greatgrandchildren's photos.

859 views
Scary 01

#4: Scary 01

Riding around Cape Cod with Rita and Robin, we did a double take when we passed this front yard. I had to jump out of the car and take a few pics.

856 views
Scary 08

#5: Scary 08

715 views
21 Cousins

#6: 21 Cousins

The year is 1980 and everyone is gathered to celebrate Eileen and Joe's Silver Wedding Anniversary. It was at the 1955 reception that these kids' parents posed.

483 views
Eight Hef Skirts

#7: Eight Hef Skirts

Eight of the nine Heffernan sisters. Only 2nd oldest girl Peg is missing.

432 views
Cy and Jack, 1997

#8: Cy and Jack, 1997

Jack welcomes his ringbearer to Twin Lakes, fifty years after the ceremony.

399 views
Carrs 1966

#9: Carrs 1966

Noreen Heffernan married Patrick Carr October 11, 1941. Twenty-five years later, they hired a hall and invited a few family and friends to help them celebrate. A formal picture had to be taken before the party. Patrick had migrated to this country...

397 views
Wedding Party

#10: Wedding Party

June 29th, 1910: Daniel Heffernan and Nora O'Leary tie the knot, assisted by Nora's sister Agnes (soon to become Sr Jeanne, O.P.) and Dan's brother Mike.

394 views
Kristen

#11: Kristen

Not just a pretty face and sweet personality, Kristen excels in athletics and academics.

353 views
Ten Siblings

#12: Ten Siblings

Joan, Jean, Betty, Eileen, Agnes, Ted, Mary, Peg, Noreen, and Jo. They're standing according to age, if you move from Ted rightward to Jo, and from Agnes leftward to Joan. The occasion is the wedding of Peg's daughter Bonnie to Terry Hagen, October...

346 views
Jean, Betty, and Joan

#13: Jean, Betty, and Joan

333 views
First Wedded Christmas

#14: First Wedded Christmas

Betty and Herb feature their wedding photo on their 1948 Christmas cards.

324 views
Eleven Siblings

#15: Eleven Siblings

1955: This is the only known photo of all eleven Heffernan siblings together: Ted, Joan, Mary, Betty, Agnes, Jean, Noreen, Eileen, Peg, Josephine, and John. The occasion is Eileen's wedding to Joe Lyons.

309 views
Eight Sisters: 1936

#16: Eight Sisters: 1936

Eight of the nine Heffernan sisters use camaraderie and some new coats to lift their spirits after the death of their mother Nora. Their mom's sister, Sr Jeanne, had arranged for one of her nieces to be accepted tuition-and-board-free at a Dominican...

306 views
Agnes and Betty

#17: Agnes and Betty

Remembering aunt Agnes, born 86 years ago today. Here she shows off her gams on Lexington Street with little sister Betty

300 views
Nonie's Birth Certificate

#18: Nonie's Birth Certificate

The town of Harlem, Illinois, where Honora 'Nora' O'Leary was born, was renamed Forest Park in 1907. After many years of living in Chicago, Dan and Nora's daughter Nora/Nonie/Noreen settled in the town of her mother's birth. 3832 Fillmore wasn't...

295 views
Six

#19: Six

Six Heffernan children sit still for a backyard portrait. John was born 94 years ago today. Baby Jo was born Christmas 1918, so this photo looks to have been taken in 1919 when the family was living at 3832 Fillmore Street. Next child-in-line...

291 views
Twins' Wedding 1947

#20: Twins' Wedding 1947

288 views
1972: Silver Anniversary

#21: 1972: Silver Anniversary

Siblings gather to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this wedding.

287 views
Eight Girl Lineup

#22: Eight Girl Lineup

Eight sisters. Only oldest girl Mary is missing.

284 views
Meghan and Debbie

#23: Meghan and Debbie

Daughter and Mother match grins and freckles.


282 views
Gals and Guys1956

#24: Gals and Guys1956

The occasion for this photo was the wedding of family friend Phyllis Halpin who met her groom at Eileen and Joe's wedding the year before.

280 views
Lexington Portrait

#25: Lexington Portrait

Nora's sister Margaret O'Leary and cousin Rose O'Shea, Peg holding Marie, Dan's sister Mary, Noreen (Nonie) holding Tim, Ted, Helen, John holding Jack, Mary, cousin-in-law Mary O'Leary, Nora and Dan; front: Joan, Jean, Betty, Eileen. Photo taken...

276 views
Gals 1956

#26: Gals 1956

The nine Heffernan sisters: (by age) Mary, Peg, Noreen, Josephine, Agnes, Eileen, Betty, Jean, and Joan.

249 views
Father and Daughter Dance

#27: Father and Daughter Dance



241 views
Walsh Family 1960

#28: Walsh Family 1960

My dad's sister Nellie with her husband Willie Walsh and their children Toddy, John, Ann, and little Mairead. I met them when my dad revisited Kerry, Ireland, for the first time since leaving it at age 18. My mom and we four kids tagged along for...

241 views
Jean, Joan, and Betty

#29: Jean, Joan, and Betty

Twins Jean and Joan and big sister Betty

238 views
Scary 09

#30: Scary 09

237 views
Twins' Wedding

#31: Twins' Wedding

1947 finds 20 year old twins Joan and Jean marrying Jack and Rich, assisted by their big sisters, Betty and Eileen.

232 views
Scary 16

#32: Scary 16

221 views
Scary 03

#33: Scary 03

214 views
Scary 04

#34: Scary 04

213 views
Flower Girl 1947

#35: Flower Girl 1947

Happy 65th Birthday, Flower Girl Marianne.

209 views
The Herald Angels Sing

#36: The Herald Angels Sing

208 views
Freckles and a Butterfly

#37: Freckles and a Butterfly

203 views
St Angela 1965

#38: St Angela 1965

203 views
Twin Salute

#39: Twin Salute

Twins Joan and Jean in a patriotic mood.

203 views
Betty, Joan, and Jean

#40: Betty, Joan, and Jean

Hangin' out on the sidewalk in front of 4331 Lexington St on the West Side of Chicago.

202 views

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