In a previous post, I shared a photo of a pretty flowered vintage box that I found at my mom's house. I opened the box and found lots of photos. What a wonderful find!
Today I'd like to share one of the photos from the vintage box with you. It's a photo of Theodore Reinacher. Theodore was married to my maternal great-aunt, Crecenciana Aurora Matus Villatoro.
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| Theodore Reinacher |
Theodore was born in Manheim, Germany on 2 March 1898. According to his immigration card, he immigrated to Brazil in 1929.1 He and Crecenciana were married in 1932 in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Theodore appears to be wearing some kind of uniform in this photo. Unfortunately, I don't know when or where this photo was taken. But on the back of the photo are the words, "Meu Theo" which in Portuguese means "My Theo."
After looking through the photos in the vintage box, I think it belonged to my maternal grandparents, Debs and Willis Webster. My mom must have inherited it after they both passed away. But where did they get the box of photos? Because of the photos contained in it, I'm wondering if the box originally belonged to Crecenciana Aurora Matus Villatoro. Perhaps my grandfather, Debs Warren Webster, inherited the box of photos from Crecenciana. Or perhaps he inherited the photos from her and the box belonged to Debs and his wife Willis. I don't know. But, I'm glad the photos and this pretty vintage box were kept all of these years.
As I mentioned in a previous post, Crecenciana was very kind to my Grandpa Debs, and to his daughter (my mother).
In upcoming posts, I will share more photos from the pretty vintage box.
Thanks for stopping by!
Jana
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1 "Brasil, São Paulo, Cartões de Imigração, 1902-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-41424-649-94?cc=2140223 : accessed 28 October 2015), entry for Theodor Reinacher. R > Reina-Reinnan > image 187 of 1126; Arquivo Público do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Public Archives, São Paulo).↩
Can’t wait to see more Jana.
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane!
DeleteSo handsome!
ReplyDeleteExcited to see what else is in this vintage box!
ReplyDeleteThank you Marian!
DeleteThe uniform looks a bit similar to the Prussian WW1 uniform worn by my great-grandpa. Maybe it is an infantry outfit.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the information Aleksandra!
DeleteWhat a treasure you have in The Vintage Box! That Theo was one handsome young man.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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