Photo 033 Frances on the right and cousin June Keller on the left. This railroad track is close to the farm in Wautoma. Mother said that they would have known there was no train because it came at a certain time every day.
Photo 156 Floyd standing on his head. There is a date on the photo that appears to be 1937.
Photo 155 Floyd Topping, note the bird on Floyd's shoulder.
Photo 127 Mother’s classroom. Mother is in the middle of the row on the right.
Photo 034 Frances and Kristy, a girl she would take care of. Mother is not sure where the photo was taken. The photo is dated 1949
Photo 035 Dorothy, Marie, Frances, Marsha and William Topping.
Photo 055 This is Dorothy's Confirmation Day. Back Row LR: Cousin Betty Keller, Ronney Keller, June Keller, Marie, Dorothy, William, Francis Topping, Irvin Nero's two daughters. Carol Keller (Anita Keller's daughtger) is standing in the middle in front of Dorothy. Front Row: Emanuel (Buddy) Keller, Roger Topping, Larry Topping, Marcia Topping.
Photo 056 In the back row, Bill, Dorothy, Marie, Frances Topping, Margie or Margarit) In the front row, Larry and Roger Topping and Marcia Topping.
Photo 057 August Nero, the horse is either Amos or Andy. This photo was taken at the Topping family farm.
Photo 053 Hattie, Frances and Floyd Topping. This is Frances' confirmation day. She is wearing her new dress.
Photo 054 Mother’s Confirmation Day
Photo 058 Mother's confirmation day, Aunt Hattie, Frances, Uncle Henry (Mother believes that Aunt Hattie was a sister to her mother's mother.)
Photo 059 LR: Uncle Tony and Aunt Irma (last name unknown). Aunt Hattie and Uncle Henry (last name unknown. Hattie (Nero) and Floyd Topping. Ruth (Peterson) and Lloyd Topping. Mother’s Confirmation Day
Photo 060 LR: Aunt Irma (last name unknown). Hattie (Nero) Topping, Aunt Hattie ( last name unknown). Ruth Peterson (Topping) Mother’s Confirmation Day
Photo 061 LR: Uncle Tony (cousin to Hattie, Aunt Irma's husband) Uncle Henry (husband to Aunt Hattie ? Last name) Floyd Topping and Lloyd Topping Mother’s Confirmation Day
Photo 122 Floyd Topping Written on the back of the photo: "To Dear Hattie. Thought you like it. Mom." Mother thinks this photo was taken in Milwaukee when Floyd was working and would come home on weekends. Mother remembers Floyd bringing Christmas presents home. The presents were hid in Grandpa Nero's close with a blanket over them. We weren't supposed to know it. Mother peaked but doesn't remember what she saw.
Photo 062 Frances Topping
Photo 063 Bigfork High School cheerleaders, 1949 and 1950. LR: Jeanie Dunbaugh, Frances Topping, Joan Rajier and Connie Gustafson.
Photo 064 Frances Topping and Jeanie Dunbaugh
Photo 065 The Bigfork, Minnesota High School cheer leading squad. Front to Back: Connie Gustafson, Joan Rajier, Frances Topping, Jeanie Dunbaugh and Joan Hoglin.
Photo 118
Photo 119 These three photos are at the home in Wautoma. I see mother & Marie. Marie and probably a cousin are providing guitar music.
Photo 120
Topping School Photos
Photo 036 Frances (Topping) Erickson
Photo 050 Frances (Topping) Erickson
Photo 049 Frances (Topping) Erickson
Photo 037 Frances (Topping) Erickson
Photo 038 Frances (Topping) Erickson
Photo 039 Frances (Topping) Erickson
Photo 040 Frances (Topping) Erickson
Photo 041 Frances (Topping) Erickson
Photo 043 Marie (Topping) King
Photo 044 Marie (Topping) King
Photo 045 Marie (Topping) King
Photo 046 Dorothy (Topping) Snyder
Photo 047 Dorothy (Topping) Snyder
Photo 051 William “Bill” Topping
Photo 052 Marcia (Topping) Garner
Topping-Peterson
Photo 170 On the left is Irvin Peterson. I am not sure yet who is seated in front of Irvin. On the right is Lloyd Topping. Seated in front of Lloyd is Ruth Peterson. Ruth and Irvin are sister and brother.
Erickson-Topping
Photo 066 Mother & Dad’s Wedding Day
Photo 071 This is Mother and Dad’s first home after they were married. It was located on their 400 acre farm, a half mile east of the Erickson Homestead on County Road 42. The taller portion of the house is an old grainery where they lived initially. Dad then added kitchen. Behind the larger portion of the house is in an old brooder house that was added for a bedroom. They then used the main portion of the house as a living room and an area for the crib.Mother had a gas stove. The kitchen counter and sink were below the two windows. The kitchen table was in the middle of the room. After a while they got a refrigerator. There was no running water. The cream can on the step is for hauling water. The dog in the picture is "Booties".
Photo 072 Dave
Photo 073 Dave
Photo 075 Dad, Mother, Dennis, David, Dean and Patty. This was taken after our family moved to the homestead.
Photo 077 Dennis, David, Dean and Patty. This was taken after our family moved to the homestead.
Photo 074 This is a four generation picture. Frankie (Oliphant) King in the middle, Son Floyd Topping Granddaughter Frances (Erickson) Topping and David Erickson. Mother said that she was Frankie's pet.
Photo 076 Text
Photo 078 Dennis, David, Dean and Patty. This was taken at the homestead. The tree is in the living room near the front door. Patty always had a doll.
Photo 068 Mother and Suzanne Johnson (Vernie & Viola Johnson's oldest daughter). Mother is not sure if she would have made the cake given Viola's baking skills. Mother just couldn't remember the circumstances surrounding this.
Photo 069 Mother is holding Harvey and Dorothy's daughter Margaret. Mother doesn't know where this photo was taken.
Photo 070 Big Fork, MN Hosiptal This is where David, Dean, Dennis and Patty were born. The Bigfork school was located to the right of the hospital. Mother used to walk from the school, across this bridge, to the Bigfork main street. It would be fun to know when this old bridge was replaced.
Photo 087 David, Dean, Dennis & Patty While living on the homestead, Dad would cut pulpwood during the winter months for extra income. Tom Evenson would loan Dad his pulp truck to haul the pulp to Big Falls, MN. Oftentimes I would ride with dad to Big Falls. Once the pulp was unloaded at the landing, we would go into the scale office and pick up the receipt. Dad would always buy each of us a candy bar.
Photo 083 Frances, Floyd, Dean, Dennis and David. It looks like Dave is holding Suzie, Dean is holding Sandy. I don't remember the of the dog Dennis is holding.
Photo 084 Floyd Topping, David, Dean, Dennis & Patty
The following photos are out of order. I am working inserting them where they belong.
Photo 125 Anita (King) Storley and Mary Joy Storley.
Photo 042 This is the church in Wild Rose where Frances Topping was confirmed. This church still stands.
Photo 124 Hattie Nero is the person in the middle in the front row. Mother does not know the rest of these folks are.
Photo 142 I believe that Hattie (Nero) Topping is standing, second from the left. I will need to check with mother on this.
Nero/Topping/Becker Photo Album - Part 2 Album Links Mother and I scanned her collection of photos that she had gathered over the years, including some from her mother. Mother was so helpful in being able to identify, people, places, events, etc. It was important to Mother that these photos are shared with family and friends. For the most part, the photo descriptions are mother’s. I have added words here and there. When describing some of the photos, I may refer to mother as Frances. This is a work in progress so please overlook any spelling or grammar until I have more time to proof. If you see a photo that is of interest to you, click on the photo number to view the photo in a new browser window. If you would like to save one of these images to your computer, most web browsers allow you to “Right Click” on the image and save it to a folder on your computer. If you are going to print these photos, I recommend they be printed on 4" x 6" paper. Using a larger photo paper size may result in a grainy print. If you have difficulty saving an image or if you have any additional information to add to any of the photos, please contact me and refer to the photo number.