Thursday, June 18, 2009

They Worked Hard for the Family



This is a photo of my great-grandfather William Herbert Whitehead, located in the back corner, when he worked for Socony Mobil "The Flying Red Horse" on Elk Street in Buffalo. He was the head clerk for payroll there, hence the nice corner desk:-) I believe this photo was taken in the 1950's. If anyone has relatives in the photo, please let me know so I can give you a copy. It is courtesy of my grandmother.
Posted by Amanda E. Perrine at 8:38 PM
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6 comments:

  1. Linda Hughes HiserJune 18, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    My photo for this Smile for the Camera is somewhat similar to yours....my grandfather at a desk job. I wish I had one of my great grandfather working in the steel mills. When I looked through what I have, there were only two that showed folks working my grandfather and father. This was a little more difficult for me.

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  2. JenniferJune 20, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    Wow, I really like this pic. As an accountant, I wonder if that would have been me back then. I can't imagine how I would keep the books without a computer. I think I will show this to our head payroll clerk!

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  3. Amanda E. PerrineJune 22, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    I'm glad you enjoy this photo:-) I had never thought to take photos of myself and family at work, this is definitely now on my list of things to do.

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  4. Family AtticJuly 17, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    Enjoyed the photo. It looks like your great grandfather didn't have to walk far to get to the water cooler :-)

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  5. kinfolknewsJuly 18, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    Great photo! Nice to see the "desk jobs" represented.

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  6. Brett PayneJuly 26, 2009 at 4:27 AM

    Yes, I was thinking about the desk jobs too. Thanks for sharing your 1950s work photo, Amanda. Regards, Brett

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