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The Early Years
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Junior got into swing at an early age. |
Lunch time. |
Junior likes his bath. |
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Dow Sr. and Dow Jr., about 1925. |
Dow Jr., about 1925, with his uncle, Harry Meredith. |
Looks like Dow started out life as a lefty. |
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Dow Sr. and Dow Jr., about 1928. |
Sailor suit; about 1928. |
About 1930 |
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About 1930 |
Dow and his mother, Bessie, about 1938. |
About 1938 |
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Bessie and Dow completed construction of their home at 408 So. 8th Ave, Yakima, WA, in 1912. |
The caption on the back of this photo says, "This shows the front bedroom the bath & toilet & back bedroom, the garden and a part of the orchard in the rear & side. The little windows open out like a door." |
In 1996, Dow wrote the following in a letter to his cousin, David Dillehay. "My dad served on the Yakima Fire Department for 25 years until his retirement in 1930. We had moved to Wapato, a town about 7 miles from here, in 1929, and he commuted for the last year. My folks had bought a small grocery store, situated across the street from the three schools. They had no cafeterias in the schools in those days, so dad built a lunchroom addition to the store where we served school lunches. The schools even staggered the lunch periods to accommodate us. It was a huge success. Dad died in 1932 and mom kept the store going until 1934, when she sold it and we moved back to Yakima. She operated a small café in Yakima until I graduated from high school in 1941, whereupon we moved to Seattle so I could attend vocational school."
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