Walling Bend School, 1916-17

This is a photograph of the Walling Bend School class of 1916-17.

Walling Bend was a community in Bosque Co., TX. The site of the school seen in this photograph is, as best I can tell, now somewhere under the waters of Lake Whitney.

The little blonde-haired boy holding the edge of the sign on your left is my paternal Grandfather, Thedore Gustav "Tado" Petzold, whom I knew as PaPa (Paw-Paw). He did not get much past the third grade, I've been told, and this is probably the only school he ever knew.

Over PaPa's right shoulder and behind the little fellow with his hands in his jacket is my Uncle Herbert Petzold. He's the rather German-looking blonde-haired boy with the overalls. And standing behind and above him to his left is our Uncle Bill Petzold.

These are some of the very earliest images I have of these men, and I thank my Aunt Shirley with all my heart for sharing them with me ---and all of you.