Memoir of Mary Ann's birth, June 1918; family at 132 and 65 Rutledge Ave.

In blue ink at the top of the page:

Mary Ann was born June 8th, 1918 at Riverside Hospital in Charleston. We were still living at 132 Rutledge Ave. — Pickens was going to Bennett school. That summer we sent Pickens to Philippi and he stayed for several weeks with Sis and Mrs. Walker. He had a wonderful time, and made many friends there.

In the fall we moved from 132 Rutledge to 65 Rutledge Ave —

Four snapshots beneath, arranged in two rows of two.

Upper left — a small sepia print of an infant in a long white gown asleep in a wicker bassinet.

Caption beneath, in blue ink:

Mary Ann —

Upper right — a small boy in a dark coat seated outdoors holding an infant on his lap, the wheel of an automobile visible behind them.

Caption beneath, in blue ink:

Pickens + Mary Ann

Lower left — a girl in a white dress and ribbon standing on a sidewalk beside a smaller child in a dark dress and white pinafore.

Caption beneath, in blue ink:

Dee + Mary Ann 65 Rutledge Ave. —

Lower right — three figures posed before tree trunks: a man in a dark suit and hat at left, a small child in white in the center, and a woman in dark coat and broad hat at right.

Caption beneath, in blue ink:

Pickens + friends of [illegible — possibly “his nurse” or a name]