Images scavenged from old newspapers

Me, my father, my father’s father.

The cover of a 1940s parenting book, found in the library of Cayucos, CA.

A crocheted portrait of Bambi found in the streets of Lyon. On the back, written on butcher paper in pencil, it says “Aurélie 8 ans.”

Unknown subject, taken by family member

Couple kissing in Paris, taken by family member

Unknown subject, taken by family member

Salvaged photographs (circa 1980) from my father’s camera.

Paternal relative Arthur Fitger, German poet, painter and playwright.

Claude “Pop” Laval (Great-great-grandfather / Central Valley photographer).

Great-great Grandfather Joe Kahn, last vestige of our CA Jewish cowboy roots, bar mitzvahed in a Stockton synagogue in the 1800s

Joe, older

Great-great Grandmother Mabel Kahn

A Kahn family portrait

Kahn and Laval family portrait

Maternal grandfather, Claude Constant Laval

Great-Grandmother at the dentist

My great-grandmother Marian and her brother Auren.

Maternal grandfather and his younger brother (1930s).

Maternal grandfather, Fresno, early 1940s.

A family gathering

A family portrait, (sans the photographer, my great-grandfather).

Maternal grandfather (center), 1950s.

Great-grandmother (and fashion icon) Marian Kahn.

Marian in another stylish outfit.

An ever-inspiring source of coolness

Ancestor Daniel Kahn, revolutionary fighting for Jewish emancipation in the German Revolution of 1848 and pioneer in gold-rush CA, buried in hometown. (Photograph taken by a family member circa 1950s-60s and rediscovered in my grandfather’s garage, starting a long journey.)

The front of Daniel Kahn’s gravestone.

Custom beer mug from 1865 depicting Great x3 Grandfather Daniel Kahn

Daniel’s grave finally located after years of searching. Taken in person at the jüdischer friedhof Kuppenheim.

Grave of ancestor (and father of Daniel Kahn) Jonas Kahn, jüdischer friedhof Kuppenheim.

The grave of ancestor (and great-grandfather of Daniel Kahn) Lieberman ben Jona Kahn, jüdischer friedhof Kuppenheim.