Uncle Joe as St. Francis of Assisi

The scribble on the back of this undated old photo says only, "Elmer." We like very much his tenderness toward the two dogs and the cat on his lap. We assume this was taken on the Sprick family farm. Addendum from Joe: "This is the first time I've seen some of these old photos. The IDs are correct for the persons. As for the dogs, Shep is in the crate and Skippy is by my feet. The cat had no name as we had so many. The fancy crate was made the the J.R. Clark Woodenware Co., where Hart worked. They sent us the pedigreed cocker spaniel in that crate because the dog needed a home. The farm was too great a culture shock for him, and his tour of duty was short. I eventually grew into the shirt and overalls and got a pair of shoes when school started. We didn't have much in those days, but we had each other, and that was all that was important."