[Album of McKinstry photographs]

[Unknown nurse and a newborn Sammy McKinstry in the McKinstry household]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Whicker basket with a baby on top in the McKinstry household]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Close up of whicker basket with a baby on top in the McKinstry household]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry being held by her her aunt, Eva]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 4Eva Swann West
• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in whicker basket with her mother, Loveta, peering in]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 1Loveta Swann McKinstry
• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry being held by her mother, Loveta]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 3Loveta Swann McKinstry
• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry being held by her her aunt, Eva, while sitting in a whicker chair]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 5Eva Swann West
• 6Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry looking in a mirror outside with her aunts Minnie and Eva nearby]

[1922]Probable

• Sammy appears to be about two years of age in this image.

• 7Minnie Swann McKinstry
• 8Eva Swann West
• 9Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting in a whicker chair reaching in the air]

[1921]

• Sammy appears to be about one year of age in this image.

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in a whicker basket]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in a whicker basket]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry being held by her her aunt, Eva, while sitting in a whicker chair]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 1Eva Swann West
• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry being held by her mother, Loveta]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 3Loveta Swann McKinstry
• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in a whicker basket]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry perched in a whicker chair]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sam McKinstry holding his daughter, Sammy, while standing outside a house]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 2Samuel Small McKinstry
• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry perched in a whicker chair]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry perched in a whicker chair sucking her thumb]

[1920]

• This appears to be from around the same period Sammy was born

Caption says: "Good old thumb"

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Loveta McKinstry sitting on the porch of a home holding her daughter, Sammy]

[1920]

• This appears to be from the day Sammy was born or around the same period.

Caption says: "See my hair cut!"

• 1Loveta Swann McKinstry
• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sam McKinstry holding his daughter, Sammy, near a structure and a windmill]

[1920]

• This appears to be from around the same period Sammy was born.

Caption says: "Don't we..."

• 3Samuel Small McKinstry
• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Loveta McKinstry guiding Sara Beth West as she holds an infant Sammy]

[1920]

• This appears to be from around the same period Sammy was born

Caption says: "Don't drop me"

• 5Loveta Swann McKinstry
• 6Sara Beth West Wakeman
• 7Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Minnie McKinstry holding Sammy with Sara Beth West standing to the right]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

No caption

• 1Minnie Swann McKinstry
• 2Sara Beth West Wakeman
• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Unknown woman holding Sammy]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

No caption

• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Unknown nurse tending to Sammy after her birth]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

No caption

• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Edith McKinstry West holding Sammy and her daughter, Sara Beth]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

No caption

• 6Edith Mary Mckinstry West
• 7Sara Beth West Wakeman
• 8Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Unknown woman holding Sammy on a porch]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

Caption: "The camera was broke"

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Loveta McKinstry holding Sammy on the porch of a home]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

Caption: "Mother things I'm cute"

• 2Loveta Swann McKinstry
• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sam McKinstry holding Sammy near the corner of a structure and a windmill]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

Caption: "Just out of bed"

• 4Samuel Small McKinstry
• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Unknown man holding Sammy while riding a mule]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 6Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Loveta McKinstry holding Sammy with Sara Beth West standing left]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 1Loveta Swann McKinstry
• 2Sara Beth West Wakeman
• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Unknown woman holding Sammy near a porch]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Minnie Swann McKinstry holding Sammy with Sara Beth on the right brushing Sammy's hair]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 5Minnie Swann McKinstry
• 6Sara Beth West Wakeman
• 7Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry laying on a blanket outside in the grass]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

Caption: "See my pants?"

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry on the front of a wagon]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in a washing basin on the porch]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in a whicker highchair]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in a bouncing seat suspended from the ceiling]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

Caption: "Fatty Build"

• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sam McKinstry on the back of a mule]

[1920]

• Date likely matches others around this one

• 1Samuel Small McKinstry

[Minnie Swann McKinstry holding Sammy McKinstry in front of a bush]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 2Minnie Swann McKinstry
• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in a washing basin on the porch]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in a bouncing seat suspended from the ceiling]

[1920]

• Sammy is less than a year old here

• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting on a chair outside near a tree or bush]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry being pulled in a wagon by an unknown girl]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: "Get up, Abbie"

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry standing near a whicker wagon]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: "Good-bye

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting in the grass near a wood fence]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: Sun-bonnet Sue

• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry with an unknown girl in the grass near a house]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be between one and two years old here

Caption: Farmers

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry standing near a car with three other children]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: Playmates

• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry with an unknown girl in the grass near a house]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be between one and two years old here

Caption: Farmer girls

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sam McKinstry holding Sammy near a cow and a mule]

[1921]

• Sammy appears to be about one year old here

Caption: Watching the cow

• 4Samuel Small McKinstry
• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting in the sun]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: Taking a sun-bath

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry standing on the porch facing away from the camera]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: A rear view

• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry standing behind a fence peering to the other side]

[1921]

• Sammy appears to be about one year old here

Caption: Watching the cow

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry standing near a car with three other children]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: Watching the cow

• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Edith McKinstry West holding Sammy near a bush]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: My Auntie Edith loves me

• 1Edith Mary Mckinstry West
• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting on the porch]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: All dressed up

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry with her Aunt Eva sitting on exterior stairs]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

• 2Eva Swann West
• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting in a high chair]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: I'm tired

• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry peering from the other side of a fence]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: Peek, Mother

• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting on the porch with Austin Swann churning butter]

[1920-1921]

• Sammy appears to be approaching one year old here

Caption: Helping granddaddy churn

• 6Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 7Austin Swann

[Eva, Minnie, Loveta, and Sammy waiting for a train at the Hagerman train station]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be one or two here

Caption: Waiting for the train

• 1Eva Swann West
• 2Minnie Swann McKinstry
• 3Loveta Swann McKinstry
• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry feeding a puppy]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be one or two here

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sam and Sammy McKinstry tending to a puppy]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be one or two here

• 2Samuel Small McKinstry
• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting on the ground with a puppy]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be one or two here

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry petting a small puppy]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be one or two here

• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry sitting on the ground]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be one or two here

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry petting a dog]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be one or two here

• 4Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Papa's grave]

[1931]

• Austin Swann died in 1931

Jimmie at school

[1928-1930]

• Purely an estimate

[Peggy standing in front of a car and windmill]

[1928-1929]

• Peggy appears to be 2 or 3 here

Caption: Peggy

• 1Peggy McKinstry Smith

[Eva Major]

[1920-1922]Probable

• The McKinstrys took care of Eva Major for a period during these years

Caption: Evea

[Eva sitting on ground playing with a puppy]

[1921-1922]

• Sammy appears to be one or two here

Caption: Playing house

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sam, Sammy, and Jean McKinstry leaning against a wall with a puppy]

[1924-1925]Probable

• Jean appears to be 3 or 4 here

Caption: Easter

• 2Samuel Small McKinstry
• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 4Veta Jean McKinstry Allison

[Sammy and Jean McKinstry sitting next to a fireplace and a Christmas tree]

[1924-1925]Probable

• Jean appears to be 3 or 4 here

Caption: Christmas

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 2Veta Jean McKinstry Allison

[Christmas scene at the McKinstry home]

[1924-1925]Probable

• Jean appears to be 3 or 4 here

Caption: Christmas

[Sammy and Jean McKinstry sitting next to a fireplace and a Christmas tree]

[1924-1925]Probable

• Jean appears to be 3 or 4 here

Caption: Christmas

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 4Veta Jean McKinstry Allison

[Jim McKinstry driving a mule-driven farm implement with Sammy on the back]

[1926-1927]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 8 or 9 here

Caption: Taking a ride

• 1James Daubin McKinstry
• 2Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy and Jean McKinstry riding a horse]

[1928-1929]Probable

• Jean appears to be 6 or 7 here

Caption: Riding Nellie

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 4Veta Jean McKinstry Allison

[Sammy, Jean, and Mildred McKinstry feeding sheep]

[1929-1930]Probable

• Jean appears to be 7 or 8 here

Caption: Feeding sheep

• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 6Veta Jean McKinstry Allison
• 7Mildred Adeline McKinstry Osborn

[Sammy, Jean, Peggy, and Mildred McKinstry at the caprock]

[1929-1930]Probable

• Jean appears to be 7 or 8 here

Caption: At the caprock

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 2Veta Jean McKinstry Allison
• 3Mildred Adeline McKinstry Osborn
• 4Peggy McKinstry Smith

[Sammy, Jean, Peggy, and Mildred McKinstry posing for a portait on the ground]

[1928-1929]Probable

• Jean appears to be 6 or 7 here

Caption: On display

• 5Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 6Veta Jean McKinstry Allison
• 7Mildred Adeline McKinstry Osborn
• 8Peggy McKinstry Smith

[Sammy McKinstry in an ornate dress and wig]

[1933-1934]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 13 or 14 here

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 2Veta Jean McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry in an ornate dress and wig]

[1933-1934]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 13 or 14 here

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Sammy McKinstry standing next to a house]

[1936-1937]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 16 or 17 here

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Unidentified classmates of Sammy McKinstry]

[1936-1937]Probable

• Purely an estimate

[Unidentified classmates of Sammy McKinstry]

[1936-1937]Probable

• Purely an estimate

[Sammy McKinstyr standing next to a tree or bush]

[1936-1937]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 16 or 17 here

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Portrait of Jean McKinstry]

[1936-1937]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 16 or 17 here

• 2Veta Jean McKinstry Allison

[Informal photograph of Sammy, Mildred, and Peggy McKinstry]

[1936-1937]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 16 or 17 here

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 4Mildred Adeline McKinstry Osborn
• 5Peggy McKinstry Smith

[Photograph of Sammy, Jean, and Mildred McKinstry barrel riding]

[1936-1937]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 16 or 17 here

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 2Veta Jean McKinstry Allison
• 3Mildred Adeline McKinstry Osborn

[Photograph of Sammy McKinstry and Sara Beth West]

[1936-1937]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 16 or 17 here

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 2Sara Beth West Wakeman

[Photograph of Hagerman High School teachers and administrators]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

[Photograph of Sammy McKinstry and her classmates at Hagerman High School]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Photograph of Sammy McKinstry in a dress round the time of her graduation in 1937]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Photograph of Sammy McKinstry in a dress round the time of her graduation in 1937]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Photograph of Sammy and Jean McKinstry near a pine tree]

[1924-1925]Probable

• Sammy appears to be 4 or 5 in this image

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 2Veta Jean McKinstry Allison

[Photograph of Sammy McKinstry with other girls in swimmng attire]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Photograph of Sammy McKinstry with other girls in in dresses]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

[Photograph of Sammy McKinstry with other girls sitting on the back of a car]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Photograph of Sammy and Jean McKinstry standing near a bridge]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison
• 2Veta Jean McKinstry Allison

[Photograph of Sammy McKinstry standing near a bridge]

[1937]Probable

• Dated around the time of Sammy's graduation in 1937

• 3Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison

[Undated photograph of an unknown woman standing outside a church]

[1925-1930]Probable

• Purely an estimate

[4th grade class of Sammy McKinstry]

[1929-1930]Probable

• Sammy would have been in 4th grade in 1929 and 1930

Caption: 4th grade

• 1Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison