This is probably one of the strangest photos I have. I don't know who this young man is, but I know he's from my maternal side (Zaring). Here we have a goofy looking kid of about 15 or 16 standing in front of a dirty crumpled flag that's touching the ground. In trying to date the photo, I noticed the flag has 48 stars and this occured between 4 July 1912-3 July 1959. Based on where the photo was in my grandmother's album, I suspect it's closer to 1912. Obviously the kid is dressed in his Sunday best including a coat, tie, and hat - what I can't figure out are the combat type of boots and the dusty/dirty high water pants.
I'm pretty sure he's related to me, but I'm not too sure I'm happy with this based on the strange photo...although I bet future genealogy guys in my family will say the same thing about me.
