This picture shows the funeral procession for Senator Joseph McCarthy, who died in May, 1957. The picture shows the procession entering St. Mary's Catholic Church in Appleton, Wisconsin. The building in the background is St. Mary's School, the school I attended 20 years later. I might add that I received the sacrament of Confirmation at St. Mary's as well.
No particular significance, just thought it was an interesting picture.
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Great photo. A little to the left of the school is the famous "grate area" where Redskinrama, Hawkrama, Warriorama, Canadianrama, etc., took place each recess. My God were we nerds or what?
P.S. Clutch Cargo ... with his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot ...
No doubt about it, good sir.
"Now, here's our correspondent Mark Miller with his exclusive interview of Redskins lineman Myron Pottios."
On the back side of the building, a young Dick Miller & Reine were working their way out of Bleiers Bar, they bumped in to Red Drexler and Jerry Thurk who had cut out early from their postal gigs. After a polite exchange, it was back in to Bleiers to hoist one up for Tail Gunner Joe.
The boy in the wheelchair across the street from the church was my older brother, Richard Hickinbotham, who died a couple of years later of Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy. He was flanked in this photo by my older sister, Monica, and my younger sister, Rachelle. I, too, was there but did not make it into the photo because my 5-year-old self had earlier that morning staked out a prime vantage point – the fire hydrant on the corner of State and Seventh. That fire hydrant is still there! I'm very grateful for this photo because most of the photos of Richard (Dick) have been lost.
My limited knowledge of politics at the time was a factor in my believing at the time that it was the funeral of Abraham Lincoln because I saw some men wearing top hats!
- Deborah (Hickinbotham) Collins
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