Julia Moody Pierce and her son Raymond Lamont Pierce (1923-1981) pose for this photo in Akron, Ohio.
They were probably visiting Julia's son Cecil Alvey Pierce (1907-1975) and his wife Anna Catherine Edwards (1909-2008). The date of the photo isn't known, but there are two clues as to when it may have been taken.
One clue is the possible age of Raymond. He doesn't appear older than about 10. So the date may be 1933 or before. The other clue is that Cecil and Anna were married in November 1929. So the trip to Akron may have occurred after then. Of course the trip may have occurred before the marriage.
At any rate this photo was taken about the start of the Great Depression in 1929. The Depression struck farmers earlier in the 1920s. Yet the Pierce family, Wilmer, Ala., farmers, clearly had the means and the time to travel.
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