ELKO Photo Company Kansas City Mo 1940's

The adventures of Flora and her Rusty

Since Flora was very little her Rusty has went everywhere with her. He has traveled many miles and many cities. We entertained Rusty while in KC last May.

Marty and his Pooh Bear

 Marty had his "adventures of Winnie the Pooh" who also went everywhere with him. One day when Marty was probably 3 or 4 years old we went to a church rummage sale in El Dorado Mo. with Papa and Grandma. While looking at the stuffed animals for sale Marty laid down Pooh and forgot him!! "Tut-Tut" OH NO! We left the rummage sale and headed back to Nevada, several miles out of El Dorado, Marty exclaimed to Papa "I left my Pooh Bear" Papa turned that car around and headed back to that church in a heart beat! Then Papa had to convince the ladies at the sale that this Pooh Bear was his Grand Son's and we were NOT going to pay for it!! (But of course Papa would have if it was necessary in the rescue mission) Pooh was finally rescued! Pooh went through many wash machine rides and his original red shirt so I made him a new one out of a patch of red double knit material and ironed on his name, Pooh has a place of honor in Charley's bedroom today.

Andrew and his Wrinkles 

Oh, that Andrew and Wrinkles! Wrinkles and Andrew were inseparable! Wrinkles had many adventures, one was Kay-Bee toy store. One day while Andrew was looking at Ninja Turtles he laid Wrinkles in the isle of the store. He got side-tracked and left him there! A few minutes out of the store in the mall Andrew noticed Wrinkles was missing!! I remembered what Mom had taught me when you have lost something-"where was the last place you had it or saw it"?? The toy store!! We rushed back to the toy store and there was Wrinkles still laying in the isle where Andrew left him! I suppose no one wanted a tattered, torn,  totally loved too much stuffed dog! nor would they paid for this little creature! The other time Andrew left Wrinkles a convenience store in Blue Springs, he did not notice he was missing because he was focusing on his candy treats! After arriving home Andrew realized Wrinkles did not make it home with us. Again, I had to put Mom's common sense to work, we had been many places that day so we started at the last store we had been at. When we pulled up to the convenience store at the corner of 40 Highway and 7 Highway, there in the window on display was none other than Wrinkles! Andrew was so happy and I am sure Wrinkles was glad to be reunited with his family. Wrinkles has retired from being dragged around town and from visiting Papa and Grandma's house in Nevada Mo and resides on Andrew's closet shelf along with a few of his buddies, including talking Wrinkles. He will always have a special home with Andrew.