Portraits

These photos show that Eldon was, indeed, a handsome man when he put on his finest and faced the camera.

On the back of this photo is text from two stamps:
JUL 3 1972
UNDERWOOD STUDIOS
901 McGEE STREET
KANSAS CITY, MO. 64106
(That's downtown Kansas City, but the studio is no
longer there.)

That's a good looking baby boy. Notice how the penciled-in handwriting
has his name spelled Elden instead of Eldon. I wonder who wrote it.
Also interesting is that this is actually a post card. On the back is a place for
a stamp and the same text is penciled in: Elden. Dale. age 7. months,
Born Sep 20th 1920.
Oddly, there are 3 of this print and one of the others has his first name
spelled correctly, with 1921 written on it. 

Maybe his best photo. And look at the waves in his hair!
On the back it looks like 6/63 is written but I have a hard time believing that is
indicative of the date this was taken. He would have been 43 in '63 and I think
he looks younger than that in this picture.

There are several of these prints, which are from his church confirmation. On the back
of the biggest print is written:
Alma Skyline
Eldon Gladow
Confirmation
Alma Lutheran

As you can tell, this portrait is mounted in an

olive green cardboard case with protective flaps

that fold out vertically, revealing this portrait inside.

There are several of this print, too, but I found one with
handwriting on it (above).

Here's the back. I can clearly read:
mail to Mrs. Eldon Gladow
6841 Portland
Minneapolis,
Minn.
(line)
...and then I can't read the rest. Can you?