Name/Title
Louise Jones PhotosEntry/Object ID
2001.868.a.0052Description
One of sixty-eight scanned photos. Photo of Louise Jones and Bob O'Melia in swimming suits. He is holding a camera. "Bob was from Hawaii and taught Louise to play the ukulele.
Research note: Bob was born Jan. 30, 1892 in Rawlins into a large family of Irish emigrants, Dennis and Mary O'Melia. Schooled in Rawlins he went to work for the UPRR as a teenager. byh 1916 he had worked his way up to being a locomotive fireman and freight engineer. He served 18 months in France during WWI with the U. S. Army Engineers. On Nov. 4, 1926 he wed Signe Olson here in Rawlins. He died herein Feb. 1963. bob had no known connection with Hawaii.Collection
Photograph Collection