Speaking of old family photos, this is my Uncle John Dietz - my mother's younger brother. He was fatally injured in September, 1938, when he fell from this pony, caught his foot in the stirrup and was dragged. He suffered head injuries and died on Sept. 24, 1938 at the age of 18.
His mother, Emma Dietz, died six days later while a patient at Central State Hospital in Indianapolis where she was being treated for some kind of mental illness. I suppose I should request the records someday just to see what actually happened.
Here's a photo of her as a young woman.
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