| Number |
Picture |
Description |
| 1 |
 |
Dianne with her cousin, Paula, visiting at their
grandmothers in Georgia. |
| 2 |
 |
Dianne's half brother, Jack, at the grandparents
house. The grandparents raised Jack. |
| 3 |
 |
Half brother, Jack, and Dianne. |
| 4 |
 |
Dianne at 16 days old. |
| 5 |
 |
Cover of Children's Home pictures kept by family members. |
| 6 |
 |
Dianne was under two (2) years old when put in The
Childrens Home. |
| 7 |
 |
Dianne's paternal grandmother, Grandma Roxie, on visiting
Sunday. |
| 8 |
 |
Dianne - Vine Street back yard - Grandparents' dog on
visiting day. |
| 9 |
 |
Dianne - Vine Street |
| 10 |
 |
Dianne - Playing with her doll in the Vine Street
Childrens' Home sandbox. |
| 11 |
 |
Dianne - Vine Street playing with Grandparent's dog they
brought to visiting day. |
| 12 |
 |
Dianne and cousin, Paula, in Grandma's garden. |
| 13 |
 |
Dianne's Grandfather and his dog. |
| 14 |
 |
Dianne with her Grandmother |
| 15 |
 |
A rare photo of Dianne's mother, Flossie, holding Diane as
a baby. |
| 16 |
 |
Dianne in her Bonny Oaks t-shirt with cousins, Paula and
Lori, in Grandma's garden. |
| 17 |
 |
Dianne's 4th grade class at Sunnyside Elementary - Vine
Street days. Dianne is in front row, 4th from left. Other
Bonny Oaks to-be kids in this picture: Bonnie Louise Mullins (3rd
row, 1st from left), Cheryl Brady (2nd row, 3rd from left) and her brother,
Lonnie Brady (2nd row, 4th from left). |
| 18 |
 |
Early 1950's Valentine party given to some Vine Street
children by Brownie Troop. Dianne is seated on floor, second from
left. |
| 19 |
 |
Childrens Home Brownie Troop photo (Dianne, Daisy and
Delma Hawk and Kathleen Lee). Estimate age 8 or 9. |
| 20 |
 |
Santa and Dianne taken at Miller Brothers in Brainerd,
Chattanooga, TN (down the street from the Childrens Home). |
| 21 |
 |
Dianne and Santa (with picture holder) |
| 22 |
 |
One of few views of Bonny Oaks buildings including Little
Girls Building (hill, on the left). |
| 23 |
 |
Dianne with a club member at a Bonny Oaks picnic. |
| 24 |
 |
Dianne wearing her school monitor pin at Boyd-Buchanan
School, age 12 years. |
| 25 |
 |
Dianne, age 12 or 13. |
| 26 |
 |
Dianne, age 16. |
| 27 |
 |
Dianne, 17 years old - San Clemente High School in
California. |
| 28 |
 |
Dianne, age 15 or 16. |
| 29 |
 |
Boyd-Buchanan 6th Grade Class - Bonny Oaks kids are all of
second row, Jimmy Shavers (1st chair), Dianne Williams (2nd chair),
Wanda Stewart (3rd chair) and Andy Shavers (4th chair). |
| 30 |
 |
1963-1964 Boyd-Buchanan 6th Grade (right side of class
picture). Other than above picture, last Bonny Oaks kid in this
class is Jerry Haven (row next to window, 2nd chair). |
| 31 |
 |
View of Girls Building on hill. Little Girls (left)
and Big Girls (right). |
| 32 |
 |
Front view of Little Girls' Building - this picture is
best one of this building on website to-date. This building was
not included on the postcards made of Bonny Oaks buildings in the 60's. |
| 33 |
 |
Little Girls' Building - Closer view. |
| 34 |
 |
Dianne revisited Vine Street - Standing on the bridge
which started the path (behind her) we walked to go to Sunnyside
Elementary. |
| 35 |
 |
Mary Gaston school picture. |
| 36 |
 |
Perfect Attendance Certificate in the second grade at
Sunnyside Elementary - Vine Street. |
| 37 |
 |
Newspaper picture of Bonny Oaks watermelon cut. |
| 38 |
 |
August 13, 1963 Newspaper picture of watermelon cut for
VFW. |
| 39 |
 |
Mrs. Adamson (far left), her sisters and office staff at
Bonny Oaks. |
| 40 |
 |
Backside of one of Dianne's newspaper clipping shows a
cartoon, real estate and car prices in the early 1960's. |
| 41 |
 |
Maxine |
| 42 |
 |
June 11, 1972 - Mr. and Mrs. Adamson |
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