I just love this photograph.  Here we have the Bourscheidt men. And even though I think that this photo was taken after Frank and Anna got married, July 26, 1916, I like to think of our Frank as still being a Bourscheidt.  I’ve never really questioned why he was adamant about changing his name.  I know that he would have mail go missing in Chicago as many did not like those of German descent in Chicago.  But I now wonder if guilt from Leo’s death could have truly driven his desire to change his name?  Frank changed his name in 1916 and since Anna never changed hers from Bourscheidt to Burd, I’m inclined to think that his name change was completed before they were married. 

Here we have Oscar, eldest of Peters son’s with Emma and Frank the middle born in front of the apartment building that I believe Frank and Anna resided in, 11 S Parkside Ave, Chicago.  I love how dressed up all three of them are on this nice sunny day.  I hope that they were getting ready do something fun.  Oscar a dashing man, gentle in both his speech and manner, husband of Betty (Amelia), who looks a bit hot in this photo with his hat tipped back allowing his father to take him by the arm.  And patriarch of the Bourscheidt Clan, Peter.  In most photos I’ve seen him in he has this look, head tilted just a smidge, with a smile on his face.  I wonder what kind of hat he’s holding in his hand?  And our handsome Frank with hands in pockets looking as if he’s speaking to the group.  I love how you can see his watch fob there by the pocket of his pants.  

While they are three very different men in character and mannerisms, they are Bourscheidt men all the same.  Happy Father’s day Peter, Oscar and Frank!  

Photograph is courtesy of Cousin Jean Bourscheidt.