Soviet Union, 1952-1953

Photos taken by my grandmother, Jean Elizabeth Hawes, during my grandfather's diplomatic post to the Soviet Union


Diplomats in Moscow - my grandfather is in the blue in the center: Col. Philip R. Hawes.


Night before Stalin's funeral, Red Square


The car carrying Stalin's body

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The Kremlin


The silver box given to my grandparents by their Russian staff


Red Square, May Day 1952


American Flag outside U.S. Embassy, Moscow, May Day 1952


Zagorsk



Women on train, Ukraine


Our Samovar


David Anderson forks purchased for social occasions in Moscow


Grandma Jean, my mother Ann, uncle Howie and uncle Phil in Gstaad, 1952


Grandfather Phil Hawes in Moscow, 1952 (2nd from left)

Jean and Phil at cocktail party in Moscow (Jean is the beautiful one with the flower skirt in the middle looking at the camera; Phil is sitting to the right next to the girl with blonde curls, and he's looking quite drunk).

Moi

Susanne and Nicole at Cary's B-Day party 2009

Terrorizing The National Mall one stupid question at a time

Bones, the bomb-sniffing dog

The Devil's Tailors, Alexandria, VA

Segovia Transportes - Spain 2005

The Hour is Coming Soon - Washington D.C. May 2004

Cheaper than Water

Every year my neighborhood has a cleanup. Apparently, buying a 40 ouncer at the mini-mart on the corner is cheaper than a bottle of water.

Seattle from Alki 2004