The Biddles
Bea Whiteman and Aunt, Marjorie Biddle, 1983
Beatrice Whiteman (l.) and Marjorie Biddle (r.). Photo by Dorothea Hahn.
Lizzie Biddle, 92 Harbor Road, late 1920s
Mike Scarpia and "Sparky" Biddle in front of Valley Road Garage
Mike Scarpia (l.) and Frederick “Sparky” Biddle (r.). Circa 1940s-1950s.
How “Sparky” got his nickname:
Whenever a car came in with something wrong, he said, “Gotta be the spark plug.”
Frederick "Sparky" and Minnie Biddle, c. 1950
Stewardess Board, Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church, 1963
(l. to r.) Marjorie Biddle, Florence Longworth, Minnie Biddle, Reverend Brown, Mary Veit, Lizzie Biddle
The board met every first Sunday of the month at Communion.
Gerald Biddle on his Motorcycle, 1960s
Frederick "Sparky" Biddle at Gas Station
Circa 1940. Note: LIRR in background.
Marjorie Biddle with Teddy, 1939
Marjorie Biddle at the Rockaways, 1918
Marjorie Biddle at Work, 1920s
Gerald Biddle in Uniform, 1953
“Love Gerald” 12/1/53
Gerald Biddle's Class, Grade 2, Sands Point School, 1942
Top: (l-r) Malcolm Hill, Ralph Ciminera, Earl Da Costa, Gerald Biddle
Middle: (l-r) Tommy Dumpson, Wilbur Lewis, Carl Held, Donald Hansen, Lindsay Wiles, Henry Baginski
Bottom: (l-r) Jean Kelly, Joan Curtin, Wilma Noga, Helena Jenkins, Gloria Veit, Rita Karemski, Carolyn Gaeta, Francis Clyde, Laura Dumpson
Minnie Biddle at Christmas, 1946
b. 1870, d. 1971. Wife of William Biddle. Sister of Wallace Townsend.
William "Pop" Biddle, 1929
William “Pop” Biddle (b. 1866). Husband of Minnie Biddle.
Biddles and Dumpsons off to WWII
(l. to r.) Harold Tyson, Lorenzo Loze, Walter Biddle, Evelyn “Niecey” Loze, Frank Miller, “Buddy” Dumpson, Harry Townsend, Francis Eato
William & Minnie Biddle, Harbor Road, c. 1940
Marjorie Biddle, 1983
Photo by Dorothea Hahn.
Gerald Biddle's Class, Grade 2, Sands Point School, 1942
Gerald Biddle, 1983
Photo by Dorothea Hahn.
John, Palmer, Frank and Harry Taking in the Sun
(l. to r.) John Biddle, Palmer Sheridan, Frank Laska and Harry Merritt sitting on a bench at Mill Pond.
Photo by Dorothea Hahn.