Those were the days: The Soares clan, with friends & neighbors

Vintage photographs from the 1930s and beyond from the family of Victor Faria Soares, Sr. and Rose Raymond Soares of Somerset, Mass., my grandparents. These were digitized by my uncle, Arthur Faria Soares, who also provided me with many stories about my family and his experiences growing up. The children of Rose and Victor Sr. were: Victor Jr., Beatrice, Raymond (my father), and Arthur.

Today we have a quiz! Which guy was born in Rio, and which was born in Holyoke, Mass.? This is my pépère, Victor Faria Soares (right), and his future brother-in-law, Edmé "Eddy" Banville. This photo dates from circa 1923. I am trying to figure out what beach this might be; other photos show a small boardwalk and a restaurant serving shore dinners.