soon after 1900 in the Sortavala Seminary (he started there in ...)

also soon after 1900 in the Sortavala Seminary

in August 1904, (photo taken by M. Andersen, Alexandersgatan N:o 25, Wiborg),

in 1908,

on an excursion to the nature in about 1914. This is a charming picture about the way of life in 1914, especially my grandmother's hat has always impressed me. Grown-ups from the left are Vihtori Vaara, Saimi Vaara (Paturi), Aleksanteri Salonen and his wife Maja Karoliina (Vihtori's sister; she died in 1915). The children are Keijo Vaara and Sirkku Vaara (later Kajantie).

before 1915 with his mother Maria Frisk (1835-1922) and his sister Maija Karolina Salonen (born Nyman, 1853-1915). The place is probably the Department of Physiology at Siltavuorenpenger, Helsinki and is probably taken by A. Salonen, who was a technician there,

together with his family (wife Saimi, daughter Sirkku, son Keijo) and two of Saimi's sisters, Lahja and Rauha (sitting), in about 1920,

in 1938,

in 1941. This was probably taken for his 60th anniversary. But how did he grow all that hair from 1938 to 1941?

The pictures are rather big on purpose, to convey all details of these old photographs.