Pictured here is a Citreon U55 Currus Cityrama tour bus, its unique, futuristic design garnered much attention on the 1950s Paris streets. Anthony McWatt, who has been involved in some research on Sarah Vinke, notes how the bus reminds him of the 1950 film "Forbidden Planet" with Robbie the Robot & Lesley Nielsen. This bus is likely similar to the buses Sarah and her students may have rode in while touring Paris!

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Sarah Jennings on 1930 US Census
Pictured here is a page of the 1930 United States Census. Be sure to click on the photo to get the largest view. On line 10 we see our Sarah Jennings, now age 35, listed as Head of her household. [additional information to come]

Sarah W Jennings on 1915 Iowa Residence Card

Sarah V on 1940 US Census
Pictured here is a page of the 1940 United States Census. Be sure to click photo to get the largest view. This Census reflects Sarah’s time spent as a guest in the Armstrong Hotel in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sarah is listed, as Sarah Jennings Vinke, on line 5.

Sarah Jennings on 1920 US Census
Pictured here is a page of the 1920 United States Census. Be sure to click photo to get the largest view. Beginning on line 5, we see Sarah’s father, Jacob Jennings listed as Head of household, followed by his wife and Sarah’s mother, Elizabeth. Sarah’s sister, Katherine, is listed below, followed finally by our Sarah on line 8. Sarah is listed as being 29.

Sarah Jennings on 1910 US Census
Picture here is a page of the 1910 United States Census. Be sure to click photo to get the largest view. Sarah’s father Jacob Jennings is listed on line 91 as Head of household, followed by his wife and Sarah’s mother, Elizabeth. Sarah’s sister, Katherine, is listed beneath, followed finally by our Sarah. Sarah Jennings, age 16, is listed on line 94.

Sarah Jennings on 1900 US Census
Picture here is a page of the 1900 United States Census. Be sure to click photo to get the largest view. Sarah’s father Jacob Jennings is listed on line 81 as Head of household, followed by his wife and Sarah’s mother, Elizabeth. Sarah’s sister, Katherine, is listed beneath, followed finally by our Sarah. Sarah Jennings is listed on line 84.

Sarah Jennings on 1895 Iowa Census
Pictured here is information on our Sarah in the 1885 Iowa State Census. At the time, Sarah was an infant (age 0). Her Birthplace is listed as Dallas, Iowa.
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The port of Southampton, England in the 1950s.
This is likely how the busy port would have looked like when Sarah Vinke and her party of girls travelled through the port in the 1950s.

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The Royal Pier, Southampton

This (like New York's Ellis Island) would have been the first place such visitors as Sarah Vinke and her girls would see in the mid-1950s. (Judging by the cars, this photo was taken around 1960, just a couple of years after Sarah's European trip)

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School-aged girls, perhaps high school or college age, playing in the grounds of Luxembourg Gardens, Central Paris!

They could even be Sarah Vinke's school party! I wonder... Are the girls pictured French teenagers or possibly American college tourists?

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Crowded buses Paris 1950s Justin Locke

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Erin: Check to see this is different from others ship boarding documents, Note Ascontia = Name of Ocean Liner ?Arrive?Depart?

Erin: Check to see this is different from others ship boarding documents, Please study for Name of Ocean Liner ?Arrive?Depart?