This photo was taken shortly after Mom and Dad were engaged on July 1, 1935, Mom's birthday. Dad's brother, Burton, told about the proposal. He said that Dad was uncertain about her response. A friend was trying to persuade him to go to Alaska, and he dedided that if she refused, he would go.
After returning from a date, he proposed to her in her mother's kitchen. She started to cry and exclaimed, "Oh no, I can't!" and ran into the bathroom. He stood there a little non-plussed and figured he was on his way to Alaska. After a few minutes she came back out and asked if she might see the ring again. Then she agreed to marry him. Her first response was because she felt that she needed to support her mother, but true love won out.
Notice how Mom is showing off her ring in the photo. I love it!
