Generational stories of an American family at the forefront of modern Kansas agriculture, Hawaii’s sugar cane industry, and California’s technology boom.

Category Linda Beech

Hawaii 1930s | Old Stereoscope

The oldest of the photos taken by the Mangelsdorfs in Hawaii are in the form of plates to be viewed on a wooden stereoscope as pictured. Sadly the 3D effect created by the two off-set photos and the viewer lenses… Continue Reading →

Hawaii 1973 | Waipio Valley Treehouse

Built by Linda Beech Mangelsdorf in 1973, the Waipio Treehouse was a favorite destination of John P. Mangelsdorf and his brother Marco who spent much of 1984 living in the valley and installing hydroelectric equipment to use waterfall energy to… Continue Reading →