Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection

Portrait of Bertie Zane Williams, Helen Xarhis-DePasco's maternal grandmother.

Frank Xarhis with his arm around his granddaughter, Georgia Xarhis. They're standing outside of the Royal Café and Frank is wearing a full length apron. The Royal Café was in Kansas City, Kansas.

Portrait of Helen Xarhis wearing a winter coat. Facing the camera and head slightly tilted.

Helen Xarhis seated in an easy chair. She's wearing a long, light colored, dress and high heeled shoes. A radiator is behind the chair and a lighted electric lamp is next to it.

Helen Xarhis seated in an easy chair with her arms folded behind her head. She's wearing a long white dress.

Helen Xarhis standing in front of a multi-story brick building and holding a pair of glasses in her hands. Possibly taken in Independence, Missouri.

Close up of Helen Xarhis laughing outdoors in front of a building. Possibly taken in Independence, Missouri.

Helen Xarhis posing for a photo outside of Riley's Bar in Kansas City with an unidentified sailor and four unidentified soldiers.

Left to right are Helen Xarhis, her brothers, James Xarhis and Jerry Xarhis, and their grandfather, Frank Xarhis, seated on slanted wooden doorway at the side of a house.

James Xarhis (left) arm in arm with Jerry Xarhis (right) as the pose for a photo in a backyard. The backs of three houses can be seen in a row behind them.

James Xarhis and Jerry Xarhis seated together for a photo portrait when they were 2 or 3 years old.

Portrait of James Xarhis in his Army uniform. He's smiling at the camera with his garrison cap tilted on his head.

Portrait of James Xarhis in his Army uniform and coat. He's smiling at the camera with his visor cap tilted on his head.

James Xarhis (center) in a helmet crouching down in front of a building with two unidentified soldiers also in helmets. A third unidentified soldier is standing behind the trio and his head is cut off...

Junior Adair (with dog) and Jeanette Adair (holding kitten) posing for a photo outside their home, 950 Reynolds Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

Portrait of Jerry Xarhis in his Army uniform. He's smiling at the camera with his visor cap tilted on his head.

Portrait of Jerry Xarhis in his Army uniform. He's smiling at the camera with his garrison cap tilted on his head.

Shirley Cookson (niece), Grant Cookson (nephew) posing for a photo outside under an advertising sign. Grant has his arm around his sister. Advertisement reads in part "There is nothing better on the...

Shirley Cookson posing for a photo near a brick wall. She's wearing jeans with rolled cuffs. Beside her is a metal advertising sign for "Hires R-J Root Beer" and graffiti on the wall reads "Killroy...

Shirley Cookson posing for a photo in front of flowers growing along a path. She has one arm hidden behind her back.

Unidentified man wearing a white, sleeveless, v-neck shirt. Facing the camera.

Unidentified woman wearing a pantsuit leaning against a pole at an unidentified street corner and across from a kitchen appliance store.

Unidentified woman standing outside in a coat at the bottom of a set of concrete stairs.

Unidentified soldier with an arm around the waist of an unidentified woman outside Riley's Bar, in Kansas City, Missouri. The woman is likely a bartender or waitress from Riley's.