Before the War

Rosie’s parents, Falk and Josephine Glaser, 1909

Rosie’s parents, Falk and Josephine Glaser, 1909

Rosie at age two, 1916

Rosie at age two, 1916

Rosie at age three, 1917

Rosie at age three, 1917

Kleef

Kleef, Germany, where Rosie spent her childhood

The Hotel Bollinger in Kleef, 1918

The Hotel Bollinger, where the family lived in Kleef, 1918

Rosie and her brother John, 1931

Rosie and her brother John, 1931

Rosie dancing ballet

Rosie dancing ballet

Rosie and her brother John in Nijmegen

Rosie and her brother John in Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Rosie at business school

Rosie at business school

Rosie at the tennis club

Rosie at the tennis club

Rosie at the tennis club

Rosie with tennis friends

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15 with tennis friends

Rosie and her friend Boy in the countryside

Rosie and her friend Boy

Rosie at age sixteen

Rosie at age sixteen

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Rosie in the Vereeniging dressed in her white ball gown (seated, foreground left)

The Vereeniging (Rosie seated foreground left, in white ball gown)

Rosie at age sixteen

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Rosie shopping with her mother

Rosie shopping with her mother

Rosie at age seventeen, 1931

Rosie at age seventeen, 1931

Rosie with her friend Lydia, 1932

Rosie with her friend Lydia, 1932

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Rosie at age eighteen, 1932

Rosie at age eighteen, 1932

Rosie and her boyfriend, Wim, on a café terrace, 1933

Rosie and her boyfriend, Wim, on a café terrace, 1933

Rosie, her boyfriend Wim, and their friend Franz, 1934

Rosie, her boyfriend Wim, and their friend Franz, 1934

Wim and Franz in Düsseldorf, 1934

Wim and Franz in Düsseldorf, 1934

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Rosie and Wim, 1935

Rosie and Wim, 1935

Rosie and Wim

Rosie and Wim

Rosie and Wim at home on a Sunday morning, 1936

Rosie and Wim at home on a Sunday morning, 1936

Rosie at home with Wim

Rosie at home with Wim

Rosie and Wim in Blankenberg, Belgium, 1936

Rosie and Wim in Blankenberg, Belgium, 1936

Rosie and Wim in Blankenberg, Belgium, 1936

Rosie and Wim in Blankenberg, Belgium, 1936

Rosie waiting at the airport for Wim, 1936

Rosie waiting at the airport for Wim, 1936

Rosie at the harbor of Scheveningen, 1936

Rosie at the harbor of Scheveningen, 1936

1936

Rosie overlooking the Waal River, 1936

Rosie and Leo, 1936

Rosie with her husband and business partner, Leo, 1936

Rosie and Leo, performing in a musical

Rosie and Leo, performing in a musical

Rosie and Leo demonstrating the Lambeth Walk

Rosie and Leo demonstrating the Lambeth Walk

Dance competition, 1937, Rosie far left

Dance competition, 1937 (Rosie far left)

Rosie and Leo, 1937

Rosie and Leo, 1937

Rosie and Leo

Rosie and Leo

Departing for a dance competition in Amsterdam, 1939

Departing for a dance competition in Amsterdam, 1939

Lohengrin hotel and restaurant, where Rosie taught

Lohengrin hotel and restaurant, where Rosie and Leo taught

Kees van Meteren, 1940

Kees van Meteren, 1940