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Two models, Box 59, 1948
Last blog post we ended showing students lounging in the sun around the College of Pacific swimming pool. Today we’re looking at portraits of three of the students willing to play model for a few images. The appeal of photographs ! Joel is clearly influenced by the posing habits of the days, the examples he…
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COP Football, Box 59, 1948
The next set of negatives in this box dated June-July 1948, are football practice related. Joel reminds us that he’s still working hard on his photography portfolio. And Joel got finally his first portrait of Amos Alonzo Stagg, the “Grand Old Man of Football”, head coach for the Pacific Tigers from 1933 to 1946, and…
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Acrobats, Box 59, May 1948
This box contains 33 negatives with multiple subjects covered. Before we start, this is the 100th blog post, I’ve scanned well over 1500 images so far, with the vast majority shown over 100 posts. There are 4 negatives of a circus acrobat routine. This is from the Clyde Beatty Circus that was in Stockton, May…
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Circus Clowns, Box 58, 1948
Joel had marked this box with “Clowns” and “Clyde Baty”. The latter is the name of the circus, Clyde Beatty Circus. Clyde Beatty (1903-1965) is considered the most famous American lion tamer and animal trainer, and had his own circus from 1945 to 1956. He also played in nine movies, starting in 1933 with “The…
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Stanford, Box 58, 1948
Negative box 58 has a variety of subjects for a total of 26 images. Some on College of Pacific campus, most of them are other locations though. Joel must have visited Stanford University to photograph a sports event in late 1948. And he photographed the architecture as well, giving him more material for his portfolio,…
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Tuxedo Park Post Office, 1948
When I posted the construction images of 1732 Pacific Avenue to the “Stockton History” and “Memories of Stockton” Facebook groups, it caused somewhat of a stir, and a good amount of further research prompted by comments and uncertainties. This post office was barely there, from 1948 to maybe late 1956, early 1957, all based on…
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Carmel, Box 57, 1948
This box of negatives has two Joel scribbles on them. One says “Carmel, August 1948”, the other one reads “Pahl Plumbing”. His uncle Harry Pahl and his cousin Werne Pahl, were the principles in Pahl Harry & Co Plumbing and heating. We know that Joel photographed in Carmel from 1941 on, based on Kodachromes we’ve…
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Rhizomia Booms, Box 56, 1947
The date on box 56 is Nov 14, 1947. Joel had a busy November that year. Few images in this box are football related. Not sure what the next two image signify, I just assume they were taken at the end of a game. The last image was published in the 1948 Naranjado in the…
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Friendship Train, Box 55, 1947
Negative box 55 comes with two pencil marks; 4 dogs and 9 Palh baby. Looking at the negatives, I do find 4 dog images and 9 baby images, reportedly from a Pahl cousin. I also find 2 football images and 2 train images. The latter caught my attention as there were a lot of people…
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Post Office, Box 54, 1947
The second pencil mark on box 54, in Joel’s handscribble, says “Post Office”. More negatives of a construction site, and we are able to discern some of the details. Eight negatives in total, one is a dud duplicate, so we’ll look at seven. The sign on the fence says “Nomellini Company, General Contractor”. The homes…
Finding Joel Pahl Dardis 