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Enid Arata, Box 89, Jan 1949
This box prominently states “Class Assignment” with a January 10, 1949 date. In light of Joel’s 1948 graduation, this is a bit of a conundrum as it implies he’s still a student. It is hard to tell what the class assignment could be. Opening the negative box, we find a slip of paper that readsl;…
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Rossi House, Box 88, March 1949
I don’t know where the Rossi House was located, it may no longer be there. What is clear though, it was large and was well appointed in an older style than 1949. How can we be sure the date of March 28, 1949 is correct ? There’s an image with a calendar on the March…
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YMI – Graduation, Box 87, July 1948
The exact date on the box is July 18, 1948. Graduation is self explanatory, and YMI in this case stands for Young Men Institute. Joel photographed members of Weber 49 -YWI (Young Women Institute) in 1946. This time there’s a parade with the male and female section of this Catholic group. And as we will…
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Dredger, Box 86, April 1948
Based on the April 15. 1948 date pencilled on the box lid, we’re taking a step back in time. Two subjects, portraits of a young man, and images of a large piece of dredging equipment. Heavy equipment is always a good subject. Technology is always a good conversation topic, and from a photography perspective, lends…
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Dr. Scott’s Children, Box 85, 1948
We came already across box 75 with images of Dr. Scott’s children, and this box 85 has earlier images of Dr. Scott’s children Susan and Stephen. Based on the indoor decorations, and the age of the children, I put this photoshoot in December 1948. The first shoot we looked at from box 75 was somewhere…
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Dr. Nelson Dogs, Box 84, 1949
In addition to the “Dr. Nelson Dogs”, there was a “3 Pahl” scribble. The 3 Pahl’s were easy to identify. Three portrait style images of Harry Pahl and his wife Edra. All joking aside, if Joel were around today, he would most likely make this a goth portrait of his uncle and aunt. Just missing…
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Valley Ice Co, Box 83, 1948
Box 83 had one more industrial activity as subject. Sizing large ice blocks to the proper dimension so they would fit iceboxes. Remember these ? Between harvesting ice from frozen rivers and the invention of the electrical refrigerator, ice was made in ice houses rough industrial electrical refrigeration. Joel photographed in one of these in…
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Electric Planing Mill Fire, Box 83, 1948
Other than “Electric Plane Mill, 1948” (sic), there’s nothing more on the lid of the box. The Electric Planing Mill was situated on 545 S Monroe Street in the Stockton City Directory of 1943. This Mill is no longer mentioned in the 1949 Stockton City Director for obvious reasons. All negatives in this box related…
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Wilson-Pastor Wedding, Box 82, Feb 1948
The only readable inscription on this box of negatives is Wilson Wedding, Feb 1, 1948. I was able to figure out, through some genealogical sleuthing, that this was the Everett E Wilson (1922-2012) wedding with Angela Pastor (1926-2018). What made it a bit easier was the 1948 yearbook I bought on Ebay few months back.…
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Pandora’s Box 81, 1946-1971
This box of negatives had an expiration date of 1944. Joel was still in Europe at that time, so it’s clear this box didn’t have anything relating to 1944. There are two dates on this box though. June 22, 1963 and July 7, 1971. How did I end up with 1946 ? This image below.…
Finding Joel Pahl Dardis 