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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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More Baby, Box 53, 1948
Yes, more baby images in the remainder of negative box 53. No names, no further identification whatsoever. But babies are cute, this one is no exception, so here you have them all. One thing is clear, Joel worked hard to get different angles and keep the baby engaged and bubbly. Even an older sister (or…
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Ektachrome, Box 51, 1947
Although Ektachrome implies “color”, there are only black and white negatives in this yellow Kodak box with a Dec 1947 expiration date. Multiple subjects together and the 1947 date is as such in question for the vast majority of negatives. There’s a “Thom Family, about 1947” pencilled with another “Santa Cruz” marking. At least, that’s…
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Babies, Box 50, 1948
As a photographer, you get to shoot a lot of babies as soon as you’re past mid twenties. Your cousin’s babies, your friend’s babies and your neighbour’s babies. No different for Joel. We’ve seen already a few family baby shots in previous blog posts, today’s series fit the mold. There are no names on the…
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The rest of Box 45, 1948
There are 9 negatives left in box 45. The majority is photographed at College of the Pacific, sometime during Spring 1948. The first negatives I came across are playing in an elementary school, we can’t be sure what the occasion is, possibly a show-and-tell. The teacher might be a friend of Joel, or Joel misplaced…
Finding Joel Pahl Dardis 