Finding Joel Pahl Dardis

Tag: 1948

  • Basketball, Box 38, Jan 1948

    Basketball, Box 38, Jan 1948

    Before we look at images, today’s post is on June 6, 2022, and that would have been my 101st birthday ! Although I’m in reality stuck at 100, I’m having a lot of fun reliving taking all those images you’re all looking at. My goodness ! Happy Birthday to me ! Today we’re going through…

  • Fireworks, Box 36, 1946-48

    Fireworks, Box 36, 1946-48

    There are a total of 16 images in this box, covering multiple subjects. Some of these belong in other boxes, nothing unusual, these negatives were picked over a few times. The pencil date on the box is 1947, there are images in there that belong to the next box to discuss. Two fireworks images are…

  • Stragglers, Box 35, 1946-48

    Stragglers, Box 35, 1946-48

    A box of 16 negatives and only a single date on the box, 1946. Stragglers of sorts, as on first sight, they don’t belong together. A closer look though, reveals that these images relate well to previous blog posts. In short, they are all misplaced stragglers of sorts. The first image I scanned stood out…

  • Sports, Box 34, 1948

    Sports, Box 34, 1948

    We’ll look at the other images of negative box 34. There are no notes related to content. First set of images is from a COP diving contest. The score board reads COP vs SM It’s clear why the first image got selected for publishing. It’s a clear shot with perfect timing, and a minimum of…

  • Photo Stories, Box 34, 1948

    Photo Stories, Box 34, 1948

    Telling stories with photos is nothing new, but it is an art that needs to be mastered by photographers. How to convey a story in an image (or few images), sounds easy, but it’s not. This particular box has some good material in it. The negative box has “Weekly 1948” written on it. Not clear…

  • Catch-All, Box 29, 1947

    Catch-All, Box 29, 1947

    This box had 31 negatives and covers quite a few subjects but also has a number of negatives that are clearly rejects for various reasons. Still, Joel didn’t throw anything away. And even the rejects give us insight in what he likes to photograph. The only writing on this box is “Weston 50”. The latter…

  • Coloma, Box 26, Jan 1948

    Coloma, Box 26, Jan 1948

    Although it is quite obvious that James Marshall was not the first one to find gold in California, it was this carpenter from New Jersey, working on John Sutter’s Mill, who made the effective discovery which electrified the world, altered the course of western history, greatly accelerated the development of California, and had national and…

  • Baby Alert, Box 23, 1947

    Baby Alert, Box 23, 1947

    This box is missing its cover lid. On the bottom it reads in pencil “Werne Pahl Baby” “Feb 3, 1947” and “March 16, 1948”. Two events, two subjects as we will see. There are a total of 21 negatives in this box. I won’t show then all this time as quite a few of them…

  • Large Color Slides, 9/5/1948

    Large Color Slides, 9/5/1948

    Since we broke the chronology yesterday with the June 6, 1943 and 1948 birthday images of Joel (22nd and 27th birthday respectively), let’s stay in 1948 for a little longer. I found these 4 medium frame 2 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ image size slides in an envelope tucked between boxes and these don’t fit in…

  • June 6, 1948, Box 14

    June 6, 1948, Box 14

    Jumping ahead a few years, and breaking the chronology, this box is part of the expired negatives that Joel used up prior to buying new stock after his return from WWII service. June 6, 1948 is Joel’s 27th birthday and it appears that quite a few of the people present on June 6, 1943, are…