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Folk Dance, Box 70, Dec 1948
There were few scribbles on this box of 21 negatives. “Folk Dance”, with a date of Dec 5, 1948. and then there was mention of few “clubs” and Naranjado. Stepping back for a second, this is the 70th box of press negatives scanned, for a total of some 2100+ images, including a good number of…
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Segarini’s, Box 69, Oct 1948
Joel wrote following on the lid of this box of 16 press format negatives. Segarini Store, Gov. Warren, Navy Day and Oct 24, 1948. (Which was a Sunday.) Earl could have been stomping for Thomas E. Dewey as running mate for the 1948 election. The latter is merely conjecture, Stockton historians may be able to…
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Collins Wedding, Box 68, Sept 12, 1948
This negative box contains 23 negatives, all related to a wedding that according to Joel’s scribble, took place on Sept 12, 1948. There is no location mentioned. I check the usual resources and couldn’t locate any Collins wedding around that time frame in Stockton. Then it dawned on me that this could be any locations,…
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Joel Pahl Dardis, from 1921 to 1948
This blog post was only possible with the support of Liz Schuler, providing a number of childhood photos of Joel himself. I had a few, Liz provided the rest. And I’m almost sure more will come out of the woodwork. Joel was born June 6, 1921 and he graduates COP in 1948. It’s high time…
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Diebenkorn, Box 64, 1948
We’re setting a short step back to box #64 with June-July 1948 timestamp. When I scanned the image below, my jaw dropped and I held my breath when this image was revealed line by line on the screen. Richard Diebenkorn is a very recognizable, singular and distinguished American painter, draftsman, and printmaker who successfully explored both abstract…
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Bush-Mack, Box 66, 1948
Joel photographed the wedding of Frances Mack with Philippe Bush on June 5, 1948. This was his first wedding shoot as far as I know. I wondered where the typical ring shot and first kiss went. After all, these are must-haves. And we found the shots tucked away in Box 66, together with a number…
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Rhizomia Dance, Box 66, Feb 28, 1948
Another Rhizomia event, this time in a box that is clearly labeled from a time and subject perspective. Rhizomia parties are well known for pushing the edge, that’s why Joel probably didn’t miss a single Rhizomite event. There’s a Parisian motif throughout this time, lingerie, Moulin Rouge, Folie Bergère, and edgy portraits adore the (papered)…
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Michael Pahl, Box 65, June 10, 1948
Baby Michael Lawrence Pahl was born Sept 8, 1947. If the date on the box is right, then he’s about 9 months old in most of these images. It’s quite possible a few earlier images are mixed in here, Joel photographed Michael quite a few times in 1948 as we’ve seen already. Before the barrage…
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Family etc, Box 64, June July 1948
This is another negative collection box with multiple subjects. The majority is Pahl family related, most likely on few different days. And yes, there are babies involved. First image is misplaced, it’s the start of a horse race and we’ve seen related images prior to this blog post when Joel was at Stanford University. Next…
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Shirley Salini, Box 63, 1953
This negative box, in-spite of the Feb 49 expiration date, contains images of three shoots with Shirley Salini. August 24, 1953, July 1954 and July 28, 1954. A little bit of research shows that Shirley Elizabeth Salini lived at 711 West Walnut, two blocks west of Joel. Furthermore, Shirley’s father Alton Salini, worked for the…
Finding Joel Pahl Dardis 