Finding Joel Pahl Dardis

Tag: B&W

  • Class Assignment, Box 91, 1949

    Class Assignment, Box 91, 1949

    The box with negatives of Nancy Reynolds came with few more subjects. It’s pretty much the norm since Joel has been shuffling negatives around over the years. The rest of the subjects seem to be sort of class assignments for a photography course Joel is still signed up for. First group are a number of…

  • Nancy Reynolds, Box 91, 1949

    Nancy Reynolds, Box 91, 1949

    “Nancy Reynolds, June 1, 1949” is written on the side of the box. Checking the Naranjado 1949 College of Pacific, we find reference to Nancy Reynolds being the Alpha Theta Tau’s Spring Belle for 1949. The 12 images below are an exercise in mostly seated portraits. It’s quite a nice series. Joel keeps on average…

  • COP Basketball, Box 90, 1949

    COP Basketball, Box 90, 1949

    As mentioned in my previous blog post, the remainder of the images in box 90 are all College of Pacific basketball game related. Showing all images without commentary for history and genealogy sake, in case someone is related to the players or spectators. In few matches the opposing teams are recognizable, in others, there’s nothing…

  • Gratitude Train, Box 90, 1949

    Gratitude Train, Box 90, 1949

    When we discussed the “Friendship Train” images from 1947, we briefly mentioned the French “Merci Train” response. In Box 90, I found a few negatives of the Merci or Gratitude Train visiting Stockton in 1949. The 49 boxcars, one for each state arrived in Virginia on Feb 3, 1949, and left for the ride to…

  • Class Portraits, Box 89, 1949

    Class Portraits, Box 89, 1949

    The “Class Portraits” writing was on the edge of the box, and there are indeed a few portraits of a student doing lab work in the rest of the negatives of box 89. There’s no information noted on the young woman. Next are some images of Queens in the 1949 Mardi Gras parade. Reba Watterson,…

  • Enid Arata, Box 89, Jan 1949

    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;…

  • Rossi House, Box 88, March 1949

    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…

  • YMI – Graduation, Box 87, July 1948

    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…

  • Dredger, Box 86, April 1948

    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…

  • Dr. Scott’s Children, Box 85, 1948

    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…