Finding Joel Pahl Dardis

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  • 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,…

  • 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. Nelson Dogs, Box 84, 1949

    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…

  • Wilson-Pastor Wedding, Box 82, Feb 1948

    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.…

  • Iris Mae Spoonemore, Box 79, 1949

    Iris Mae Spoonemore, Box 79, 1949

    It was hard to read the contents on this box with a total of 46 images, a new record ! Iris Spenemere is all that I could read. A quick search on the UOP digital library showed only one Iris in 1949, and some further genealogical research came up with the full name. Iris Mae…

  • COP Homecoming, Box 78, 1957

    COP Homecoming, Box 78, 1957

    Although this box has an expiration date of Dec 1949, the contents are mostly related to the “Homecoming Parade” of College of Pacific on Saturday, October 19, 1957. We’re jumping 8 years ahead, and yes, there’s a difference in feel noticeable throughout the images. The world is changing. Tommy, the Pacific Tiger, is prominently featured…

  • A Christmas Pageant, Box 74, Dec 20 1948

    A Christmas Pageant, Box 74, Dec 20 1948

    The title on this box was self explanatory, the contents illustrative. Before we check out the “Christmas Pageant”, I’m showing two water polo images that were both published in the Naranjado 1949 College of Pacific Yearbook. The rest of the images all belong to the “Christmas Pageant” documentary photo shoot. Date is Dec 20, 1948,…

  • All the King’s Men, Box 72, Dec 10, 1948

    All the King’s Men, Box 72, Dec 10, 1948

    Negative Box 72 was found with multiple subjects, and upon closer examination, contained images shot during the filming of “All the King’s Men” at the COP Morris Chapel. Shooting of the movie was from Dec 1948 to Feb 1949. The date Joel left behind on the box was Dec 10, 1948. It’s no secret that…

  • Folk Dance, Box 70, Dec 1948

    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…