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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Mar 29, 2009 5:29:15 GMT -5
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Mar 29, 2009 5:54:28 GMT -5
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Mar 29, 2009 6:08:07 GMT -5
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Mar 29, 2009 6:16:24 GMT -5
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Mar 29, 2009 6:24:52 GMT -5
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Post by nancs on Mar 29, 2009 7:36:44 GMT -5
I cannot name any of the children pictured. Based on the 'blonde furniture,' I say the photos were taken at First Christian Church. Picture one-----judging by the age, 6 - 8 years old, this is perhaps the Primary Department class. According to my 1952 church booklet the following information is listed for that class: Mrs. Marcellus Foust/superintendent, Mrs. Charles Sears/assistant superintendent, Mrs. J. O. Kelly/secretary, Mrs. Homer Hull/assistant secretary, Mrs. Bohn Burnett/pianist, Mrs. Eret Kline/assistant pianist, Mrs. Harold Klipsch/assistant pianist.(When it 'appears' there are 'duplicate jobs,' at least in the Beginners Dept., that staff worked evey other Sunday in the Sunday School class, so that the teachers could attend regular church on alternate Sundays.) This booklet lists the teachers for the Primary Department as: Mrs. Ralph Burnett, Mrs. Wilmer Harrison, Mrs. Harold McDermott, Mrs. Richard Schowe, Mrs. Elmer Schultz, Mrs. Agnes Smith, Mrs. Fielding Smith, Mrs. T. K. Smith, Mrs. Franklin Swain, Mrs. Perry Thompson, Mrs. O. W. Tovey, Mrs. Alvin Wheeler.Second picture I believe to be Nursery Class, three year olds--------note the kidney shaped tables. For this class, I have the following information from 1952. Mrs. Paul Burris/co-superintendent, Mrs. Edgar Spies/co-superintendent, Mrs. Stanley Shaw/Secretary, Mrs. Raymond Harrell/pianist, Mrs. J. R. Rees/pianist.
Teachers: Mrs. Eugene Chapman, Miss Carol Clark, Mrs. Dorothy Cooley, Mrs. William Goeller, Mrs. Paul Gordon, Mrs. Merl Gougal, Mrs. H. F. Lemley, Mrs. Neal Murphy, Miss Ruth Vansickle. |
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Post by nancs on Mar 29, 2009 8:10:06 GMT -5
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Post by nancs on Mar 29, 2009 8:20:57 GMT -5
A Typical Family Dinner Meal Sitting In 1950 The family are the Vyron Galbraith folks. It was said the camera man ate with them after this photo was taken, we'll have to have 'little Janet' relate that story, not sure he ate with them or not. Notice the Arvin/chairs table and the old styled refrigerator.  Picture URL Link Address (Time Inc Standard): images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=Columbus+indiana+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3DColumbus%2Bindiana%2Bsource:life%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18&imgurl=fee825132e7baa62 Source of picture(s): Date taken: January 01, 1950 Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc. This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.
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Post by nancs on Mar 29, 2009 9:44:39 GMT -5
After The WW II There Was A Big Housing Boom In The 1950s Comment: There were several Realtors in town. There were prefabricated homes going up, brick homes and wooden slated house throughout Columbus. The boom seemed to be very high in construction East of the hospital past Beam Road and also out in Meade Village areas. Also East Columbus off State Street was building faster too. A Realtor In Pictures: It seems John S. McGinnis was pictured in many Time Inc/LIFE photos being shown. He is shown in church, in his office and at new home locations. Below are a few example homes during the period.  Picture URL Link Address (Time Inc Standard): images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=Columbus+indiana+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3DColumbus%2Bindiana%2Bsource:life%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18&imgurl=a0dc03d16a7be18b  Picture URL Link Address (Time Inc Standard): images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=site&imgurl=25866fa8b5c9798d Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc. This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc
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Post by nancs on Mar 29, 2009 10:44:54 GMT -5
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Post by nancs on Mar 29, 2009 10:46:01 GMT -5
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Post by nancs on Mar 29, 2009 11:09:03 GMT -5
More Construction After WW II Homes Being Built (The "Boom" Times) Housing Brief: During the late 1940s and more so throughout the 1950s; Nashville Indiana limestone was used to build houses. The stones were cut to the blocking sizes and placed like brick masons would lay the bricks. However, this pictured house is not limestone. During the same period construction companies used a cement mixture with other elements and poured into pre-made forms and placed the product on the wall of the houses. It almost looked like Nashville limestone but it wasn't. If you drive throughout Columbus you will see examples of both types of stone walls. North Washington Street today has examples and North Franklin Street before you arrive at 25th Street. Credit to Bob/RER for these comments, things I do/did not know. N  Picture URL Link Address (Time Inc Standard): images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=columbus+indiana&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcolumbus%2Bindiana%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D525&imgurl=5b89445624d83322 Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.
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Post by RER on Mar 29, 2009 11:24:39 GMT -5
Housing Construction In The 1950sHousing was popping up all around. We were one of the first houses on 15th Street. All the streets starting with parts of 17th Street were dirt roads. The following streets I watched as a kid, the houses being built. They being 17th, 16th, 15th, 14th and 13th Streets. There were mixtures of constructions such as bricks, wooden, limestone, cement texture like limestone, asbestos shingle siding; and prefabricated homes that have been mentioned in a previous post. Special Note: As I watched for several years all these homes being built I noticed a lot of red wood being utilized on the outer surfaces of the wooden homes. I asked, as a young kid one of the carpenters what kind of wood are you using. He said California red wood. Before, the streets were paved the folks that lived around there would pour used motor oil on the dirt roads to keep the dust down. That didn't play well for riding my bike that didn't have a back fender. It would splash on my back or tee shirt. Mom, didn't like that so much and would get a little upset. So, I would walk the bike around the oil areas and then take off to my destination. Sometime before the middle 1950s Columbus annexed the streets and paved the roads. Today, if you ride down all those streets of old 1950 homes, you will see a mixture of material used in the "boom" days of Columbus. Meshberger Limestone (Go Here): www.usagg.com/columbus.htmlMost limestone in the Columbus area came from either Bedford Indiana or Meshberger Stone Company. I knew Mr. Meshberger and his wife well during the 1950s. They lived in Nashville Indiana. During the summer in the late 1950s my friend and I, would going swimming and spend the day at their home. They had children of my age and they would invite us to spend the day to swim and have snacks. Here Below Is The Columbus Veterans Memorial: Made of Indiana Limestone.  LimestoneNote: Note: I received permission December 19, 2006 by email from Maryann Thompson (the Architect), to post her web site and any pictures of the beautiful Veterans Memorial. I indicated to her that the pictures are not to be used for any commercial use without her consist. She was so pleased to allow the posting of her pictures. Go to this site for more pictures and details: www.maryannthompson.com/projects/proj7a.htmlIn Her On Words By Email: " I would be honored for you to post my website, and or photos from the site. Thx for the kind words about the work we are doing!! Take care, Maryann "
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Post by Gregg on Mar 29, 2009 13:10:29 GMT -5
Bob,
You omitted one important exterior building product......... the dreaded asbestos shingle siding! That's what our house on East 17th was covered with, as were many of the other homes in the area. I've been told that it's a real hassle for the home owner these days who decides to remove that siding in order to replace it with something else. Disposal is quite a headache. You also mentioned the oiled streets and bicycle without a rear fender. My bike didn't have a chain guard either. More than once, while riding on freshly oiled Beam Road, my pants cuff wound up getting caught in the sprocket, which usually led to my thrashing around in the tar and gravel, which led to yet another unhappy mom.
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Post by RER on Mar 29, 2009 13:18:10 GMT -5
Gregg you are right....a passing thought on the asbestos shingle siding, but forgot to post it. I will add the asbestos to the post. The oil dirt streets were our Mom's nightmares trying to keep us guys straight. Thanks for the heads up. Bob, You omitted one important exterior building product......... the dreaded asbestos shingle siding! That's what our house on East 17th was covered with, as were many of the other homes in the area. I've been told that it's a real hassle for the home owner these days who decides to remove that siding in order to replace it with something else. Disposal is quite a headache. You also mentioned the oiled streets and bicycle without a rear fender. My bike didn't have a chain guard either. More than once, while riding on freshly oiled Beam Road, my pants cuff wound up getting caught in the sprocket, which usually led to my thrashing around in the tar and gravel, which led to yet another unhappy mom. [/quote] |
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Post by RER on Mar 29, 2009 13:55:44 GMT -5
Look Back to 4th Street From East Side of Washington Street Year 1950On the right (corner of 4th) it says shoe store ( Schiff's Shoe Store). Across the 4th Street the addresses and names where as follows: 402 Dalton & Payne (men's clothing) on 4th Corner404 Capital Finance Corp. 404 ½ Custer Building: -Allen E. Goltra (Lawyer) Upstairs-Leon D. Cline (Lawyer) Upstairs-Psi Iota Xi Thrift Shop (used clothing) Upstairs-L. E. McCormack (tax accountant) Upstairs Picture URL Link Standard: images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=columbus+indiana&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcolumbus%2Bindiana%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D525&imgurl=fa57b79e7240a4b3Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc
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Post by RER on Mar 29, 2009 14:22:33 GMT -5
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Post by Rhonda on Mar 29, 2009 14:40:03 GMT -5
Yes. This is the Irwin family home on 5th Street. I visited the home a couple years ago and took photos of this exact dining room suite. They should be posted elsewhere on this message board/site. Charlie Snyder has identified the folks in the photo as follows: This is the dining room in the Irwin house on 5th st that we visited and you looked at the dining room table. People are as follows: Little girls are Irwin Miller's daughters and lady is Zenia his wife. Lady on end is his mother Nettie Sweeney
Miller and then Clementine her daughter and sister of Irwin and Elsie Sweeney.
The guy I think is Robert Tangeman who was Clementine's husband. |
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Post by nancs on Mar 29, 2009 14:55:57 GMT -5
Appears To Be John S. McGinnis Family As one goes through the LIFE photos, and I have been through them many times in the past couple of weeks------it is 'interesting' to note that the photos seem to 'move around,' and sometimes very difficult to go back and find a photo that you 'know you have seen,' and one that sort of 'tells a part of the story.' It appears to me-----------that Francis Miller, the LIFE photographer, followed several families around, taking, in some cases, similar type photos. Like the Galbraith, McGinnis, and the Miller families. Just 'observing.' Nanc   Pictures URL Link Address (Time Inc Standard): images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=columbus+indiana&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcolumbus%2Bindiana%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D525&imgurl=135be3d683d8558e Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc. This black and white photo was take from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.
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