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1950-60s Vintage pictures
Page posted Mar 7, 2010
Updated June 17, 2010
1950-51 3rd Grade at Northstar... Miss Stauffer
We have Nancy Imlach to thank for the above image. Does anybody remember the teacher's name? The name of the school?
1952-3: 5th Grade on Elmendorf
BACK ROW left to right: Norman Williams, Teddy Alward, Eugene Brown, Pat Taylor, Margaret Sites, Gale Knowles, Joann VanDolah, Sandra Noble, Miss Stauffer.
MIDDLE ROW left to right: Bruce Way, Raymond Johnson, Vickie ? , Butch Vautier, Ileen Paklivich, Ruth Ritter, Virginia Stephan.
FRONT Row left to right: Fronna Rutledge, John Klein, Dave Whittaker, Tommy Norton, Jean Parks, Nancy Pearson, Jeanne Waite, Judy ?
We are grateful to Joann VanDolah Payne for this pic and ID
Sandra Brown saved this pic for us: George Clyne, Howie WIlliamson, Sandy Brown, Carl Pearson, Diana Erikainen, La Verne Moonier, Margie Gilmore, Beverly Wistrom.......
Fifth grade class at Talkeetna Elementary - 1952-53
(Mt. View School when Mt. View was single family homes)
Videos!
Mike Duggan has digitized family film from 1956-60 and put it up on YouTube for you. Its grainy but it is here and it is real!
This was filmed at Armed Forces Day on Ft. Richardson in 1960. Bob Clark is the drum major
This video of 4th Ave taken by my mother (Dad was driving) in Dec 1956. It starts out at the Hollywood Shopping Center on Government Hill (briefly) and then moves from one end of 4th Ave to the other. It shows a lot of the businesses (lots of bars) that I'm sure have gone, but some of the present landmarks (4th Ave Theater). It was late afternoon, so it is a little dark, but the neon shows how 4th Ave was lit up for business. How many remember that Anchorage was a 1956 All America City?
This is of the last CAPC Summer Encampment for the Class of 1960. There are many of our classmates in this one. It was taken by my mom during the Pass in Review ceremony at the end of the Encampment. In the general order of appearance, here are the cast of characters (I do mean that literally, in some cases):
Ramona Bell
Jeannie Perkins
Charlie Wells
Brian Hawkins
Jay Stonebraker (?)
Paxton Oborn (?) (Class of 62?)
Mike Duggan opntinues: I think I covered all of the Class of 1960 who I could positively identify in the video......Bill Hilbert said he was there, but I can't find him.....my apologies to those I missed.....blame it on my age and bad eyesight.
Ft. Rich CAPCadet Drum & Bugle Corps given at the Armed Forces Day held at Fort Richardson (across the street from our quarters) in 1960. Bob Clark was the Drum Major. Tim and I got in trouble at this one. When my Dad went marching by our house, we started laughing and cat calling him from our front porch. A little while later, he showed up with his CO to ensure we were properly indoctrinated on military protocol. Not a fun moment.
The 1957 Fur Rendezvous was held on 4th Ave in Anchorage in 1957. It starts with the dog teams mushing down 4th Ave to begin the race, then goes on to the blanket toss, merry go round, and then to the furs... that's Dad looking them over.