Archive for the ‘1930’s’ Category
Anyone Recognize Any of These People …
Do any of these people look familiar to you? The man on the far left looks vaguely familiar to me … no clue to the lady … the next guy, maybe and the guy on the end, no clue. The photo is torn in several places and is not in very condition and I can not even identify where the photo was made or what they are standing in front of. I have a feeling someone out there will recognize someone in this photo. To the people here in the panhandle, I hope that you made it through the rain storm unscathed and all right. For the people who did not, I feel for you … we lost our home in Hurricane Ivan, had more damage the following year with Dennis, so I know what you are going through. You just have to remember that time heals everything … that no matter how bad it looks today, it does get better. When ? Well. that is the $64,000 question. So good luck and if anyone knows any of these people, leave a comment. Thanks for looking … Frank
Equality Cornet Band … Update
I have had this image floating around for decades and finally got around scanning it a year or so back. I am fairly sure that my father did not photograph this image … the only thing that I can think of is that someone brought it by to be copied or something and never returned to pick it up. I know absolutely nothing about the ” Equality Cornet Band ” and I have never bothered to Google it either. Maybe I should have done it before I posted it, but as usual, I did not bother. However, on the other hand, that is not really my purpose or am I all that interested in the history of the ” Equality Cornet Band “, it just makes me smile when I look at the image. So on that note, thanks for looking and please check back. I have been scanning a large selection of negatives that I have had laying around, so I should have enough to keep me busy for the next few months. Thanks for looking … Frank
PS – I Googled ” Equality Cornet Band ” and nothing popped up, so I have nothing more to add. Maybe some of you jazz aficionados might recognize the group … I don’t know if they would be classified as jazz or marching band or big band or what. I just cannot imagine that there is not anything out there on the internet about the group.
Pensacola Mardi Gras …
Not sure if this Mardi Gras photo is from the 1920’s or 30’s. All of the people on the float are wearing black masks for some reason, making them even more scarey. The man on the podium is giving someone in the krew the key to the city. I have seen some other photos similar to this one, but not with the key to the city being handed over. The man doing the handing could either be the Mayor of Pensacola or maybe the City Manager … someone important for sure. Who knows, it might even be a relative to Quint Studer or some other mover and shaker back then, If anyone knows anything about this photo or anything from this era, please share it with us. I am curious about this one. I also hope everyone is enjoying their Mardi Gras Tuesday and will make it to church tomorrow for Ash Wednesday, if they are not too hung-over. As always, all comments are welcomed and appreciated and please check back … Frank
One more thing, my father did not take this photo. I just had a copy negative that I scanned for this image. Someone must have brought him the photo to copy and make prints. If anyone has any idea who the photographer was, please let me know. Most photographers from this era put their mark somewhere on the print to identify the photographer / artist, but this print did not. I am sure that it was photographed with a view camera because of the sharpness. The photographers back during this time names could have been ” Bell “, ” Turpin ” and ” Cottrell ” and would have had their names somewhere on the negative or print if they had made the image. Thanks again ….
PHS Graduating Class of 1934 …
This is a photo of the old Pensacola High School that was located at the top of Palafox Street, one block up from where the First Baptist Church is located. In fact, part of First Baptist’s parking lot is this location. My father had made a 16×20 photograph of the school and got everyone to sign it at one of their reunions. When my father graduated in 1934, PHS did not have a yearbook that year … all that they had was a sheet of paper with all of the graduate’s names and their activities they were involved in. I do not know if this was because of the Depression or what the reason was. The photo is fairly sharp and if you click on the photo, it will open up in another window larger and you can see the name a little clearer. Thanks for looking … FRank
Pensacola Flying Club …
This is one of the first photos that I can say that my father ever made and I would say the date is somewhere around 1930. The name on the bottom of the print said ” Roy Brewton ” and I think that the kid on the left is him. I have another photo of a group of guys and he is in the photo also. I never heard my father ever mention his name, so I do not know anything about him or the other guy in the photo. I thought that the plane was interesting and I have seen other photos of planes with the same inscription. If any of you “old-timers” remember anything about the Pensacola Flying Club, I would love to hear from you or if anyone remembers a Roy Brewton from back in the 30’s. Nice looking kid and he looks as if he might have been given a ride in this guy’s plane, or rather the Pensacola Flying Club’s airplane. Thanks for looking and please let me hear from you … Frank
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