Saturday, March 30, 2013

Easter Photo Along Oak Avenue--1947

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Siblings Jane and Chuck Vogt were dressed in their Sunday finest when the top photo was snapped on Easter Sunday, 1947.  The Vogts dwelled a...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Traffic Patrol Boys at School #77--1942

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Arlington Avenue could be a dangerous street even in 1942 so that is why School #77 commissioned patrol boys.  They helped to assist childre...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Ellenberger Home Then and Now

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The Ellenberger family first moved into Warren Township in the 1850s.  By the end of the Civil War, they had made enough money from farming ...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Ellenberger Reunion 1914-- Repost With Names!

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In 1914, the extended family of the Ellenbergers gathered for a reunion.  They sat for this formal portrait in front of the family farm hous...
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Monday, March 25, 2013

Birthday Celebration--1943

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One of Irvington's lost intersections is that of East Washington Street and Arlington Avenue.  Local families built beautiful homes on e...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Howe High School Prom--1965

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How could you not love this photo?  Sue Amick and Ward Poulos prepare to depart for the Howe High School prom in the spring of 1965.   Pulli...
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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Johnson Villa--Lost Irvington

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Many of the early homes in Irvington are no longer standing.  They stood close to commercial businesses, were cut into apartments, and in so...