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rnetzlof

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  1. Key phrase: "The new church will be located...not far from St. Catharine's..." which would be true of St. Joseph's, not of St. Michael's.
  2. "Do you know how I can get the aerial photo ??? Penn pilot ? " Yes. www.pennpilot.psu.edu On that screen, type dubois pa into the "Enter place name..." box, select an era in the "select era" box Click on one of the red dots which will appear on the map They mark the centers of available photos When the pop-up appears, do one of: Click on one of the download icons at the bottom of the pop-up or click on the miniature photo. The former gives you a zip file containing the aerial photo, the latter delivers a jpg image,
  3. Hrmph! Make that "Indeed so. Actually..." Hrmph again.
  4. "Wasn't there an old fairgrounds and/or race track over in that general vicinity a long time ago?" Indeed so. Actuallt, right there on the lot occupied by the Courier-Express. See attached image made by tracing from a 1939 aerial, then superimposing on the latest Google map.
  5. I can think of several reasons why the southeastern part of the state should be quarantined.
  6. Actually, I understand it's rather warm there, hot even.
  7. Green with long "tails" on their wings = Luna Moth
  8. I've told it's darned hard to kill a willow.
  9. After some fiddling around with an image editor, here are bits of the several maps, showing the Avenue theater (or its absence) in 1901, 1906, and 1913.
  10. According to the Sanborn maps, the Avenue Theater was built sometime after 1901 and before 1906. That is, it doesn't appear on the 1901 map and does appear on the 1906 edition. However, the 1906 map shows the theater sitting back some distance from Long Avenue. The 1913 map shows the building extending to the street. The building in the photo seems to match the 1913 map better than the 1906 map. If I recall things my mother told me correctly (and if she was remembering correctly), women were still wearing floor-length skirts as recently as World War 1. So, I suspect the photo was taken some time in the period 1906 to 1915.
  11. The existing parochial school apparently dates from 1919. According to the history of SSCD parish, the school was expanded in 1913 and again in 1919. Whether one of those expansions was in fact a replacement is not clear. In any event, what's there now wasn't what was there when women wore floor length dresses and folks drove around in buggies.
  12. I suspect the scene isn't in DuBois at all rather, Punxsutawney. The attached snippet of the 1912 Sanborn map shows a couple buildings, the SS Cosmas and Damian school and convent, which seem to be the right shape. I've added a circle to show where I think the photographer stood, and a couple lines to suggest the field of view. The 1906 Sanborn map does not show anything in that part of town, so it's hard to know when the house next to my circle was built. It could be that in, say 1900, the photographer was standing in an open field across the street from the school and convent. Looking at the church's web site, it appears the school and convent date from the late 19th century, so there would have been quite a few years for someone to have taken the photo in question before nearby houses were built.
  13. Regarding the group photo at the tannery: I suggest that the "stuff" is not dried hides, but bark, probably hemlock bark, used in the tanning process.
  14. I don't know where it was, but... The DuBois public library has several old city directories which date from around "back then". You should be able to find the store's address there. Also, they have a 1913 Sanborn Fire Insurance map atlas. It may show the store by name. Look at "Specials" on the index page. At worst, if you get the address from the directory, you should be able to find the store on the maps. Ask at the desk for the location of the directories and map atlas. The 1913 Sanborn maps are also available on line at: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digital/sanborn.html Bob Netzlof
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