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Bluffton College student choir - early 1950s

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 19, 2011 - 6:21am

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Here's a Bluffton College choral group, with its director Russell Lantz, standing on the far right. We can't pinpoint an exact date for the photo, but we've identified a couple members of the choir.

It appears that Stan Bohn is standing on the right, just above Lantz. We also see Richard Boehr in the row below Stan (right side).

There's some other familiar faces, but we'll leave identifications open to Icon viewers. What's the name of the group and when was the photo taken?

Leland Gerber took the photo.

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The Charles Company - downtown Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 10, 2011 - 4:34pm

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Our best guess is that this is either opening day of The Charles Co. in Bluffton, or on a stretch, one of Bluffton's Dollar Day sales. Leland Gerber took the photo.

The Charles Co., 108-110 S. Main St., was located where Citizens National Bank lobby stand today. Above it at one time was The Iron Lantern Restaurant.

Millager's Pharmacy eventually replaced The Charles Company when it closed.

Viewers with other observations of this photo are welcome to comment. Our guess on a year is early to mid-1950s.

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1950s-era aerial of campus

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 7, 2011 - 6:23pm

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Here's an interesting aerial photograph of Bluffton prior to the 1960s. The Leland Gerber photo shows College Hall and the Musselman Library. Notice that a drive way is between the library and College Hall.

Also, the library lacks its 1960-era addition. There is no parking lot behind College Hall. Mosiman Hall was probably not yet built.

We invite Icon viewers to offer more observations.

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Triplett women's team

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 31, 2011 - 6:43am

Here's a Leland Gerber black and white photo of a women's sports team from the Triplett company. Senior Icon viewers, please help us to identify these women and, if it is a team sport, share some information for other viewers.

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Class of 1968 in Mrs. Howe's kindergarten

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 24, 2011 - 10:29am

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I may get in trouble for posting this photo. You'll soon figure out why.

This photo represents some of the members of the eventual Bluffton High School graduating class of 1968.

This is Elfrieda Howe's private kindergarten during the 1955-56 school year. It is located at 118 S. Spring St. Today it is the Jon and Sally Weaver Sommer residence. It was a morning kindergarten.

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Victorian beauty

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 18, 2011 - 12:50pm
Original Bluffton elementary school

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The ghost of schools past stands proudly at the end of Church Street. the Victorian beauty served the students of Bluffton from the 1880s to the early 1950s.

This is a copy of a Will Triplett glass plate negative taken prior to 1900.

Viewer comments are welcome. (There are no class lists on the front doors.)

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