Historical Bluffton

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Here's one of the early Bluffton-Pandora vehicles. Harvey Suter is in the driver's seat (notice the steering wheel on the right side) and his sister, Leola, is sitting with him. The car is believed to be Philip Neuenschwander's Rio (Harvey's uncle). Our guess on the model is close to a 1910 Rio. Harvey was born in 1893, making him 17 in 1910.

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Earlier this year the Icon posted a photo of the David D. and Elizabeth (Neuenschwander) Suter family of Pandora.

Here’s a photo taken on their front porch. This photo is earlier than the previous photo. Click here for the previous family photo.

Front row from left, Selina, Harvey, Harry, Clement and Corinna.

Back row from left, Pauline, Enos, David D., Elizabeth holding Vernon, Amos and Della.

David D. Suter was born in Riley Township in 1854 and died in May 1923.

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Here's the Bluffton College May Day court from 39 May Days ago.

Back row from left, Jeff Boehr, escort, and Rich Bindernagle, chairman. Front from left, Louise Matthews, attendant, Cathy Beery, queen and Kent Yoder, most popular man.

May pole dancers, not in the photo were: Mary Liechty and Eric Simxcox, Brenda Liechty and Joe Suter, Cincy Ramseyer and Kevin Kapanka, Judy Stutzman and Kevin Augsburger, Jenny Clinehens and Greg Stenson, Sue Ramseyer and Dan Parent, Peggy Culp and Ron Moyer and Carla Augspurger and Bill Suter.

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This is one of the oldest existing photographs of a Bluffton school class. It is possibly two classes combined. We know that some of the students in the photo graduated in 1903.

Supposing those students were in the sixth grade when this photo was taken, that dates this photo to the 1896-97 school year.

Several of the members of the class of 1903 are very roughly identified.

Front row: Ruth Dukes Mohler, far left.

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Here's the Bluffton High School Varsity B from the 1973-74 school year. This group of athletes was part of several great Pirate teams in many sports.

Member names are under the photo.

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Here's a photo of the David D. and Elizabeth (Neuenschwander) Suter family of Pandora, circa 1910.

Top row from left, Harvey, Enos and Amos.

Center row from left, Pauline, Harry, Selina, Corinna, Clement and Della.

From row, Elizabeth, Leola, Vernon and David D.

David D. Suter was born in Riley Township in 1854 and died in May 1923. Harvey Suter (top row, left, was born in June, 1893 and died in 1966.)

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