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1955 Parade with the band
Parades were popular in Lopez in years past and had many people involved. Here the band struts their stuff. |
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1955 Parade with 4-H girls float
far left is Marie Chesonis, far right is Sylvia Bundle, back right is Tally Rose McGee, who else is there? |
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1955 parade with more 4-H kids
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1955 Parade Can-Can girls
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1955 Parade with cows
It really would not be a Lopez Parade if it didn't have a cow. Even the Centennial Parade in 1976 had a cow. |
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1955 parade with our own Indians
Neat story in "I remember section" |
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1955 parade... Rabbits??
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1955 parade with tractor
You have to have a tractor in a parade |
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Miss Finan's Class
Back row from left: Charlie Murray, Walter Chuck Finogle, Donald Grogesky,John Stavisky, Jim Murray, Peggy Maximiak, Sandra Sarnoski, Bill Murray, Elaine Andrewlavage, Janet Abrams, Miss Ruth Finan, Lorraine Gavlick. Middle row: Leatha Grogesky, Lou Puzo, Delores Delovich, Helen Hoodak, Ron Riordan, Gloria Bensarosky, Ray Gutosky, Tina Hoover, Mike Stavisky, Rose Marie Snyder. Front row: John Kachmarsky, bob Neufer, John Zosh, Joe Gutosky, Janet Decker, Sharon Bundle, Margaret Murray, Carol Abrams, Marjorie Sperry, Frank Maximiak. Thanks Mike |
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Miss Macek's Class
How many can you identify? Send your answers to me. |
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Miss Walsh's Class
front row L to R. George Miller, Raymond Delovich, Bob Reese, Dave Herzog, Sonny Decker,Sylvia Bundle, Frank Gutosky, Ted Kozemko, Steve Zosh, Pat McDonald. back row. Mary Jane Herzog, Fred Dyer, Mary Lou Siegel, Francis Cahill, Jack Caccia, Tally Rose McGee, Edith Miller, Mary Alice McDonald and Miss Walsh. |
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Pajama Factory Workers
Joe Smith with all his workers. |
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Boy Scout Troop 56
Left to right: Back row, Harold Abrams, Steve Gulich, Harry Maximiak, Leo (Fats) McDonald, "Tough" Cornell, Father Sudick. (Standing) Joe Gavlick, John Kachmarsky, Gregory Maximiak, Bobby Neufer, Billy Berry, Stephen Gulich, Allan Papke, Gary Sysock, (seated) Teddy Puzo, Alex Stavisky, Nicky Abrams, Leo McDonald, Joe Gutosky, Ron Patson, George Mconald. |
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Rafting on Lopez Creek
Can you find Alex Stavisky, Joseph Gavlick, Steven Gulich, John Reese, Bill Maximiak, Jerry Murray, and Ed Murray? |
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School kids by a school building
Do you know any of these kids? |
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Santa visits children at the VFW Hall
How many of these kids can you identify? Can you find the barber? |
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Bill Gardner
Bill was a very avid trapper |
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Lillian Gardner
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Lopez 1905 Baseball Team
One of the early Lopez boys baseball teams.
(photo courtesy of Joe Tabor) |
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Lopez Bathing Beauties
Another photo from one of the many parades that Lopez had. Pictured are left to right, Dianne Black Serafini, Dorathy Delovich Perritano, and Janet Springer Maxwell. |
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It wouldn't be Lopez without a cow
Eddy Miller rides the cow owned be Mike Borick in one of the Lopez parades. |
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Workers at a kindling wood factory
Everyone out for a photo of the workers at one of the kindling wood factories. Two of the workers are holding a sample of their product. A bundle of wood blocks that were tied into an egg shaped unit. (photo courtesy of Emy Hannon) |
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Two lovely ladies
Looks like these two pretty ladies were collecting flowers on the hillside. (photo courtesy of Emy Hannon) |
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Civil Conservation Corp (CC Camp boys)
Top row second from left is Bill Gardner. Bottom row first one is John Gardner (known as Porker), fourth one is Art Bentley. Need more ID's. |
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More kindling wood workers, I think.
It was indicated to me that this was a school photo, but I see a man there holding a bundle of kindling wood and feel that it might be a photo of the workers at one of the several kindling wood factories. |
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Lopez Little League Team of 1965
ID's coming soon |
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Lopez Little League Team of 1951
ID's are coming soon |
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PLAYBOY MAGAZINE Lopez style
Many a tots were photographed in their birthday suit in the old days. I was also, but not for publication.
this cutie is totally liking the attention. |
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A gathering of some sort
Could be a party of some kind. In the background is a factory, possibly the clothes pin factory. We know that Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kleiner are in the photo as well as a Agnes Gilligan, dark hair, plaid dress. in the front row. |
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GEORGE...HARRY...JOHN...PETE..ETC
One of the popular events at the long ago Old Home Days,
was the Husband Calling Contest. HereMary Smith, Helen Bundle, Bertha Ortlieb, Mary Chervenak, Martha Mannheim, Olga Romania, and Vera Gulich YELL for their husbands as Ferdie Marek blocks his ears. Winners were Romania, Smith, and Gulich. |
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A large gathering
Folks get together for another photo at a kindling wood factory. I say that because the one fellow is holding a bundle of wood. |
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Down time at a lumber camp
When the work day was over, things were pretty much as they are today. Get out the deck and lets have some fun. |
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The service is great
Lopez was know as a wet town, so weekends would see a large influx of folks into town to partake of the gentlemen's brew. Even on the front porch, the service was great. |
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Lopez Pajama Factory Baseball Team of 1937
Bat boys in front are, half out of the frame, Mike Sinovich and Jake Gardner. Second row, Alex Stavisky, Metro Sysock, Metro Kozemko, and Joe Perowichk?. Third row, Steve Gulich, Sam Kozemko, Frank Micholychak, and John Gavlick. Standing, John Gardner (manager), Eddie Yudzeky, Michael Lotsman, Danial Sinovich and John Kravitz. |
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Some of the Jennings folks
Here are some Jennings people standing in front of the Post Office which was in the Jennings Brothers General Store |
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Grandpa and Grandma
Here are the grand parents of Alex Stavisky Jr. Just nice hard working folks who knew what life was about. |
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Kids at the swimming hole called Sulfur
Down at the popular swimming hole is where you would find many of the town's kids. I am told that "Dinky" is in this photo. Can you find her? |
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Daniel (Danny) Kravitz
Danny was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949 at the age of 19. He played for the Pirates and later for the Kansas City Athletics. Retired in 1960. We are proud of our "Lopezian" who was in both the American and National baseball leagues. |
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Lopez Team 195?
Lopez VFW sponsored the Little League. Front- Tom Zosh, Ron Riordan, Donny Springer, Adam Gutosky, Donald Grogesky. Standing- Butchy Cole, Jimmy Murray, Bobby Decker, George Wenner, Joe Caccia, Bobby Vanko? |
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John Huray's Shoe Shop
Many hours were spent in the shoe repair shop on Main Street. Johnny (Shuster) Huray looks at the camera as John Murray, Fatts McDonald (back to camera) and Danny Borick play a little card game. |
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Lillian Gardner and some party gals
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Lillian Gardner and some gals whoooping it up!
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Some pretty girls in front of the school buildings.
The little building to the left was the last school built but wasn't used long. |
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Rose McDonald and David (Botch) Kozemko
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Lillian Gardner and Janet Springer
Looks something like the beach at Lake Jean. |
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The Mattichak Family (about 1921)
Left to right the members are: Thressa, Eva, Rose (mother) holding Steve, George, Joe in front of Nick (the father), and Bill. |
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Walter, Rose Marie and Harry
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