Chris Murray sent us this interesting street scene labeled as Ames, Iowa.
Can you help identify the exact location or the street pictured?
Help Identify
This photo shows Welch School students from the graduating class of 1958. Are these second graders? Can you help identify the students or the teacher?
Thanks to Don Watkins for this response:
I can help identify a number of the unidentified youngsters in the photo [of Welch School students] posted at your website. The photo is identified as the "class of 1958," but that date would actually refer to graduation from Ames High School.
This is the second grade class taught by Ms Peterson at Welch School in 1948. Here are the names I can remember today. Maybe more will come to me as I look at all the young faces. Several are on the tip of my tongue. I will provide the names I knew them by, even though Judy was Judith, Jim was James, etc.
From left to right: 1st row - Karen Maakestad, Judy ?, Joan Sclerow, ???, ???, ???, ???, Judy Matterson2nd row - ???, ???, Carol Smith, ???, ???, ???, ???, Ms Peterson3rd row - Jim Merchant, Fred Errington, Charles ?, Jim Schmidt, ???, Dick Ramsey, Donald Watkins
Do you recognize these St. Cecilia School first or second graders?
Dan Konrady -- I am 100% certain that I have identified one of the children giving the play.... She [located at far left] is my aunt, my mom's youngest sister, Josephine Ann "Joann" Daniels. She was born in 1942 and would have been 8 years old in Dec. 1950 and living in Ames because my mom graduated from AHS in May 1950.
These items from the collection of Don Faas were part of his Whatchamacallits & Thingamajigs program. But we don't have a clue what many of them are. If you can help by identifying or describing what they do, please let us know.
For a closer look, visit this display in the Ames Public Library Iowa Lounge. Just turn right from the information desk and head back towards the microfilm machines.
Grandpa Banks and Brothers
If you can assist in providing information about this postcard image, please contact the Ames Historical Society.
