Comments on: Latter-day Saint Images, 1943

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:16:38 +0000

I’m moving to the Milo ward this month. I’ll have fun showing them the picture. It’s all farm families that have lived there for generations.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:14:53 +0000

Ardis, one of the seminary officers from Star Valley is, I believe, the sister in law of my mother’s younger brother. Cool!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:31:40 +0000

Now *that’s* what I’m talking about — the thrill for me of learning that someone unexpectedly found a grandfather’s name makes the effort of typing all those names worthwhile! Thanks, Steve.

By: Steve Newell

Steve Newell — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:05:04 +0000

I love the pictures! I always look at them.

Imagine my surprise when I saw a picture of Grandpa Hugh!

Thanks!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:28:06 +0000

When I first started scanning pictures, they virtually all came from the Juvenile Instructor which did not identify anyone beyond the very occasional Sunday School superintendent. Some of the other magazines did identify people, but when I eventually moved from the Juvenile Instructor, I kept up the pattern of merely showing pictures and didn't add what identifications were available. But for some reason I did add the names to a post of missionary pictures, and the response was so great that I've decided to go on doing that. I still have many as-yet-unposted pictures in my files that probably had identifying captions which I didn't keep, and I'm extremely unlikely to go back and pick up those IDs. But from now on, my general practice will be to add identifications when they're available. They tend not to be available anyway for large Sunday School or ward groups, and magazines like the Children's Friend and Instructor tended not to ID people at any point.

By: Bruce Crow

Bruce Crow — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:20:29 +0000

So many pictures with names!! Does this represent a policy toward identifying people in photographs? Maybe an editorial staff change?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:00:03 +0000

Yup — it’s THE Ervil LeBaron.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:59:24 +0000

I admit, I saw on your Facebook post last night that you’d have a picture with Ervil LaBaron in it. I just had to look it up. That’s too funny.

By: The Other Clark

The Other Clark — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:56:39 +0000

I have have my favorite corners of “Zion” and it’s good to see that they’re well represented. The family names in some of these military pictures betrays their upbringing (e.g. I’d bet my eye teeth the Miskin at Luke Field is from Eastern Idaho.)

Also, is the Ervil LeBaron in the Mexico missionary picture THE Ervil LeBaron of criminal/polygamist fame?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:30:15 +0000

I wondered how many would spot Ervil LeBaron!