Trivia Picture

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Greetings to every one:

As Ed wrote "I wasn't there"  I was at National Guard at the Nike site.

I do not believe Bob Parker was there either.  He was my able associate
for many years and it was my pleasure to recommend him for my position
when I moved on to the CTA in 1976. He is not in the photo.

The people in the photo were John Dameron, inside the car on the right side
with a hat on, and Judge Lewis, left foreground also with a hat on.  The
others were various politicians.  The event was a Dameron photo op.

Harold H Geissenheimer

Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> I wasn't there!  I was at college, 75 miles to the frozen north!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> [mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Kenneth and
> Tracie Josephson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 5:27 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: Re: Trivia Picture
>
> Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
> >
> > Dameron is at the upper right.  I don't think Bob Parker is in the picture
> > (but would enjoy hearing his story).  According to the newspaper that day,
> > the "celebrants" were Dameron, Wilkinsburg Mayor Alex Jaffurs, Senator
> Jack
> > MCgregor and Judge Loran Lewis.
>
> Thanks. I knew the one character was Dameron. Now I know who the rest
> were. These were the photos I mentioned last fall when I visited. The
> pictures were taken on January 28, 1967. The mystery is that the car was
> signed for Route 66, but the hand made sign on the dash read, "76 Last
> Chance."
>
> So did the people along the 76 decorate the car even though it toured
> other East End lines? Why didn't one of you guys trip Mr. Dameron and
> see to it that he fell under the car somewhere behind the safety fender?
> ;-)
>
> Ken J.