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From: "Linda Braund" <>
Subject: [PaCambri] wonderful old photograph - PRR car shop workers
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 07:31:33 -0400

While preparing for a house sale, my aunt found a wonderful old photo of
workers at the Pennsylvania Railroad car shops. On the back it states that
the photo was taken in 1882 at 9th Avenue and 8th Street, Altoona, PA.

Two of my ancestors are on this picture: John George Waltz (My elusive
great grandfather--finally!) In this photo he is 18 years old, and my great
great grandfather, Michael J. Waltz.

Althought the photo is not in the best of shape, it is wonderful to finally
have a photo of the man that I've been trying to find a picture of for the
past 4 years (When he deserted his family, all of the photos of him
disappeared--which I can totally understand, because all of the photos of my
ex-husband seem to have vanished also!).

If anyone else had ancestors working at the car shops on 9th Avenue and 8th
Street in Altoona, please let me know, and I'll send you a scan. I also
hope to get it posted within a week on my website so that folks can grab it
from there--but I have to finish helping my aunt with the house sale first!

Linda



Linda Braund (Pittsburgh)

Researching these surnames:
Braund, Eichenlaub, Gartner, Karl, Mang, McGovern, Meier, Schad, Thoma,
Waltz

Gartner Genealogy Web Site:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gartner/gartner.htm

Waltz Genealogy Web Site:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gartner/waltz.htm

Chest Springs Web Site:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gartner/chest_springs_borough.htm

Riedseltz Web Site:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gartner/Riedseltzhome.htm

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