Here’s what I do know: this photograph was taken at a Thalhimers “Old Timers” party in 1959. Old Timers was an employee recognition group that recognized Thalhimers associates with careers of 10+ years. Can you imagine that today? How many people work for 10+ years at a single company? Even more unbelievable, some Thalhimers associates worked at the store for 50, 60 and even 70 years! Almost unfathomable today.
The gentleman in the photo is my great-grandfather, William B. Thalhimer Sr. Do you recognize any of the ladies?
Re: Old Timers party.
The woman on the left, in the front, was my grandmother, Claudine Logan. I confirmed this with my mother. She did not know any of the other women.
Logan, I’m thrilled to know that one of these lovely ladies is your grandmother! I’ve been trying to identify these women for many years. I will be sure to write “Claudine Logan” on the back of our photo, so she will be identified from here on. Thanks for posting!
The lady on the far right is named Gertrude Lipschitz, my great aunt. She worked at Thalhimer’s for over 40 years, from the early 30s, until her retirement in 1974.
Wow, Craig…thanks so much for this insight! It’s taken 4 years, but the internet has proven magical in identifying these ladies.