The Martin/Black family photos, 1920s to 1950s

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The Martin/Black family photos, 1920s to 1950s

These photos are from the Martin family photo album from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Wilbur and Wanda Martin travelled frequently to Lac Pemichangan from their home in Athens, Ohio, starting sometime in the 1920s. During that time, the Martin and the Knight families hunted, fished, camped and worked together to build some of the earliest cabins on the lake. The Martin's two children, Bob and Nancy, were practically raised at the lake. Wilbur and Wanda Martin passed on long ago, but their daughter Nancy (now Nancy Black) continues travelling with her husband, Don Black, to the family cabin at Lac Pemichangan to this day.
Most photos are from the 1930s and 1940s. The dates are approximate in most cases and some are probably wrong, but the order is basically correct.
These photos were scanned and posted by Wilbur Martin's grandson, Randy Black, who now lives with his wife Vivian, in San Diego, California. Randy and Vivian are happy to share these memories with all who feel a connection to Lac Pemichangan. If any of you can provide a fuller or more accurate description for any of these photos, or if you have other photos from the same era that you would like to scan and share, please don't hesitate to contact Randy at randy@blacksdesign.com. All the best!

Date: 07/12/2005

Size: 120 items

1930s Lac Pemichangan Movie Movies shot by Alvin Lamborn of of the lake between 1934 and 1939 Date: 02/12/2017	1927: May be the Martin family's first trip to Lac Pemichangan. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 8555 Comments: 1	1930: View of big Island Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4039	1930: View of Island from south shore Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3866	1930s: Arthur & Jock Knight, Arty McPherson, Rene & Old Joe Knight, Lucien Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4301	1930s: Arty McPherson, Arthur, Dick, Rene, Lucien, Jock Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3735
1930s: O.T. Williams, Fred Knight, Vern and Esther Lamborn, Joe and Alvin Lamborn. Late 1930s Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3984	1930s: Farm on hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3615	1930s: Arthur, Wilbur, OT Williams, Orelle, Jock, Old Joe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3588	1930s: Joe, Mary Williams, Wanda, Wilbur, OT Williams, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4307	1930s: Camping at Lac. Wanda Martin at right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3727	1930s: Baby Nancy (or Bob?) Martin being weighed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4068 Comments: 1
1930s: OT Williams and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3010	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2853	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2848	1930s: Rene and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2949	1930s: View from field. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2673	1930s: Farm with swamp in forground. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2738
1930s: Pasture and Pointy Mountain. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2176	1930s: When Fraiser's was new. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2093	1930: View of big island. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2392	1931: Rene and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2167	1932. Camping at Fred's landing. Wanda, Joe, ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2400	1932: Camping before shack was built. Wanda, ?, Joe, Arthur, Old Joe, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2388
1933: Camping with farm in background. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3052	1933: Camping at lake. Rene, Wanda, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2594	1933: Camping. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2128	1934: Baby Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2026	1934: Martin shack on the island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2288	1934: Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2116
1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2005	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2569	1934: Wilbur, Nancy, and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3257 Comments: 1	1934: Potty Break. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2208	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2203	1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2108
1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2033	1935: Old Joe, Fred, Wanda. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2027	1935: Rene Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2141	1935: Martin shack and tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2232	1935: Martin shack, rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2273	1935: The Martin shack and half of Philips/Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4319 Comments: 1
1936: Charles Passeu. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2200	1936: Nancy Martin on the family's dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2150	1936: Martin shack with tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2118	1937: Athens (Ohio) News Article. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2304	1937: Martin shack and Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2152	1937: Robataille and farmhouse. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4279 Comments: 1
1937: Little Nancy with mom Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2268	1945?: Bob, Nancy, Wilbur in new boat he made in Freds Shed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1997	1938: Chalie Passea and little Nancy. Mrs. Knight's cabin and Boots the dog in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2115	1938: Dube and Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1931	1938: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2065	1940s: Bill Burge. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1980
1940s: New cabin with ice chest on porch. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2240	1940s: Dick Knight and Bob Martin in birch bark canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2740	1940s: Jock Knight and Claude Westerfall at shack. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2716	1940s: Mildred McPherson and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5145 Comments: 1	1940s: Postcard from Kazubazua, became Irwins. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3133	1940s: Priest's point. Now known as the Goldsberry's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2252
1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge (Wanda's cousin), Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2114	1940s: The Martin shack finished with shutters and bedroom addition. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2294	1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge on porch, Wanda to the right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2096	1940s: Wilbur and friend. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2022	1940s: Wilbur and ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1995	1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2239
1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2430	1940s: Wilbur and others portaging canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4398	1941. Nancy and Wanda Martin with Teddy the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1987	1945: Dow in Martin's yard with Roland's and Fulton's in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2180	1945: Dow in boat. Notice fire damage to woods in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2022	1945: Group and Martin shack. Nancy, Bob, and Peter Dube. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2269
1945: The Martin shack. Nancy and dog Teddy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2243	1945: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2322	1945: Nancy, Dow, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2362	1945: Nancy with Fred's dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1981	1945: Wilbur and Dow. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1914	1947: Building the present-day Martin cabin! Dick in center. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2447
1947: Framework of new Martin cottage with school house in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4601 Comments: 1	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Arthur, Dick, and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2286	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Wilbur on roof. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1859	1947: Finished Martin cabin. Brand new, no bathroom! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2019	1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1845	1948: Bob Martin in boathouse with new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1989
1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1764	1948: Nancy Martin in winter. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1784	1950: Nancy Martin with John Fraser. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1819	1950s: Alvin Lamborn. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2330	1950s: Annette (Fred's wife), Robert, Gaston, Lise, Ivan. Clearing Point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2104	1950s: Bob Martin and Arthur Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2343
1950: Moose crossing lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4584 Comments: 1	1950s: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2451	1950s: Old Mrs. Kight and Suzanne's grandparents (now Suzanne Patry). Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2561	1950s: Sledding in winter down by swamp. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2617	1950: Suzanne (now Suzanne Patry) at home on Stuart Street. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2198	1950s: Wanda Martin with dog Sox. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2455
1950s: Westfalls loading up for trip to the lake. Minus 40! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2399	1950s: When the Archbishop visited lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2305	1950: Wilbur and Bob Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1983	1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1935	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2028	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2557
1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4012	1951: Winter view of the Phillips' place and the Martin's from lake Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 12137 Comments: 1	1951: The Martin cabin before seawall was built. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3909	1951: Winter view of Martin cabin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2299	1951: Sox the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1891	1951: View from hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2222
1951: View from lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1978	1951: After snowstorm. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1833	1956: Building Kinsella's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2042	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2019	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake before getting married to Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2040	1957: Don and Nancy barely visible on dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2152
1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2056	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2334	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 1885	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2044	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2862	1958: View when Mrs. Knight's shed was there. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 6431

today

Dear Vivian and Randy,
Last fall i took pics of the place as it is today when I went hunting. I'd be glad to add them up to your collection if you like. Send me an e-mail at [removed] if you are interested.
Bruno

Posted by Bruno Venne on Wed 06 Aug 2008 01:27:22 PM PDT

did you get them, part 2

I forgot to put my name at the bottom of the last message. I am Bruno, grandson of Bermain Knight, one of the Knights brothers.

Posted by Guest on Wed 11 Oct 2006 11:31:31 PM PDT

Did you get them

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Vivian and Randy,

I am wondering if you did received the pictures I sent you by e-mail today. Those are pictures of the Knights brothers. Thanks again for letting me download your pictures of Lac Pemichangan. Buy the way, the "Big Island"...

Posted by Guest on Wed 11 Oct 2006 11:28:44 PM PDT