A snapshot photograph of a gathering at the Riegle-Dietrich homestead, Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1941, to announce the engagement of Kathryn Elizabeth Dietrich to Norman John Gasbarro. The couple was married in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1942.
Identified in the photo:
Front Row (kneeling): Melva Sitlinger (1901-1985); Kathryn E. [Dietrich] Gasbarro (1915-2003).
Second Row (sitting): Mabel [Riegle] Evitts (1863-1964); Lizzie Catherine Riegle (1872-1942); Bertha [Riegle] Sitlinger (1879-1952).
Back Row (Standing): William E. Dietrich (1896-1977); Helen M. [Hoffman] Dietrich (1895-1977); Edward Dietrich (1874-1948); Jennie [Keiper] Dietrich (1876-1967); Laura Dietrich (1900-1989); Norman J. Gasbarro (1908-2001).
The photo was taken by Walter A. Evitts (1884-1965).
______________________________
Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.