Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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PHS TBZSIYTS in 1920's y by: Cecelia Nichols if Althoughthe i9Q0's are unfamiliar .tolmostl of us, those years provided us with tion towardsiourrfuture. - it ' llli rll, l i illl , ' lf if W2l't2 'l'lO1Z 'fOl 'the' Q0'S,' would never be. For it was uduringfthesle ll l, years? our school was originated. infact, in l19Q5,fwith a bond issue of SQ25,000 and 2Oacres ofland, Pittsburg High was born-and in 1998, with a student body of, 359, PHS was opened to the public. s is s During the 1920's,many factors influenced our country. At the beginning of the decade, America was full of eagerness for the glamorous life because of the deteriorating ii economy.,lt was in this decade thatttherfireat Depression , i ,i . i U 4 i i,--i 1 yin!iiiiiiiii-i.i-mill, became known as P Black Tihursddv, l,ll ffnlmlilllinnisi of people across the USA.Juu liuu fll lluliutu i ffQfffQl,Q, Moving into the 30's, life was still looking grim for many people around the nation as well as in Pittsburg. Most of the population in Pittsburg made their living by fishing, working in the canneries, or working in the coal mines. Life wasn't easy, but withcommunity strength and determination, the people of Pittsburg were able to overcome their hardships, - i W as Through the undying spirit of the of our city, Pittsburg was able t misfortune of the times and prosp community. A P l l Mei, .21 '4... ' ' , R -- Y . 'W--si. Q 'll tiluliu mv-sw Back in the '20's and '30's, PHS was only a fraction of what it is today. This building shows the original size of Pittsburg High.

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ln fact young men Y Today, the campus COmPl'lS2S Q0 3CfCS. .1,i . X Df, 1.-P . . .:' ii.- fiiir M . .imfff 20 s. ln earlier times, many people made their living by fishing in the Delta. This boat is a replica of W kindigsed ' X X J QJ -NJ v N, , ix. diiring the J lg it - X ti ., V l Qi ll, QTL ' ,Q 1 K, X 2 F4 lf? s. J IJ C 'K XR xi Ti - 7 JJ f- RL li so it Q ' i Nr' W iroi X-'J YN iiwx Q Xi 1.J N 'g' ' -wtf L,riA iir. - Q XKJ X4 XJ . corn rom. 3: Xi X .xg Xl-5 Q5 A A r .. 5 - ' - i ' L X ' I on ' Q' X Dmfz is if . 1 X 5 gi L mam 5. slug, XJ KYLQJ Xi if --..T-l- I K1 -i ' X 1 '...,-t-i- - 'X ixj X 'f . jf: u X -xx Q! Q .J .. Qc QQ Q -N J , W 5, V i ,.- ,r,g'giS,,,',. Lf' Q 'X ,L Ni xJ J ' i CZ i -'iiQ ee i ii X -me .S Q 3 X Gil l l T i D is fl it ' i. R., -1 Y Qju A ff! -,F gg i f i it Q tw i X l .J ,J wie monnufs.. ' b f-seg. 1'g,,1g . . -Kd' WCW, . i cs - 'v-,w ls ,J 3' rw CQ X N if 3 iff y t- Q-sf we Yi s ,. e 'ft' ---44.32 'S s 'Q D ww Q psf, Y ak f ,-,X at 5. Sift , T yxxv :SJ -:XJ 'ix .XB s 1 i 'Tsai' if -Y R '- X 5 X' N . . fm A-X t A s, 1-,f -f Ji X X . gg., . 1 me , gil wa , J rf-'-M-'A Egg-gmg '99L4:?fTT.:'.:3E if 'k monmpcuresj N fifsif' ll AJ, 4, io 'rF-'Mr , . ,i.. ...t I x e,x,5q..q an M , 4 In A Qi ' ' Q i . ' ? . 5'?L9'1' ri 1,'C.S..L: I 'Nil-l: . A collage representing various activities of the 19QO's. For example, in the middle are students preparing a bon fire prior to the Pitt-Antioch game. 'L'LLIiL1E Eli' -ELL'