A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, inspired by a photograph of Michael Dinda, Sr. (1863-1935) and his twin sons, Michael Jacob Dinda, Jr. (1895-1978) and John Paul Dinda (1895-1968) hauling logs in Slavia, Florida, around 1915. Dinda was one of the founders of both Slavia and of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Dinda moved his family to the area in 1913. During this time, John Dinda was visiting from college. He also began teaching at the Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1915.
Creator
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Source
Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Dinda Family Hauling Logs. 2001: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
2001
Date Copyrighted
2001
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Dinda Family Hauling Logs. 2001.
Michael Dinda, Sr., Michael Dinda, Jr., and John Dinda
Alternative Title
Dinda Family
Subject
Logging--Southern States
Description
Michael Dinda, Sr. (1863-1935) and his twin sons, Michael Jacob Dinda, Jr. (1895-1978) and John Paul Dinda (1895-1968) hauling logs in Slavia, Florida, around 1915. Dinda was one of the founders of both Slavia and of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Dinda moved his family to the area in 1913. During this time, John Dinda was visiting from college. He also began teaching at the Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1915.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
ca. 1915
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.