Linda Nearhoof of Altoona submitted this photo of Miss Hoover’s first grade class at Pleasant Valley Elementary School from 1953-54. The school was then located on Jaggard Street, Altoona. The photo was taken by Wilt’s Tiny Tot Studios, 2015 Eighth Ave., Altoona.

Readers are encouraged to send or deliver old local photographs of general interest for use in Yesteryear. Information about people and places should be included. Photos must be 30 years old or older and should be sent to Yesteryear, Altoona Mirror, P.O. Box 2008, Altoona, PA 16603, or emailed to community@altoonamirror.com. For more information, call Brenda Carberry, community news coordinator, at 814-946-7459.