In this day and age, you certainly wouldn’t expect to see a young person strolling down Main Street, Lansdale, with a rifle over his or her shoulder.

In any event, they wouldn’t get very far before being pulled in by the police.

But Dale Clark of Lansdale can remember when it was a common sight on certain nights.

That’s because members of the Lansdale Junior Rifle Club would get together to practice their sport at a building here in town, and would carry their rifles as they walked to the meetings, Clark said.

In this photo from Feb. 14, 1969, provided by Clark, you see the members of the club at an awards night program.

The information provided notes that Gordon Williams, instructor and leader of the club, and assistants John Halzer and Daniel Riina presented awards to the youths.

Pictured are, first row, from left:

Riina, Dale Clark, Mike Sotak, Frank Warren, Greg Morgan, Doug Hilderbrand, Bob Brown, Scott Hendricks, Williams and Halzer.

Second row, from left: Gray Williams, Paul Yocum, John Fowler, Dan Riina, Tom Miller, Jeannette Derstine, Jim Gower, Mike Brown and Greg Hendricks.

Yes, it appears that only one young woman decided to join the club.