Old Photos
- Gypsie
- rusty aircooled mekanich
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Old Photos
I have a little collection of old photos. I love old photos. I thought I'd start a thread where we can share what we have.
these were in a box of photographs taken from the 30s to the 70s. Francis Kies was a prolific photographer in Portland in the 40's and 50's. Many mountain scenes that would only be found adventurin'.
This one is of the riverbank looking past N. Portland toward Mt. Hood.
See the silver water tower on the left side?
I believe that is this one on North Blandena at Campbell (Check out the trippy new trees and houses from Google Earth.):
this is the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge (the photo appears to have been taken from the North bank, likely in Cathedral Park).
G.E.:
I have quite a collection of Francis Kies photos. More to come.
Your turn...
these were in a box of photographs taken from the 30s to the 70s. Francis Kies was a prolific photographer in Portland in the 40's and 50's. Many mountain scenes that would only be found adventurin'.
This one is of the riverbank looking past N. Portland toward Mt. Hood.
See the silver water tower on the left side?
I believe that is this one on North Blandena at Campbell (Check out the trippy new trees and houses from Google Earth.):
this is the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge (the photo appears to have been taken from the North bank, likely in Cathedral Park).
G.E.:
I have quite a collection of Francis Kies photos. More to come.
Your turn...
So it all started when I wanted to get better gas mileage....
- Gypsie
- rusty aircooled mekanich
- Location: Treadin' Lightly under the Clear Blue!
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Re: Old Photos
This one is the house across the street from mine.
Winter 40's
this house here:
Winter 40's
this house here:
So it all started when I wanted to get better gas mileage....
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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Re: Old Photos
Good stuff. Do you have a scanner? I have a million pics but no scanner.
That 30s car would make a hell of a ride...
That 30s car would make a hell of a ride...
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
- Sylvester
- Bad Old Puddy Tat.
- Location: Sylvester, Georgia
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I walk by the Georgia Capitol building every day, this was a cool picture.
That's the Georgia State Capitol building, with a man in front standing next to a Pope motorcycle in October 1947.
That's the Georgia State Capitol building, with a man in front standing next to a Pope motorcycle in October 1947.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue, I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod, The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
- zabo
- Old School!
- Location: earth
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not personal but http://www.shorpy.com/ is a great site. be sure to try the search
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- sped372
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Waunakee, WI
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Fascinating site. I'm sure I'll spend plenty of time on it.zabo wrote:not personal but http://www.shorpy.com/ is a great site. be sure to try the search
I don't know if other states have similar pages (surely, the do?), but I've also spent plenty of time digging through historical Wisconsin photos from the comfort of home here:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/
1971 Karmann Ghia - 1600 DP
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
- Mike Boell
- Old School!
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I love old photo's.
This is a 1914 Ford Model "T" touring car taken at the Baker cabin in Carver, Oregon.
Mike
000_0011 by Mike P B, on Flickr
This is a 1914 Ford Model "T" touring car taken at the Baker cabin in Carver, Oregon.
Mike
000_0011 by Mike P B, on Flickr
Mike Boell
1975 FI Westy
Oregon City
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
1975 FI Westy
Oregon City
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
- jonyem
- Getting Hooked!
- Location: Sequim, Washington
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- Sylvester
- Bad Old Puddy Tat.
- Location: Sylvester, Georgia
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I liked this one! You sly Canadians! Hoarding food! Unpatriotic!zabo wrote:not personal but http://www.shorpy.com/ is a great site. be sure to try the search
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue, I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod, The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
- Sylvester
- Bad Old Puddy Tat.
- Location: Sylvester, Georgia
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Man I love the posters, I will stop after this one.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue, I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod, The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
- Mike Boell
- Old School!
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So, I have a confession for those that I may have fooled which of coarse was my objective.
If you notice in the photo of the model "T", the bottom right has 05/28/11 which one could possibly pull off by saying I used my modern camera to take a picture of a picture, which in fact I did. The other thing that might of given it away is in the upper right corner you see blue sky which is actually a reflection of when I took the picture of the picture, but wait, there more.
The 1914 Model T actually belongs to me and was indeed taken on 05/28/11 but not by me. It was taken with this camera which the box and tripod are new, but the lens is actually an original lens from around 1860
000_0014 by Mike P B, on Flickr
and developed in this portable dark room on a piece of tin.
000_0024 by Mike P B, on Flickr
Cool Huh!
Who did I fool?
If you notice in the photo of the model "T", the bottom right has 05/28/11 which one could possibly pull off by saying I used my modern camera to take a picture of a picture, which in fact I did. The other thing that might of given it away is in the upper right corner you see blue sky which is actually a reflection of when I took the picture of the picture, but wait, there more.
The 1914 Model T actually belongs to me and was indeed taken on 05/28/11 but not by me. It was taken with this camera which the box and tripod are new, but the lens is actually an original lens from around 1860
000_0014 by Mike P B, on Flickr
and developed in this portable dark room on a piece of tin.
000_0024 by Mike P B, on Flickr
Cool Huh!
Who did I fool?
Mike Boell
1975 FI Westy
Oregon City
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
1975 FI Westy
Oregon City
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
- Mike Boell
- Old School!
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Re: Old Photos
Oh and jonyem,jonyem wrote:Just a wee bit o' the Photoshop:
Thanks for the photo shop.
Gotcha!
Mike
Mike Boell
1975 FI Westy
Oregon City
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
1975 FI Westy
Oregon City
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
- Mike Boell
- Old School!
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In fact, if you look carefully on the top of his dark room just to the left of the yellow bottle, you can see the photo of my car.
000_0024 by Mike P B, on Flickr
000_0024 by Mike P B, on Flickr
Mike Boell
1975 FI Westy
Oregon City
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
1975 FI Westy
Oregon City
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
- Sylvester
- Bad Old Puddy Tat.
- Location: Sylvester, Georgia
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I did so dee about the clarity of the trees to the upper right. I love old tin types, I have a few myself including a picture of me in my Civil War reenactment garb, a friend of mine and I went to a photography shop that still use tin as the medium. I still have it.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue, I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod, The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
- Sylvester
- Bad Old Puddy Tat.
- Location: Sylvester, Georgia
- Contact:
- Status: Offline
Re: Old Photos
My Great Grandfather Late 1917 near Vis en Artois.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue, I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod, The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.