This is an enormous pile of lumber. To the left of the photo there is some sort of factory and there is also a large stack of lumber near the trucks. Dominating the scene is this pile of wood. Consider that telephone poles are about 20-25 feet high, so this pile might be on par …
Today’s photograph is from my family’s collection. It is a cabinet card with three subjects, and on the back is written “Lizzie Papa Herb.” Unfortunately, I don’t know which man is which. Papa would have been my grandfather’s father, making this Albert E Nunn along with his brother Herbert and sister Elizabeth. Based on a …
For this week’s Sepia Saturday prompt, we were given a nurse presumably heading out to make rounds at patient homes. Since I featured my nurse photos earlier this year, I was wondering if I would be able to find something to go along with the theme. Then I remembered this photograph of a fireman that …
This is a great snapshot of airplane mechanics working in and around the propeller of a small plane. I don’t know much about planes, so I will date this one to the 1960s and leave it at that. :-) UPDATE: Iggy and “the old guys” identified this as a Taylorcraft BC model, which likely predates …
I’m leaving this photo a little large because it is difficult to figure out exactly what is going on here. There is a man lowered down into the ravine or spillway and he is doing…something…while a variety of other men look on from the safety of the bridge. I think the large pipe is an …
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