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Fun with old cars
Yet another topic to collect – old car photos. I’ve had an obsession with cars since I was a kid – my dad had a 1955 Ford Thunderbird that he restored, and that sparked the passion. In high school, I...
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1918 Ford Model T
Here’s a picture of a 1918 Ford Model T touring car. Location unknown, but from the size and style of the house, and the seeming emptiness behind it, I’d venture a guess that this is a rental cabin...
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More collectible cars – 1930 Packard (with pooch passenger)
Here’s a snapshot of a 1930 Packard Big Eight roadster (I’ll give a fudge factor of -1 to -2 years, but I’m pretty confident it is a 1930). Notice the golf bag door in the rear fender, and the terrier...
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Anonymous 1938 Packard
Here’s a neat anonymous vernacular photo of a man, his car and the open road – it’s in many ways the American archetype. The car is a 1938 Packard (appears to be a Packard 120, their ‘entry level’...
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Sailors Crossing the Equator
A Sailor’s First Crossing of the Equator Here is a vintage silver gelatin print of a sailor’s ritual head shaving on his first crossing of the equator. Note the “mermaid” in long blond wig...
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Native American and Friend, Klamath Falls, Oregon ca. 1910-1920
Native American and Friend,Klamath Falls, Oregon Original print roughly 4×6, in a cardboard passé-partout with the photographer’s imprint Henline (or is it Henune – hard to tell from the typeface),...
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Southwest Photography – A Tewa Bowman, by W. Allen Cushman
A Tewa Bowman, by W. Allen Cushman Here is a circa 1920 image, entitled “A Tewa Bowman” by W. Allen Cushman, a noted photographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In keeping with the Edward Curtis...
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Boy in Toreador Suit, Mexico City, August 20, 1949
Boy in Toreador Suit, Mexico City, 1949 Photographer’s imprint, verso, Boy in Toreador Suit Here’s a cute photo of a teenage boy in a toreador suit, taken in Mexico City, August 20, 1949. The...
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Inspiration
Where does inspiration come from for your personal work? For me, it comes not only from the world around me, but also from images I see, particularly in my journeys as a collector. I read voraciously...
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Crowning Acquisition
From the auction listing: Very rare and stunningly beautiful, ca1905 large format, sepia tone Photograph of a Native American Navajo Indian seated atop a rock ledge or butte overlooking a vast plain....
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