Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Diving Crew

A salvage crew, perhaps. One man is posing with the dry suit headgear on. He looks like some kind of space alien. Click on the picture for an enlargement.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Two Men on a Buckboard

Wow. This one is interesting. It's a tintype or ferrotype, so it goes back to the late 19th century--say, about 1880. In the background, an L&N RR (Louisville and Nashville Railroad) boxcar. •Here• is a link to the Wikipedia site about that railroad. The letters on the boxcar are reversed because of the •particularities• of the tintype process. Click on the words in bold type above to see more info. Click on the image for enlargement.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Girl on the Fire Escape

Another mystery pic. Cute little girl, probably taken in the 1950's or early 60's. Heaven knows where the shot was taken, but it definitely looks like a big city in the background. Strong grunge factor here.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Unknown Baseball Guys

I've had this old photo around for a long time. Don't know who these guys are, or where they are...but the "W" on their jerseys ought to tip somebody off. Then there's the guy with "TC" on his jersey. This makes one think of the Minnesota Twins, but I think the photo is too old for the Twins.  How about the Washington Senators, or the Nationals? Click on the photo for an enlargement.