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Old Faithful …

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Here is Old Faithful Geyser out in Yellowstone National Park.  This was taken around 1957 and I am pretty sure that it looks the same today as it did 68 years ago when this image was taken.  Here   is a link to the Wikipedia site and it also shows some current images of the geyser and they look just like this.  I would have imagined that the Park Service would have put some benches or seats somewhere around the area, but apparently they have not.  I guess there is only so much you can do with a hole in the ground … sort of like Carlsbad Caverns.  Just another hole in the ground, seen one your seen them all.  The high light to me at Carlsbad is when all of the bats come screaming out of the opening … if you are not fore-warned, the noise that they make flying out is terrifying … imagine an Alfred Hitchcock movie, but real!!  I have some other posts ready and one is long with a lot of photos – the fire on 12th Avenue back in 1975 when the block burnt down.  That is all for now … thanks for looking and please check back … Frank

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February 26, 2015 at 5:42 pm

Southern Normal School …

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I ran across this negative years ago and it did not do much for me, but when I ran across it the other day it looked more interesting.  I think that it the old Eastern Airline prop plane in the photo got my attention this time around.  The Southern Normal School is located in Brewton, AL, about 60 miles north of Pensacola.  I googled the school and found some history about the school.  I could not tell if it was still open, but I got the impression that it might be closed down.  I have no idea who the people in the photo are or what their purpose for the photo is other than capturing a memory of a trip.  Thanks for looking and please check back … Frank

Written by Frank Hardy

April 4, 2014 at 9:42 am

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