Here is this week's omnibus of #westernwriter inspirations posted each day at twitter, where you can follow me @rdscheer if your attention is not already overloaded. As usual, click the pic to enlarge.
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John Marsh House, Contra Costa County, California, c1870 |
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Ely district, Nevada, 1871 |
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Governors of Zuni, New Mexico, photo by John K. Hillers (1843-1925) |
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The Gem Theater, Deadwood, c1878 |
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Huntsville, Texas, corner of Twelfth Street and University Avenue, 1870s |
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Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory, 1872 |
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Overland stage road between Ogden and Helena, Wyoming, 1871
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Picture credits: Wikimedia Commons
Coming up: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, The Rare Breed (1966)
That top pic is a helluva house! Wow.
ReplyDeleteThat house is really something! I looked it up and it's still standing, and being restored. I like the Huntsvile picture too.
ReplyDeleteElisabeth, thanks for the link. I didn't realize there was so much more to the story. Very nice site commemorating this man.
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