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Jan 22, 2019 08:50:18   #
Uncle Buck Loc: South Dakota
 
Since torn down for safety. Mid '80s photo 35mm AE-1



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Jan 22, 2019 08:57:08   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Neat!

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Jan 22, 2019 09:11:30   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Nice. I see lots of buildings that should have been torn down, but putting up a "KEEP OUT" sign is cheaper.

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Jan 22, 2019 09:12:06   #
photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA
 
Uncle Buck wrote:
Since torn down for safety. Mid '80s photo 35mm AE-1



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Jan 22, 2019 10:48:08   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Very nice!

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Jan 23, 2019 05:15:11   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
Uncle Buck wrote:
Since torn down for safety. Mid '80s photo 35mm AE-1


Nice shot.

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Jan 23, 2019 07:23:54   #
HRBIEL Loc: Rapid City, SD
 
I'm sure it was a "fat finger" mistake but it actually is called the "Standby Mine". Used to ride our dirt bikes to the mine on our way to the Rochford gas station. The old gas station is now called Rochford Mall or Small of America.

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Jan 23, 2019 08:29:19   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Very nice - I love shots like this of old buildings, homes and barns. Thanks for sharing.

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Jan 23, 2019 09:21:23   #
DK Loc: SD
 
I loved photographing the Standby. It was a shame it deteriorated to that point. It would have been great if it could have been restored, but I suppose costs would have been prohibitive. However people kept entering it and it was a liability issue. Part of Black Hills history that is gone along with many more historic sites.

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Jan 23, 2019 09:33:16   #
sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice. I see lots of buildings that should have been torn down, but putting up a "KEEP OUT" sign is cheaper.


keep out signs don't work, most of the time anyways......

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Jan 23, 2019 10:12:05   #
DK Loc: SD
 
sr71 wrote:
keep out signs don't work, most of the time anyways......


Exactly!! That is why it was torn down because people didn't obey the signs.

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Jan 23, 2019 11:09:44   #
Uncle Buck Loc: South Dakota
 
I like the Ansel Adams quote.

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Jan 23, 2019 11:12:36   #
Uncle Buck Loc: South Dakota
 
You got it. Thought I had corrected it, didn't take. Was there last summer as the store was getting ready for their summer celebration. Cousins have CCC cabin at Black Fox.

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Jan 23, 2019 12:45:13   #
spudkota Loc: Black Hills S.Dak
 
Hmm this 1 is close to home , nice shot . My family has lived in and around Rochford for well over a 100 years and my Grandfather was the last care taker for the mine back in the 30's . There were fatality's at the mine as with most mines but the last 1 was in the 60's when some airmen from Ellsworth decided to investigate the shaft , unfortunately they trespassed and the rope they used was to short and 1 plunged to his death . There is still gold ore on the property but tends to be in high grade pockets which many mining ventures have tried to connect to make it a going concern but alas the bigger company's need to make millions to make it worth while . Just a side note there is local opposition to the current search ( not in my backyard attitude ) but nobody wants to live in a tepee . By this I mean your everyday lives depend on mining , there is gold in your computer , phones , camera's , Tv's , not to mention the foundations , nails , and the wiring of your homes are mining products and lets not forget the metal in all vehicle's that give us transportation , just something to think about .

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Jan 24, 2019 09:26:06   #
jvangorp Loc: Stickney, SD
 
Drove by it many times on our trips to the Hills. My husband hunted the area around Mystic for awhile and now they go by the old Moon campground. We stop @ the Rochford bar often just to see the old place. Pretty neat.
We have the John Green print of this old mine hanging in our house. Thanks for sharing!

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