The Alaska nobody shows you.
Nov 15, 2013 16:43:50 #
imageal wrote:
Great stuff as always Mike. Love the "off the beaten path" scenario.
Thank you so very much, if interested, I'll post some more in a few hours.
Nov 15, 2013 17:37:37 #
Thank you for sharing your transparencies of such interesting subjects. Did you scan them?...if so what scanner did you use?
Nov 15, 2013 17:46:46 #
Re. scanning and posting more
.Absolutely, if you have the time. And thank you!
Nov 15, 2013 17:52:06 #
blacks2 wrote:
Here are a few images I took about 20 years ago wh... (show quote)
Interesting set. I love to look at old photos. They're really different. Did you see many of those red telephone boxes. Didn't know Alaska had them :-)
Nov 15, 2013 17:58:32 #
dtinney wrote:
Thank you for sharing your transparencies of such interesting subjects. Did you scan them?...if so what scanner did you use?
Thank you very much for commenting. My scanner is an Epson V700 and I use the True View software. I just posted some more.
Nov 15, 2013 18:01:03 #
Rustybucket wrote:
Interesting set. I love to look at old photos. They're really different. Did you see many of those red telephone boxes. Didn't know Alaska had them :-)
Thank you very much, no, I am sure the red phone booth is the only one in Alaska its a long way from your shores, I hope it is still there.
Nov 15, 2013 18:14:30 #
Thank you blacks2 I was impressed with the quality of 20 year old slides. They are very sharp. I am looking forward to viewing more!!
Nov 15, 2013 18:19:06 #
blacks2 wrote:
Thank you very much, no, I am sure the red phone booth is the only one in Alaska its a long way from your shores, I hope it is still there.
It would be interesting to know how it came to be there. Especially as the photo was taken 20 years ago. Thinking about it, it's many years since the old red boxes were decommissioned...but all the way to Alaska...they're cast iron and weight a ton :-). I might do a Google search and see if I can find any more far-flung phone boxes :-) You've started something now.
Nov 15, 2013 18:25:44 #
dtinney wrote:
Thank you blacks2 I was impressed with the quality of 20 year old slides. They are very sharp. I am looking forward to viewing more!!
I scanned some 40 years old and they were still fine, Ektachrome seem to have problems. I think it also depends of the climate, Florida is a lot hotter as here in the Bay Area.
Nov 15, 2013 18:29:04 #
Rustybucket wrote:
It would be interesting to know how it came to be there. Especially as the photo was taken 20 years ago. Thinking about it, it's many years since the old red boxes were decommissioned...but all the way to Alaska...they're cast iron and weight a ton :-). I might do a Google search and see if I can find any more far-flung phone boxes :-) You've started something now.
Some other fellows from the UK were asking the same question. My opinion is that it made its way across Canada to Dawson City and it was transported from there down the Yukon River to Eagle. Otherwise Eagle is to far away from any Alaskan seaport.
Nov 15, 2013 18:46:07 #
What some fascinating photos, Mike! I always enjoy seeing an area's local color.
blacks2 wrote:
Here are a few images I took about 20 years ago wh... (show quote)
Nov 15, 2013 18:53:24 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
What some fascinating photos, Mike! I always enjoy seeing an area's local color.
Thank you so much, I just posted part 2, I hope you like them too.
Have a nice weekend.
Nov 15, 2013 19:26:32 #
The cabin in the first picture, is that for rent or for sale...LOL :)
Seriously, I would love to live in such a place and environment, especially with their own "power and telephone company" !!!
I have a cousin that lives in North Pole, Alaska. How's that for a name...?
Hope to see more pictures. Keep on scannin' !
:)
Seriously, I would love to live in such a place and environment, especially with their own "power and telephone company" !!!
I have a cousin that lives in North Pole, Alaska. How's that for a name...?
Hope to see more pictures. Keep on scannin' !
:)
Nov 15, 2013 19:48:16 #
Hi My friend! These are wonderful Mike. So glad you share your work with us all. I have have had a busy month and have fallen behind a little. That and my computer chased a few weeks ago.:( Along with that I have lost a lot of my friends emails. So if you get a chance, email me.:):) This time I am putting my contacts on the hard drive.:)
Erv
OH, Hi to the little lady too.
Erv
OH, Hi to the little lady too.
Nov 15, 2013 19:49:02 #
sandiegosunriser wrote:
The cabin in the first picture, is that for rent or for sale...LOL :)
Seriously, I would love to live in such a place and environment, especially with their own "power and telephone company" !!!
I have a cousin that lives in North Pole, Alaska. How's that for a name...?
Hope to see more pictures. Keep on scannin' !
:)
Seriously, I would love to live in such a place and environment, especially with their own "power and telephone company" !!!
I have a cousin that lives in North Pole, Alaska. How's that for a name...?
Hope to see more pictures. Keep on scannin' !
:)
Thank you very much, I am not sure of your location and if you are used to cold weather, Eagle is one cold place I wouldn't want to spend a winter there. North Pole is near Fairbanks, I always send post cards from there it confuses people with that name.
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