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Jun 20, 2021 20:22:06   #
User ID wrote:
Maybe some piece of stationary machinery was powered by steam ?

OTOH maybe it’s smelting furnaces ?


Your guess is as good as mine. I can't seem to find any information on this specific site or any pictures of equipment that look like this.
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Jun 20, 2021 20:21:04   #
letmedance wrote:
The tubes appear to be fire tubes not water tubes.


Thank you for your reply.
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Jun 20, 2021 20:20:39   #
Doyle Thomas wrote:
it is a boiler with the sealing doors removed. the outer chamber is most likely coal fired and the holes u see cucurlated water to make steam used to power other equipment.


Thank you for the information.
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Jun 20, 2021 20:19:45   #
joecichjr wrote:
Dunno, but your shot is beautiful ✳️🌼✳️


Thank you. Glad you liked it.
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Jun 20, 2021 20:17:40   #
Thank you for your reply.
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Jun 19, 2021 23:17:47   #
Can anyone tell me what these pieces of equipment were used for in mining operations. They are just below the summit of Kennebec Pass in southern Colorado, where a lot of silver mining took place. My guess is they are some type of boiler, but I'm not sure what there use was.


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May 9, 2021 15:52:20   #
I know this is a harmless garter snake, but I couldn't help notice the similarity to the old cartoon character Dick Dastardly. Does anyone else see the resemblance?


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Feb 26, 2020 12:44:38   #
I love all the information. Keep it coming!
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Feb 25, 2020 21:55:04   #
Chout wrote:
If I am not mistaken, the questions were 1) the SSI in the first photo and 2) the insignia on the cap of the individual facing the camera in the second photo.
1) The SSI (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) is that of the Army Air Force worn by most states side personnel. It is sometimes referred to as the Hap Arnold patch. Its position on the left sleeve indicates it is the SSI of current unit of assignment. A SSI on the right sleeve indicates a former wartime assignment, i.e. a combat patch.
2) The service cap insignia is that prescribed for wear by commissioned officer in the United States Army, the displayed eagle from the seal of the US.
The "Crush" on the cap and the fur collared flight jacket would indicate the officer is a pilot or aircrew. Though the rakish appearance of the airman was appropriated by their ground bound support personnel as well. The crush was attained by removing the stiffener from the interior top of the cap to facilitate the wearing of headphones whose continued wear bent the sides down towards the center of the cap.
The quickest way to determine if the naval officer is Navy or Coast Guard would be to see the device centered above the rank stripes on the sleeve.
The officer wearing the overseas/garrison cap is a Lieutenant as indicated by the single bar on his epaulet and on the left side of his overseas cap. Whether he is a Second Lieutenant or a First Lieutenant is hard to discern due to glare reflecting from the metal surfaces. The epaulet looks more silver but the cap appears more gold.
As Imagery Analysis was not my Military Occupational Specialty, I can not be more specific.
If I am not mistaken, the questions were 1) the SS... (show quote)


Thanks for this explanation, Chout. It's still interesting what one can discern from a 75 year old kodachrome slide.
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Feb 25, 2020 21:51:40   #
Well, the fact that the air corp personnel and navy personnel are together in this photo makes sense. My Dad was on an aircraft carrier. So I would think a bunch of these men would be returning home together as they rotated out.
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Feb 25, 2020 12:14:22   #
I think I found my answer.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/salt-ponds-san-francisco
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Feb 25, 2020 12:07:53   #
Jerry G wrote:
Salt ponds.


Thanks Jerry. Do you know what accounts for the different colors? Are we talking Sodium Chloride salt?
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Feb 25, 2020 12:05:51   #
Dr.Nikon wrote:
Yes .., salt ponds .. At one time I lived 20 min from there ..


Do you know why they are different colors? Salt? as in table salt?
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Feb 24, 2020 22:26:06   #
Some photos taken on a flight from Denver to San Francisco. If anyone knows what the colorful settling ponds are, I would love to know. After doing a bit of research on Google Earth, I found they cover a relatively large area. The appear to be near Don Edward's San Francisco Bay Nat'l Wildlife Refuge in the southern portion of the bay, south of I-84.


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Feb 24, 2020 21:46:55   #
Thank you all for your quick responses! I appreciate all the info.
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