1928

Today's photos are from 1928. That's all I can say, except for the last photo, that I believe is my Grandma's home in Tolt (Carnation), WA.

Enjoy.
Dan

Surprises

Well it was an eventful if not hot weekend. While cleaning up the office before our dinner party, I came across a heretofore unknown photo album. It belonged to my grandmother and contains mostly photos, from prior to her marriage. I've decided to feature these photos this week. Many are in real bad shape, and even more have had their significance lost to time.

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Dan

P.S. Check out the Team Williams Blog for video of Quin falling a sleep while eating, priceless stuff.

Farmer, So Much More Than a Dot on a Map

Farmer, or at least the schoolhouse near Farmer

Well maybe not much more than a dot. In fact other than a sign pointing toward Mansfield there isn't much there, other than this building. I'm not actually sure that this building is actually in Farmer. Anyway, Farmer is not America's play land and probably could be argued that it is nothing at all.
I have passed this building many times in my life, just sitting there in a wheat field, off on the horizon. Once on the way back from a fishing trip, my Grandfather explained that it was a old schoolhouse. My cloudy childhood memory, believes that he said that it was in use through the late 1940's and he had attended school there. These facts are very likely false, but sound nice.
Today's two photos were taken 8 years ago, shortly after my mom's death. While on a road trip out to coulee country in a borrowed car.
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Dan

And Now for Pictures of Me

Here are three photos of me. Self indulgent? Probably, but today I don't really care and hey, its my blog. These photos are all taken by my friend Darby. Well, at least most of them.

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Dan

Boys

Here is another photo from the Stanek's. Sort of a Norman Rockwell type thing, but with the rough edges still intact.

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Dan.

Jon and Jim DeFant (Oberg)

I like this photo, for the rich color of the Kodachrome more than anything else. I don't have any idea who Jon and Jim DeFant are or what is on forehead of the kid on the left. This photo is from June 1953.

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Dan

Johnson Sea Horse

Part of this project is to highlight photos that have been "found." Antique stores are full of old photos of forgotten people and places.

Today's photo is an exciting example of American photographic folk art. I call it, "Johnson Sea Horse." This photo is so bad, yet so compelling that I shelled out a buck ninety-five plus tax for it.

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Dan

Today's photo comes from my first trip to San Diego, in May 2001. This the cemetery at San Juan Capistrano.

Mom

This post it for Mom.

Its been eight years since her passing, and I miss her still. Much of who I am is because of her. I will always be grateful that I was lucky enough to have been her son.

Enjoy the photos.
Dan

Bird in Hand

Here is today's photo, the slide reads, "Bird in Hand." This is from 1961, taken at Mt. Walker.

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Dan

Dry Falls is for Lovers

These are more pictures from 1937 or 1938. Dry Falls and Park Lake this time.
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Dan



Rain shower over Park Lake.

The Lonely Hi-way Photo

My sister once described my photography as, "Lonely Hi-way Shots." Whereas I don't really agree with her, must admit that two lane black top stretching past the horizon is a wonderful vision to me, not to mention, those forgotten or unnoticed curios off the shoulders. Okay, maybe she's right. I'd like you to take notice of this "lonely hi-way photo," its from about same time as the Camping on the Columbia photos. This is the old highway that ran up the middle of the Grand Coulee, north of Coulee City. It is now under water, inundated by Banks Lake.

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Dan

Camping on the Columbia

These are photos of Grandparents and probably an Aunt and Uncle camping along the Columbia River. I guess this is probably 1937 or 1938.

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Dan

A New Week

Well Father's Day was a blast, check out the, "Team Williams Family Blog" (http://dancicelyandquincy.blogspot.com/) for more on that. I'm going to be attempting a picture a day for awhile. We'll see how long that lasts.

Today's photo was taken a very warm and beautiful first day of spring 1999, from in front of my house. If I remember correctly, the next day the wind began to blow and more or less did not stop for 3 or 4 mos. Anyway this is 3rd street looking toward downtown at sunset.

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Dan

Father's Day

Well its Father's day weekend, so its time to show pictures of kids with dads. I'm very lucky to have a wonderful son. I'm also very lucky to have role models like my father and grandfather (pictured below). I have a great deal of love and respect for these gentlemen. I could not be the person or father that I am without their example. So happy Father's Day and enjoy the pictures.

Dan

Now I too understand.

Isn't the Internet Fun.

This is Dr. Arthur Marush, back when he was just Art Marush. Dr. Marush's father and my Grandfather were in business together. Thanks to the Internet I can tell you that Dr. Arthur Marush practices internal medicine in Brooklyn, NY and that Rate MDs.com gives him an over all score of 3.2 out of 5.
It's amusing what one finds in an old shoe box.
Dan

Today's photos come from 1956 or 57.
Everyone loves Penguins!
Dan

This photo is from 1957, that's about all I can tell you. From other slides in this set, my guess is that these fine citizen's are peering over the Grand Coulee Dam.

Dan

Since I love sunsets so very much, here are a few photos of them. The color photo is from 1970 (?) taken by my grandma. The black and whites are mine from 2000. All the photos are taken around the Ocean Shores, WA area.





Dan

From My Room

I took this photo from my room one foggy winter night back in 1995.

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Dan

Way to go

Happy to say that the Dempsey art opening was a grand success. Congratulations Ted.