People: The Old Photo Guy

Babys on the beach

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:13:35 GMT

]]>2 young children sit under a perasol on the beach around 1910

Kids on a log

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:13:59 GMT

]]>2 young kids enjoying a day along the Eel river at High Rock

301 Salmon caught on the EEL River at Rio Dell

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:14:24 GMT

]]>This photo shows the scene of a Commercial fishing operation along the banks of the Eel River near Rio Dell California. Commercial fishing was done with large nets strung across the river and then pulled in by teams of Horses.

Bathing Beauties

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:14:49 GMT

]]>A Trio of swimsuit beauties pose for the photographer around 1910 in Southern California

1910 Swinsuit Competition

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:15:19 GMT

]]>A group of Beauties pose in their swim suits in 1910

Bill Early and Pals in Fortuna California

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:16:07 GMT

]]>Famed Cat Photographer Bill Early {Center} took a self portrait of him and his buddies around 1915 in Fortuna California. Bill became quite famous in the 1950s for his photographs of his cats that were trained to lay on their back while drinking from baby bottles, check out my heading of Famous Cats to see his work. Bill lived to the age of 98 and was sharp as a tack up till his death. He donated his large volume of Historical photos to me.

Postal Telegraph

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:16:34 GMT

]]>Turn of the century photo showing the Postal Telegraph delivery Boys on their bikes

Original Cowboy

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Deer and Elk Horn mound

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Fortuna High 1974 Big 5 Champs

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Gambling Hall Interior after the Race was over

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:19:09 GMT

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Gliders along the Cliffs

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:19:53 GMT

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Norton Buffalo and Greg Rumney "The Old Photo Guy"

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:20:32 GMT

]]>This is Norton Buffalo and myself at Redwood Run in Northern California 2003

Group of people celebrating

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:21:05 GMT

]]>A group of people pose for this 4th of July Photo. Location Unknown

Hanging at Leadvills July 29, 1881

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:21:34 GMT

]]>A large crowd gathers for a Hanging at Leadvills Kentucky July 29,1881

Hawk swarming in on Fisherman

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:22:17 GMT

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Homeland Security that Works

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:23:14 GMT

]]>Just another take on this Hysterical photo of a bunch of original Hillbillys

Hillbillys in the Ozarks 1923

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:24:28 GMT

]]>This is an real photo of a Family of Hillbillys that was taken by a lost forrest service surveyor in 1923 in the Ozark Mountains.

Humboldt Homeland Security

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:25:44 GMT

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Hillbilly termanology

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Original Homeland Security

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:27:12 GMT

]]>Some would say this is a true statement as Hillbillys would guard their Whiskey Stills with every device imageable .

His first experience

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:28:25 GMT

]]>An elderely Native American man is totally suprised when he hears a voice on the other end of this strange contraption called a Telephone.

Seth Kinman and President Hayes

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:28:49 GMT

]]>Famous Mountainman Seth Kinman presents his Elk Horn Chair to President Hayes. He presented these chairs to several presidents and one is located in the Smithonian.

Outlaw Lynching

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:29:32 GMT

]]>A group of outlaws meet swift justice. Hangings were quite common in the early days of our country and were almost always Photographed.

Mens only bar with latrine front 1904

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:30:44 GMT

]]>Hard to believe but its true. Mens only bars were quite common and a few offered this latrine at the bar, the foot rail doubled as a sprayer.

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:31:23 GMT

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Party on a redwood stump

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:31:44 GMT

]]>This stump was the largest stump ever recorded in Excess of 33 feet in Diameter and is located in Humboldt County in the town of Fieldbrook California.

Columbia Nevada Gambling Hall

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:32:30 GMT

]]>A rare look at a Gambling Hall inside the Merchants Hotel in Columbia Nevada. Interior photos were quite rare until the invention of the flash , which at the time consisted of a very fast burning flash powder which sometime had caused a few fires.

Seth Kinman

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:33:26 GMT

]]>Seth Kinman was a famous Mountainman from Humboldt county known for his Elk Horn chairs he built for several Presidents.His chairs were so intricate that he devised a lever ; that when activated a Grizzly bear head would slide out from under the chair snapping its jaws. Seth was also a Hunter and Trapper who sold Elk Meat to the troops at Fort Humboldt and was known to play a banjo made from the skull of his favorite mule.

The Key to the North Art Sinclair & Tim Stewart

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:34:34 GMT

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The Cowboy 1888

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:35:14 GMT

]]>This is a rare look at an Authentic Cowboy from 1888; there are not many images portraing cowboys from that time period.

Tin Type

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:35:40 GMT

]]>In the early days of Photography ; Photos would be produced on a sheet of tin. It is quite remarkable how durable they turned out to be; this image is from around 1890.

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:36:55 GMT

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Lady on a White Horse

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:38:12 GMT

]]>A traveling photographer with his trusty steed were quite common in the early logging days. The Photographer would find an exceptionally large tree to pose customers on his small horse and then sell post cards to them so they could send to friends and family in the East.

1942 World Record Grizzly Bear

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:38:51 GMT

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I see Jesus

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:04:42 GMT

]]>A Profile image of Jesus is formed by these clouds

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:24:28 GMT

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