They already tried that throughout the 19th century, and all it got us was cholera epidemics and recurrent flooding.
Elevated bike paths might be an idea.
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Been in CA for work all week. Going home tomorrow. Could only be more excited if it didn’t mean an 8 hour travel day.
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My Grandma Carpenter in a Jeep! From December 1948. I think it’s on Belle Isle, in the Detroit River; see the article under the photo (which I dunno I’ve I’ve posted here before or not, but oh well):
Uncle Charlie was 15 years older than my mom (she was born in 1926). I’ve found cards from him for my graduation from high school, and various birthdays. I only met him a couple times. He and Mom had a somewhat closer relationship that you’d think between two siblings that far apart. And there were nine kids all together.
What frustrates me is being born late and not getting a chance to know a lot of my relatives. And to be honest, I don’t dig a lot of my first cousins, who are all mostly older than I as well, lol.
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Who ARE these guys? I don’t expect any of you folks to know, LOL! Be weird if you did, I found these in a box that held the contents of an old chest-of-drawers. The guy with the equipment hanging from his neck (note the key) - any clue as to what his occupation is? I’ve already posted it on FB in the hopes that some of my aforementioned first-cousins can help figure it out.
This is my Uncle Charlie (who was born in 1912, making him 14 years older than my mom) and my Uncle Gordon (b. 1918). I think Gordon may be one of the loggers, I don’t know.
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With those hair and beard styles back in style again, they look like the photo was taken yesterday and Shopped to look old. It’s amazing how fashions go round.
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As to the guy holding the old-fashioned lamp: If I’d known I was related to Andy Devine, I’d’ve gotten his autograph, lol!
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Standing on a pile of logs does not sound safe. But then logging used to be one of the most dangerous jobs there was. And hard. I’ve heard a daily intake of 12,000 calories was not unusual.
Cool photos!
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Notice, too, that neither one of my uncles put down his cigarette for the photo. They both lived to be either just over or just under 90, FWIW. And they both served in WWII, Gordon in the US Navy.
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You’d never know they were brothers. /s
I agree, cool photos.
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Fabulous. The best cartoons are from the National Film Board of Canada. One of my all-time favorites is “The Cat Came Back.”
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Mine too!
And this one:
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Still is…
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/01/02/25-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america-2/6/
2. Logging Workers
> Fatal injuries in 2017: 87.3 per 100,000 workers
> Total: 55 fatal injuries, 350 nonfatal injuries
> Most common fatal accidents: Contact with objects and equipment
> Median annual wage: $38,840
While the logging industry takes numerous measures to promote safety among workers, the nature of the work means there will be injury and fatalities. Logging is physically very demanding and requires that workers labor primarily outdoors and often in remote areas, far from medical aid. The most common accident is when a worker is struck by an object, such as a log or falling branch, or experiences a mishap with dangerous machinery, such as harvesters and chainsaws, which are common in the trade.
Back when the ACA was starting up, a couple of free-lance loggers I knew from back-in-the-day said they could not get health insurance if they were truthful about their profession. It may have been a case of “Sure we’ll insure you for $3000 a month…” so effectively not available.
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Thank you for doing the research I was too lazy to do! My source of information about logging in the early days is from reading model railroad magazines. Modeling logging operations in say 1900 is a popular special interest.
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Since you mentioned it … I’ve been meaning to ask, you know about the 4014 return to steam, right?
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Didn’t know about that! Thanks.
I must admit, my knowledge of prototypes is lacking, not to mention I’m more interested in smaller locomotives. But it’s cool when they can get these machines running again (too many were scrapped).
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It’s hard for me to tell, but it looks like he might be on a ship. The gear of what appears to be a lantern, scope, (something else), and key make me think tools for some kind of watch/lookout task.
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So sweet:
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Just video, no flashing or graphics.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B0qKK_shKJc/?igshid=se8cztaf2kxs
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