Then and Now

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by conor912

I picked up this postcard a while back and have been meaning to go see the current location for a while. Google Earth has made it easier than ever. The red brick building (second in on the right) had the ad on it. You can even see the jut at the top.

https://www.google.com/maps/@47.6022...j3MhcsIm2w!2e0

Has anyone else gone back to see the site where one of your photo/PC/cards was taken?

Conor, I have used old photos of that same exact location, to help identify where Edward Curtis' studio was. It was in the Alaska building on the first floor. A lot of history in that area - it was on the outside edge of the great fire back in the late 1800's. I wrote an article about it, but haven't published it yet - kinda very, very esoteric

[prewarsports]

Scott

I just got through reading a biography (mostly a photographic coffee table book with an extensive biography) on Edward Curtis yesterday. What a crazy and interesting life that guy lived. Had there been Dos Equis Beer in 1910 (and television) HE might have been "The Most Interesting Man in the Universe"

Rhys

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

Scott

I just got through reading a biography (mostly a photographic coffee table book with an extensive biography) on Edward Curtis yesterday. What a crazy and interesting life that guy lived. Had there been Dos Equis Beer in 1910 (and television) HE might have been "The Most Interesting Man in the Universe"

Rhys

Rhys, you should read the recent book by Egan "Shadow Catcher" - he does an amazing job of 'filling in the gaps' between historical facts, to make fact seem almost like historical fiction - I know Curtis' life very well and have a pretty extensive collection of items related to his work, and Egan's book still amazed me. Egan immerses himself in his subjects and has a team of dedicated researchers - the places he looked for 'new' historical material to write his book, were mind-boggling.

Basically, I'm suggesting you get the book I plan on putting my Curtis collection up on a new website soon, along with my articles on him, but it's sort of low on my huge list of to-do websites.

[conor912]

Cool stories, guys. Thanks, Scott, for the into to Curtis.....seems like a fascinating local guy.