S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald
“I have a bad list, lost both radars. And am taking heavy seas over the deck. One of the worst seas I’ve ever been in.” The last words heard from the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald…
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Lost Montana
The flat, open plain of north central Montana, out in the middle of nowhere, is the last place you would expect to find a church. Surely this one was built in better times.
Another One Bites the Dust
I don’t know if it is because I’m simply getting older or if there’s something else going on here, but it seems many of the things I photograph…
Vintage Farm Photography
I recently learned about the agriculture photography of J.C. Allen, John Allen, and Chester Allen. From Lebanon, Indiana. I have ordered some of their books and I’m already quickly becoming a fan. Together J.C. Allen and his sons created some wonderful photography of rural life in America. Here is a video I found on YouTube …
Another Landmark Torn Down
View fullsize In what might be the final photograph of the train depot in Martinsdale, Montana, this old landmark is scheduled to be torn down soon after me photographing it. → Buy a Print It is becoming increasingly common to receive news about another treasured Montana landmark being lost to the hands of time. This time …
Grain Elevator Torn Down
View fullsize An old, broken down grain elevator sits quietly in the cold Montana snow near Lothair. → Buy a Print YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN After Harvest Standing Guard Still Walk Through the Woods Round Hay Bales Haunted House This Old Fence Under the Harvest Moon Streams of Clouds Great Plains Windmill Beautiful Red …
Lost History of The Felton House
View fullsize An old homestead house falling apart deep inside the mountains on a rainy day near Lloyd, Montana. → Buy a Print There’s an old abandoned house falling apart deep inside the Bear Paw Mountains. I have driven past it occasionally when exploring the nearby mountains for photo opportunities. I do enjoy photographing old abandoned …
Story of Charles M. Bair
View fullsize Four sheep stand guard in a large flock of sheep outside of Harlowton, Montana. → Buy a Print Montana is rich with history. And one of the things you will find that when you come to Montana there are many, many remarkable stories about Montana’s history. This was the lesson I learned when I …
Remembering the Cornfield Bomber
This is the remarkable story of the Cornfield Bomber, an errant F-106 Delta Dart interceptor from Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana that made landed in a wheat field outside of Big Sandy, Montana after the pilot had ejected from the airplane. The plane suffered only minor damage, was repaired, and returned to service. …
