The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

[2jakes]

To Hurricane Jack,Michael R.,
BobHufford & Ghostsoldier!

Thank You guys for your contributions!

 

[2jakes]

Howdy!

 

[RBH]

Texas Rangers W.H. Putnam and Captain Phillips.
Circa 1890s

 

[BobHufford]

Howdy!

It's a start ...

 

[2jakes]

If you love banjo... your toes start tapping
automatically...
Mine do!

 

[hatophile]

It's a start ...

Those are great.

 

[Bamaboots]

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[Bamaboots]

In the winter of 1891, Thomas Oliver arrived in Georgia, in the mountainous Caucasus, with a very specific mission: to find and recruit riders for William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West show during its 1892 run in England. Oliver was curiously equipped for the job. Born into a family of circus performers and an acrobat himself, he had lived in Tbilisi as a young man and spoke Russian; by some accounts he had spent years traveling the Russian Empire with circuses and had thus become familiar with Georgians’ riding skills. He was told that the western region of Guria would be the best place to find what he was looking for. The intel proved to be true: Guria was loaded with expert riders, and soon, the first group of Georgians was recruited and on its way to London, where the riders joined Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West.

T. Roosevelt was so impressed with the riding of Georgia Giorgi Chkhaidze, Teddy presented him with the Presidential tray.

 

[2jakes]

Texas Rangers W.H. Putnam and Captain Phillips.
Circa 1890s

Rifles appear to be Winchesters 1860 models.
I'm saving this image .
I ordered a Winchester 1866 "YellowBoy"
(Uberti) from Cimarron dealer in Fredericksburg, Tx.

 

[Tukwila]

Rifles appear to be Winchester 1866 models
I'm saving this image .
I ordered a Winchester 1866 "YellowBoy"
(Uberti) from Cimarron dealer in Fredericksburg, Tx.
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I handled a couple of those when I worked in BATF Admin at Cabela's last year. They are really pretty nice.

Me, I just have an old Interarms/Rossi 1892 clone in 45 Colt... but it's a sweet little shooter.

 

[2jakes]

I handled a couple of those when I worked in BATF Admin at Cabela's last year. They are really pretty nice.

Me, I just have an old Interarms/Rossi 1892 clone in 45 Colt... but it's a sweet little shooter.

I used to own a Henry copy.
Beautiful rifle. (#2) but a bit
cumbersome/heavy to hold for any length
of time.

Needed funds for school and sold it.
At the time, top price was $400.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Weddin' Day

 

[hatophile]

Weddin' Day

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GReat photo. I love the jaunty tilt of his hat. She looks like a sturdy country gal.

 

[2jakes]

I love the round collar shirt and his stare
and stance he is showing.
Wonder what he was thinking or was probably too much in shock!
Shoes could've used some polishing.
Shotgun wedding perhaps?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I love the round collar shirt and his stare
and stance he is showing.
Wonder what he was thinking or was probably too much in shock!
Shoes could've used some polishing.
Shotgun wedding perhaps?

Her brothers probably "suited him up" right proper like. He didn't have the choice a judge used to give you during the draft; marry or join the military.

 

[hatophile]

Her brothers probably "suited him up" right proper like. He didn't have the choice a judge used to give you during the draft; marry or join the military.

Any idea where this is taken?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Any idea where this is taken?

I assumed they were some of your ancestors.
Somewhere in Kentucky.

 

[hatophile]

I assumed they were some of your ancestors.
Somewhere in Kentucky.

Probably not, mine were from the Carolinas and not that good-looking.

 

[Zombie_61]

Weddin' Day

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And don't they look happy!

 

[2jakes]

And don't they look happy!

Happy couple!

"WHEN LAVINIA WARREN, A GLAMOROUS little person who was almost incomprehensibly famous in the 1860s, married fellow circus performer Tom Thumb, their lavish wedding at Manhattan was attended by nearly 10,000 guests, some paying up to $50 for the privilege. The circus impresario P.T. Barnum had successfully turned the couple’s 1863 nuptials into the social event of the season."

Edit;
At my local library by the entrance
inside the lobby was the wedding coach which the couple rode. Nearby was a table with photos and a slice of their wedding cake.
It looked like petrified dark rock.
I'm sure you being a Zombie would like
the taste...