Arthur P. Mange Photograph Collection
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Creation of Arthur P. Mange Photograph Collection
Time of Creation of Arthur P. Mange Photograph Collection
Mange, Arthur P.
Biographical History for: Arthur P. Mange Photograph Collection
Tent caterpillar Arthur Mange joined the Zoology Department (later the Biology Department) at the University of Massachusetts from the Midwest in 1964. He taught primarily genetics and with his wife, Elaine, co-authored several award-winning college textbooks of human genetics. Following retirement in 1997, he served on a number of committees in Amherst, including chair of the Conservation Commission, and currently serves on the Committee for the Burnett Gallery at the Jones Library in Amherst. Mange is a member of the Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists, whose members are dedicated to fine art photography. This group maintains rotating exhibits at the Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Bay State Hospital in Springfield, and the Nashawannuck Gallery in Easthampton. For over half a century, Mange has taken thousands of black and white photographs of varied subjects. The pictures are from many places around the world, with about half of them from New England and the East coast. Like many photographers, Mange tries to present interesting (if possible unusual or artful), real-life images with nice composition, form, texture, and resolution. They faithfully record things that have caught his eye along the way. Mange has participated in a score of solo or group photo shows at hospitals, libraries, banks, and other sites in Amherst, Northampton, Pelham, Hadley, Leverett, and Southampton. The subject of these shows have included mysterious images including close-ups, gravestones, plants and animals, architecture, local sights, windows, pictures taken looking down, whimsical signs, and travel pictures. Solo and Two-Person Shows Across the Valley (from Cummington to New Salem), March 1983. Burnett Gallery at the Jones Library, Amherst.Delight in Familiar Forms (celebrating some well-known plants and animals, October 1984. Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst.Ring Bell to Admit Bird, July 2000. Jones Library entryway.Net Prophet, December 2000. Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.Architectural Sights -- Big and Small, January 2002. Burnett Gallery at the Jones Library.Underfoot -- Pictures taken looking down, August 2005. Leverett Library Community Room.The Southwest, November 2005; with oil painter, Jacques Graton of Pelham. Northampton Cooperative Bank, Triangle Street, Amherst.Window Treatments, October 2006. Robert Floyd Photographic Gallery, Southampton, Massachusetts.Iceland, May and June 2007. Northampton Cooperative Bank, Triangle Street, Amherst.Guessing Game (Guess at the subject before looking at the label), June 2007. Northampton Cooperative Bank, Main Street, Florence.Photographs of Norway from two trips: 1963 and 2008, March and April 2009. Northampton Cooperative Bank, Triangle Street, Amherst.Gravestones and Memorials, September and October 2010. Northampton Cooperative Bank, Triangle Street, Amherst.
Acquired from Arthur Mange in 2005 (200 photographs), 2007 (50 photographs), and 2011 (89 photographs).
Arthur Mange's collection of photographs consists of 339 images taken from 1965 to 2010. His subjects vary widely, from scenes around New England and New York City to scenes captured more locally from Amherst and Hadley to New Salem. Common themes include studies of nature, buildings, patterns, whimsical signs, attention-grabbing shadows, and gravestones. Mange has used a number of single-lens reflex cameras over the years and 35mm black and white film on multi-grade luster-surface RC papers, with hardly any alterations except cropping and burning some unwanted highlighted areas. As of 2011, Mange has approximately 35,000 35mm negatives of his work; from these he has printed around 2,500.
The collection is open for research.
Arthur P. Mange Papers (FS 080). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Processed by SCUA staff, January 2011
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Snow on sumac, 43 Canton Ave.
Creation of Snow on sumac, 43 Canton Ave.
Time of Creation of Snow on sumac, 43 Canton Ave.
Keywords:Climate; winter. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. 1964-1965 was our first winter in Amherst. It had been a lot colder and snowier in the upper Midwest from whence we came.
Yellow pond lily pinheads
Creation of Yellow pond lily pinheads
Time of Creation of Yellow pond lily pinheads
Keywords: Plant, water. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. For five summers (1966-1970), we rented for several weeks a funky cottage on Stinson Lake in the White Mountains. Grandparents, parents, kids, and guests all slept on one screened porch. Yellow pond lily pinheads
"Ebenezer" and "Rachel Currier"
Creation of "Ebenezer" and "Rachel Currier"
Time of Creation of "Ebenezer" and "Rachel Currier"
Keywords: Gravestone, names. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. This graveyard was not kept up at the time, but when we visited this spot in 2002, a local family had taken upon itself the task of cleaning it up and making it less photogenic.
Spinulose fern with shadows (view A)
Creation of Spinulose fern with shadows (view A)
Time of Creation of Spinulose fern with shadows (view A)
Keywords: Plant, fern. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. The sun-dappled woods around Stinson Lake were a delight.
Worked wooden puzzle (reverse side)
Creation of Worked wooden puzzle (reverse side)
Time of Creation of Worked wooden puzzle (reverse side)
Keywords: Pattern, puzzle. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. The deceased husband of the woman who rented us the Stinson Lake cottage had loved to make these intricate plywood jigsaw puzzles, which were available to renters. The puzzle is seen from the back side.
Elaine and kids framed by barn beams
Creation of Elaine and kids framed by barn beams
Time of Creation of Elaine and kids framed by barn beams
Keywords: Family; Elaine, Jennifer, Steven, Paul. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. This shot at an abandoned barn is one of our favorite family pictures in which each person expresses his or her own personality: From the upper left, Jennifer is a bit bored; Steven ponders the meaning of life; Paul hams it up; Mother is very pleased.
Frog on boat gunnel
Creation of Frog on boat gunnel
Time of Creation of Frog on boat gunnel
Keywords: Animal, frog Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. This animal with the big round ear posed on a small pond above Stinson Lake. The boat just seemed to be there for general use. With me at the time was Stan Moss (Psychology Department) who was fishing from the shore. Frog on boat gunnel [circular mask]
Three moths on screen
Creation of Three moths on screen
Time of Creation of Three moths on screen
Keywords: Animal, moth Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. On our rented cabin on the shores of Stinson Lake.
Spider with lace curtain background
Creation of Spider with lace curtain background
Time of Creation of Spider with lace curtain background
Keywords: Animal, spider. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. The spider is on the sill outside; the curtain is inside.
Spinulose fern with strong shadows
Creation of Spinulose fern with strong shadows
Time of Creation of Spinulose fern with strong shadows
Keywords: Plant, fern. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. Finding a photogenic plant in the sun was always a special happening.
Red maple sapling
Creation of Red maple sapling
Time of Creation of Red maple sapling
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. I couldn't get enough of sunlight playing on the undergrowth.
Cinnamon fern with rain droplets
Creation of Cinnamon fern with rain droplets
Time of Creation of Cinnamon fern with rain droplets
Keywords: Plant, fern. Location: Stinson Lake, New Hampshire. After a rain was always a favorite time to wander around. Cinnamon fern with rain droplets
Raindrops on Pond, Arrowhead
Creation of Raindrops on Pond, Arrowhead
Time of Creation of Raindrops on Pond, Arrowhead
Keywords: Pattern, cirlces. Location: Boston, Massachusetts. Just as it started to rain in Arnold Arboretum. Raindrops on Pond, Arrowhead
Nasturtium with raindrop, 160 Gray St.
Creation of Nasturtium with raindrop, 160 Gray St.
Time of Creation of Nasturtium with raindrop, 160 Gray St.
Keywords: Plant, grass. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. Gardeners know that nasturtium thrives on neglect - here in our front yard. Again, I am wandering around after a rain.
Bottle [1] at Sandwich Glass Museum
Creation of Bottle [1] at Sandwich Glass Museum
Time of Creation of Bottle [1] at Sandwich Glass Museum
Keywords: Arts, musuem. Location: Sandwich, Massachusettes. This bottle of Sandwich Glass sat on a shelf against a window.
Bottle [2] at Sandwich Glass Museum
Creation of Bottle [2] at Sandwich Glass Museum
Time of Creation of Bottle [2] at Sandwich Glass Museum
Keywords: Arts, musuem. Location: Sandwich, Massachusettes. As for 73S-14, this bottle was lit just by sunlight through the window.
Cattails along Tan Brook, near high school
Creation of Cattails along Tan Brook, near high school
Time of Creation of Cattails along Tan Brook, near high school
Keywords: Climate, winter. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. Tan Brook used to meander through the cow pasture where the Amherst Middle School now stands. The stream makes a 100-yard above- ground appearance behind the Regional High School. Then on Triangle Street there is a curious sign that says "Tan Brook," which may or may not refer to a little ditch by the west side of the road.
Ithamar Conkey House, Main St. (view C)
Creation of Ithamar Conkey House, Main St. (view C)
Time of Creation of Ithamar Conkey House, Main St. (view C)
Keywords: Building, run-down. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. Mr. Conkey (1823-1875), a lawyer, was moderator of Amherst Town Meeting for a record-setting 26 years. He founded Amherst Savings Bank, and was active in the Ornamental Tree Association, which planted many trees on the Town Common. In 1975 the very large Victorian house was occupied by just one elderly woman. It is now spruced up and divided into offices. Ithamar Conkey House, Main St. (view C)
Marginal shield fern & shadow
Creation of Marginal shield fern & shadow
Time of Creation of Marginal shield fern & shadow
Keywords: Plant, fern. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. Like the undergrowth at Stinson Lake, this fern occupied a small sunny spot in the woods. We were on a boat trip sponsored by Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Facility. Although I have been known to move a rock or bend a stem for photographic purposes, this scene is 100% natural. Marginal shield fern & shadow
Sun-slash in Gardner Museum
Creation of Sun-slash in Gardner Museum
Time of Creation of Sun-slash in Gardner Museum
Keywords: Building, museum Location:Boston, Massachusettes. The woman seated on the upper floor is a nice point of interest.
"Charles Boatel" with plastic creature
Creation of "Charles Boatel" with plastic creature
Time of Creation of "Charles Boatel" with plastic creature
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts The translucent floppy creature was placed on the photo paper when printing this night picture.
"Net Prophet" fishing boat (view B)
Creation of "Net Prophet" fishing boat (view B)
Time of Creation of "Net Prophet" fishing boat (view B)
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Woods Hole, Massachusetts. This is one of my most popular images. I have several negatives taken from slightly different angles. I am told that the boat is no longer there. "Net Prophet" fishing boat (view B)
"Herbie...A precious boy"
Creation of "Herbie...A precious boy"
Time of Creation of "Herbie...A precious boy"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Cahoon Hollow, Massachusetts. Cahoon Hollow is a small town on the ocean side of the arm of Cape Cod.
Tulip tree leaves & raindrops, 160 Gray St.
Creation of Tulip tree leaves & raindrops, 160 Gray St.
Time of Creation of Tulip tree leaves & raindrops, 160 Gray St.
Keywords: Plant, leaves. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. This is another popular image and a first place winner in a nature photo contest sponsored by the Robert Floyd Gallery in Southampton. Tulip tree leaves & raindrops, 160 Gray St.
Grayboy on patio - 160 Gray St.
Creation of Grayboy on patio - 160 Gray St.
Time of Creation of Grayboy on patio - 160 Gray St.
Keywords: Animal, cat. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. Grayboy, a cat, had some dog-like behaviors. He belonged to a neighbor across the street, but would regularly sashay over when I sat on our front porch, jump up on my lap, and enjoy (he and me) a good purr and pet. Grayboy on patio - 160 Gray St.
Trees in winter mist behind 155 Gray St.
Creation of Trees in winter mist behind 155 Gray St.
Time of Creation of Trees in winter mist behind 155 Gray St.
Keywords: Climate, winter. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. The backyard of my neighbors where Grayboy (77N-8) lived. The hemlocks at the bottom are now about 35 feet high. Trees in winter mist behind 155 Gray St.
Mint plants and wire fence, 160 Gray St.
Creation of Mint plants and wire fence, 160 Gray St.
Time of Creation of Mint plants and wire fence, 160 Gray St.
Keywords: Climate, winter. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. This fence separated our backyard from the Regional High School. Later it was replaced with chain-link; then with solid wood. Mint plants and wire fence, 160 Gray St.
Barn boards; hook and eye
Creation of Barn boards; hook and eye
Time of Creation of Barn boards; hook and eye
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. On the Jekanowski Farm on Roosevelt Road where our kids picked cucumbers and tobacco.
Tent Caterpillar in nest
Creation of Tent Caterpillar in nest
Time of Creation of Tent Caterpillar in nest
Keywords: Animal, caterpillar. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. At Amethyst Brook Conservation Area. I have often snapped insect-infested plants and bug-eaten leaves. This is a good one, I think. Tent Caterpillar in nest
Toad in Fern Garden - 160 Gray St.
Creation of Toad in Fern Garden - 160 Gray St.
Time of Creation of Toad in Fern Garden - 160 Gray St.
Keywords: Animal, toad. Location: Amherst, Massachusettes. This toad lived near the mouth of a drain pipe for several years.
Wet stones with surf
Creation of Wet stones with surf
Time of Creation of Wet stones with surf
Keywords: Beach, stones. Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts. Stones and shells on the beach sometimes make pleasant images.
Moth on screen with holes
Creation of Moth on screen with holes
Time of Creation of Moth on screen with holes
Keywords: Animal, moth. Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts. The small rented cabin belonged to a Zoology Department colleague, Carl Swanson. He called this cabin, "The Cell." It was financed by his royalties on a textbook called "The Cell." Moth on screen with holes
"BABY"
Creation of "BABY"
Time of Creation of "BABY"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts. I think the flowers are chicory, a nice blue color.
Cedar against Lumbert stone
Creation of Cedar against Lumbert stone
Time of Creation of Cedar against Lumbert stone
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts. Trees and gravestones sometimes have a long life together and gradually shift positions. Cedar against Lumbert stone
"World's Greatest Dad"
Creation of "World's Greatest Dad"
Time of Creation of "World's Greatest Dad"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Mashpee, Massachusetts. Touching mementos at an Indian graveyard when a stone is too expensive.
"Remember" and "Thankful Jones"
Creation of "Remember" and "Thankful Jones"
Time of Creation of "Remember" and "Thankful Jones"
Keywords: Gravestone, names. Location: Marston Mills, Massachusetts. Old New England names are mostly out of fashion; they would likely think that some of our modern names are odd.
Sarah Jenkins - "So be it"
Creation of Sarah Jenkins - "So be it"
Time of Creation of Sarah Jenkins - "So be it"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Sandwich, Massachusetts. Old New England gravestones sometimes have a short verse, but this one was even shorter. "Freddie - Our Angel Boy"
"Freddie - Our Angel Boy"
Creation of "Freddie - Our Angel Boy"
Time of Creation of "Freddie - Our Angel Boy"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Sandwich, Massachusetts. Not far from the Sandwich Glass Museum.
"O! Death" with sad figure
Creation of "O! Death" with sad figure
Time of Creation of "O! Death" with sad figure
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Chilmark, Massachusetts. Chilmark is on Martha's Vineyard. See also 78I-31A.
"Reliance ... A Hopeful Child"
Creation of "Reliance ... A Hopeful Child"
Time of Creation of "Reliance ... A Hopeful Child"
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Chilmark, Massachusetts. Unfortunately Hope died at age 12. See nearby stone in image 78I-29A.
Five Taylors in a row
Creation of Five Taylors in a row
Time of Creation of Five Taylors in a row
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Montague, Massachusetts. For interesting images of graveyards, it is hard to beat this one near Montague center.
With pine limbs bending down
Creation of With pine limbs bending down
Time of Creation of With pine limbs bending down
Keywords: View, cemetery. Location: Montague, Massachusetts. This shot seems to be the best of a half dozen similar images.
Thomas L. Butte/rfield
Creation of Thomas L. Butte/rfield
Time of Creation of Thomas L. Butte/rfield
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. A surprising number of old New England gravestones have text that is weirdly split between lines. There are other examples in this collection. Thomas L. Butte/rfield
"Tryphosa Gunn, a lovely child..."
Creation of "Tryphosa Gunn, a lovely child..."
Time of Creation of "Tryphosa Gunn, a lovely child..."
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. Gunn is a common name (but not Tryphosa) in Sunderland and Montague. I recently (2006) tried to find this stone for old times sake, but couldn't locate it. "Tryphosa Gunn, a lovely child..."
Shed skin of a boa constrictor
Creation of Shed skin of a boa constrictor
Time of Creation of Shed skin of a boa constrictor
Keywords: Animal, snake. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. For some years I had a pet boa. In my care, she grew from about a half inch in diameter to about four inches in diameter (and six feet long). She was very docile except when she was hungry, so I kept her well fed, mostly with mice.
Beech Fern at 160 Gray St.
Creation of Beech Fern at 160 Gray St.
Time of Creation of Beech Fern at 160 Gray St.
Keywords: Plant, fern. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This fern (just a sprig or two) originally came from the side of Mt. Toby. It absolutely loves my back yard where I grow about 20 native fern species.
Tobacco leaves (Jekanowski farm)
Creation of Tobacco leaves (Jekanowski farm)
Time of Creation of Tobacco leaves (Jekanowski farm)
Keywords: Plant, crop. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. As with several other images, this one stemmed from years when our kids picked cucumbers and tobacco. Although tobacco is still profitably grown in the Pioneer Valley (for cigar wrappers, I am told), cucumbers are grown less since a farmers' cooperative (previously Oxford Pickle) closed its processing plant in South Deerfield. Tobacco leaves (Jekanowski farm)
Tobacco barn end on, Jekanowski farm
Creation of Tobacco barn end on, Jekanowski farm
Time of Creation of Tobacco barn end on, Jekanowski farm
Keywords: Building, farm. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. This symmetry is striking in this very popular image. Tobacco barn end on, Jekanowski farm
Harvesting tobacco
Creation of Harvesting tobacco
Time of Creation of Harvesting tobacco
Keywords: Plant, crop. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. My teenage son, Steven, at the Jekanowski Farm on Roosevelt Road. After a single axe cut, the stalks are spiked and hung upside down in barns for drying. This tobacco is used for cigars, I think.
Chopping tobacco with UMass beyond
Creation of Chopping tobacco with UMass beyond
Time of Creation of Chopping tobacco with UMass beyond
Keywords: View, farm. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. The hard-working tobacco chopper is our son, Steven. Chopping tobacco with UMass beyond
Grass weeds against clapboards
Creation of Grass weeds against clapboards
Time of Creation of Grass weeds against clapboards
Keywords: Plant, grass. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The building was the offices of the USDA on Triangle Street. The building is now doctors' offices. A similar composition is 09C-27
Stones under large maple tree
Creation of Stones under large maple tree
Time of Creation of Stones under large maple tree
Keywords: View, cemetary. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. Cemetery Road in Hadley is one of our favorite views in the valley. Acres and acres of flat, fertile land west of the cemetery with the Berkshire foothills to the west and the Holyoke Range to the south gives us a thrill every time we go to Northampton. Some of the parcels are in danger of being developed and the Kestrel Trust is in the forefront of preservation efforts.
"Brand S" lumber, and mirrored image
Creation of "Brand S" lumber, and mirrored image
Time of Creation of "Brand S" lumber, and mirrored image
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. I think the workers who labeled this lumber inadvertently reversed the stencil - or maybe not. I have a large collection of whimsical signs. My policy is to avoid signs that are deliberately cute; this one is border-line.
Crabgrass in asphalt crack
Creation of Crabgrass in asphalt crack
Time of Creation of Crabgrass in asphalt crack
Keywords: Plant, weed. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. In the parking lot behind the stores on Triangle Street. Crabgrass is very hardy.
Fine Arts Center, bike and reflecting pool
Creation of Fine Arts Center, bike and reflecting pool
Time of Creation of Fine Arts Center, bike and reflecting pool
Keywords: Building, UMass. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Some of my photography friends also have a picture like this. As some viewers know, the reflecting pool is gone. Too bad.
Unused Library with weeds
Creation of Unused Library with weeds
Time of Creation of Unused Library with weeds
Keywords: Building, UMass Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. When the library bricks from high up were chipping off and threatening pedestrians below, the University put a fence around the base, but neglected to cut the weeds inside the fence for a long time. The day after I took this picture while wandering around, the weeds were cut. Your guess as to why is as good as mine. Unused Library with weeds
"University Gallery"
Creation of "University Gallery"
Time of Creation of "University Gallery"
Keywords: Sign, door. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Nice shadows; they have changed since the Fine Arts Center foyer has been built. University Gallery
Fine Arts Center, reader on steps
Creation of Fine Arts Center, reader on steps
Time of Creation of Fine Arts Center, reader on steps
Keywords: Pattern, steps. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The reader consented to having his pleasant day interrupted. I don't know who he was.
Skid marks on high school lot
Creation of Skid marks on high school lot
Time of Creation of Skid marks on high school lot
Keywords: Pattern, skids. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. I used a ladder to get a better view of high school students "art" work. Skid marks on high school lot
"Samuel Phillips Porter" axed
Creation of "Samuel Phillips Porter" axed
Time of Creation of "Samuel Phillips Porter" axed
Keywords: Gravestone, story. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. Why would the family put this sentiment on a gravestone? This stone is no longer there. Where is it?
Three young Montague children
Creation of Three young Montague children
Time of Creation of Three young Montague children
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. The Montague graveyard has a lot of photogenic images. (See also 79D-19 and 79E-07.)
"Daniel Marsh"
Creation of "Daniel Marsh"
Time of Creation of "Daniel Marsh"
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. Apparently hand-carved on a tight budget. When photographing gravestones I often use a door mirror mounted on a tripod so I can glance sunlight off the stone to better read the inscription. Note that the stone in the background has a dark side toward the viewer; the Marsh stone would too except for the mirror off the picture to the right. "Daniel Marsh"
Sarah Hopkins Williams
Creation of Sarah Hopkins Williams
Time of Creation of Sarah Hopkins Williams
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. The previous and the next negative are also in this collection. A good photo day.
Chester Williams
Creation of Chester Williams
Time of Creation of Chester Williams
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. An upstanding citizen. Chester Williams
Girl in UMass chain link maze
Creation of Girl in UMass chain link maze
Time of Creation of Girl in UMass chain link maze
Keywords: Pattern, fence. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The maze no longer exists. It was fun but fell into disrepair. Its place has been taken by the astronomical Stonehenge-like array. Girl in UMass chain link maze
Amherst dog pound (since moved)
Creation of Amherst dog pound (since moved)
Time of Creation of Amherst dog pound (since moved)
Keywords: Building, run-down. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. There was a dog there (just one), but it did not want its picture taken. Amherst dog pound (since moved)
Gas pumps boarded up [now dental office]
Creation of Gas pumps boarded up [now dental office]
Time of Creation of Gas pumps boarded up [now dental office]
Keywords: Building, run-down. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Since the 1960's, an auto mechanic garage on this spot, and then just a gas station both folded. Funny, its location on Triangle Street with its traffic seems ideal. It is now a dental office. (Some viewers will know that there was plenty of opposition to the building of Triangle Street in the early 1800's, and at night protestors would dig up what was put down during the day.) Gas pumps boarded up [now dental office]
"Emily Dickinson, Called Back"
Creation of "Emily Dickinson, Called Back"
Time of Creation of "Emily Dickinson, Called Back"
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. I have seen several versions of this difficult-to-take picture. (Check it out.) Mine is pretty good.
Library with student and swans
Creation of Library with student and swans
Time of Creation of Library with student and swans
Keywords: Building, UMass Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. How's this for a post card?
Fine Arts Center, strollers and dog
Creation of Fine Arts Center, strollers and dog
Time of Creation of Fine Arts Center, strollers and dog
Keywords: Building, UMass Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. It's too bad that the dog doesn't look very dog-like.
Five school buses in a row - Junior High
Creation of Five school buses in a row - Junior High
Time of Creation of Five school buses in a row - Junior High
Keywords: Vehicle, buses. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Buses line up at the (now) Amherst Middle School. When I look at this picture I always ask myself why it is "buses" rather than "busses."
Post Office and Tax Collector
Creation of Post Office and Tax Collector
Time of Creation of Post Office and Tax Collector
Keywords: Building, official. Location: New Salem, Massachusetts. This building is no longer there. The picture was taken a not long before sunset. Post Office and Tax Collector
"Mary Ann" with fence and shadow
Creation of "Mary Ann" with fence and shadow
Time of Creation of "Mary Ann" with fence and shadow
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: New Salem, Massachusetts. Near the Post Office (82A-12) even closer to sunset. At last check, Mary Ann's stone is still there. "Mary Ann" with fence and shadow
Road to Greenwood Music Camp
Creation of Road to Greenwood Music Camp
Time of Creation of Road to Greenwood Music Camp
Keywords: View, woods. Location: Cummington, Massachusetts. This shot was used for the advertising poster for my first photo show, "Across the Valley; from Cummington to New Salem," at the Burnett Gallery in 1983. The Burnett Gallery was relocated (to its current quarters) when the Jones Library addition was built in the early 1990's.
Small stone embraced by tree trunk
Creation of Small stone embraced by tree trunk
Time of Creation of Small stone embraced by tree trunk
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Cummington, Massachusetts. It's clear that both the stone and the tree have a long history in this spot.
Clapboards and window
Creation of Clapboards and window
Time of Creation of Clapboards and window
Keywords: Buildingm run-down. Location: Cummington, Massachusetts. I think the structure seen in the window is a bed. Note that you can see through the small house.
Large cut leaf beech, Main and Triangle
Creation of Large cut leaf beech, Main and Triangle
Time of Creation of Large cut leaf beech, Main and Triangle
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The tree is still there and healthy (but needs trimming) just south of the Woman's Club building.
"Tillson Farm Boiler Plant" - sort of
Creation of "Tillson Farm Boiler Plant" - sort of
Time of Creation of "Tillson Farm Boiler Plant" - sort of
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. I think this is a true whimsical sign in that it occurred without plan - the letters just fell off. Some viewers will know that the multi-million-dollar power plant never operated because it was incorrectly designed and/or constructed. It is still there (with its tall stack, 82D-14), although the oil tank (82D-11) for fuel storage has been dismantled. "Tillson Farm Boiler Plant" - sort of
Steps wrapped around oil tank, UMass
Creation of Steps wrapped around oil tank, UMass
Time of Creation of Steps wrapped around oil tank, UMass
Keywords: Pattern, steps. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This tank was built for fuel for the faulty power plant (82D-01). I love the subtle shifting patterns of the steps and their shadows. Steps wrapped around oil tank, UMass
Smokestack on inoperable power plant
Creation of Smokestack on inoperable power plant
Time of Creation of Smokestack on inoperable power plant
Keywords: Building, UMass. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. An impressive symbol of things gone awry.
Marijuana in flagstone crack, UMass
Creation of Marijuana in flagstone crack, UMass
Time of Creation of Marijuana in flagstone crack, UMass
Keywords: Plants, weeds. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. While wandering around campus I snapped this small marijuana plant in a flagstone crack at the campus center, most likely from a discarded butt. I spent a lot of time with composition. As with the weeds around the library (81G-03), the next day the plant was not there. I think a university employee saw me and thought I was about to write a newspaper expose of campus life. Marijuana in flagstone crack, UMass
Parking garage and smoke stacks
Creation of Parking garage and smoke stacks
Time of Creation of Parking garage and smoke stacks
Keywords: Buildings, UMass. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. A big still life.
Goatsbeard under Elder Lumber
Creation of Goatsbeard under Elder Lumber
Time of Creation of Goatsbeard under Elder Lumber
Keywords: Plant, flower. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. A lovely flower in an inauspicious spot. All it takes sometimes is one flower to grace a scene. Goatsbeard under Elder Lumber
Three Raggedy Anns in wagon
Creation of Three Raggedy Anns in wagon
Time of Creation of Three Raggedy Anns in wagon
Keywords: Arts, fair. Location: Deerfield, Massachusetts. For what it's worth, my mother (then age 81) really liked this picture. Since viewers filter images through their own unique experiences of a lifetime, it is often unpredictable what will appeal to different people. Three Raggedy Anns in wagon
Family of grotesques stuffed in silk
Creation of Family of grotesques stuffed in silk
Time of Creation of Family of grotesques stuffed in silk
Keywords: Arts, fair. Location: Deerfield, Massachusetts. My friend, Alex Page (English Department), was taken with this and similar images of grotesques at the Old Deerfield Crafts Fair. He is a skilled humorist and I appreciate his support.
Windsor Dam
Creation of Windsor Dam
Time of Creation of Windsor Dam
Keywords: Climate, fog. Location: Quabbin, Massachusetts. This image is one of my personal favorites and has long hung on my own wall. I have always printed it small - 5x7" -- although it is a very large object -- a viewer takes it in all at once. And it reminds me of the personal sacrifices of many regular folk who were called on to relieve the thirst of faraway but powerful people. Windsor Dam
Lion in window of Quincy Market store
Creation of Lion in window of Quincy Market store
Time of Creation of Lion in window of Quincy Market store
Keywords: Arts, store. Location: Boston, Massachusetts. See my wife, Elaine, in the window? Lion in window of Quincy Market store
Quincy Market band and strollers
Creation of Quincy Market band and strollers
Time of Creation of Quincy Market band and strollers
Keywords: People, street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts. Taken from a Faneuil Hall window.
Two Mary Persons stones
Creation of Two Mary Persons stones
Time of Creation of Two Mary Persons stones
Keywords: Gravestones, names. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. Gravestones reveal that old New England families sometimes reused the name of a dead child. Two Mary Persons stones
Prize apples at Cummington Fair
Creation of Prize apples at Cummington Fair
Time of Creation of Prize apples at Cummington Fair
Keywords: Plant, fruit. Location: Cummington, Massachusetts. We go to the Cummington Fair almost every year. It's down-to-earth New England at its best.
Elijah Bordwell - thrown from horse
Creation of Elijah Bordwell - thrown from horse
Time of Creation of Elijah Bordwell - thrown from horse
Keywords: Gravestone, story. Location: Montague, Massachusetts. Gravestones sometimes tell a story - not always a short story.
"Our birth is nothing"
Creation of "Our birth is nothing"
Time of Creation of "Our birth is nothing"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Montague, Massachusetts. I get a tear every time. "Our birth is nothing"
"ALMYS"
Creation of "ALMYS"
Time of Creation of "ALMYS"
Keywords: Sign, run-down. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. The malls in Hadley passed through some tough times, and Almys didn't last too long. Here it is defunct.
Pickle vat "379"
Creation of Pickle vat "379"
Time of Creation of Pickle vat "379"
Keywords: Sign, number Location: South Deerfield, Massachusetts. This is one of hundreds (you see) of vats at the Oxford Pickle processing plant. Elaine and I wandered in, and, although we wondered whether we should be there, nobody stopped us. We climbed a ladder to view the cucumber contents and (we say) could have spat in the vat. After perhaps 15 minutes, someone politely suggested that we leave.
"MSC" banister ironwork, UMass
Creation of "MSC" banister ironwork, UMass
Time of Creation of "MSC" banister ironwork, UMass
Keywords: Sign, run-down. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. That is, Massachusetts State College (one stage in University evolution) on the President's hill path. "MSC" banister ironwork, UMass
Carved "Lisa+Steve" Durfee beech tree
Creation of Carved "Lisa+Steve" Durfee beech tree
Time of Creation of Carved "Lisa+Steve" Durfee beech tree
Keywords: Sign, graffiti. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This is one of many Girl + Boy signs in my collection. Carved "Lisa+Steve" Durfee beech tree
Me taking a picture of a hornet's nest
Creation of Me taking a picture of a hornet's nest
Time of Creation of Me taking a picture of a hornet's nest
Keywords: Arthur, age 52. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. This picture was taken by my wife, Elaine, at Moore's Corner. I think the building is the Leverett Historical Society.
Marble bank facade within museum
Creation of Marble bank facade within museum
Time of Creation of Marble bank facade within museum
Keywords: Building, museum. Location: New York, New York. This bank, Branch of the United States Bank, stood on Wall Street, 1822-1824. The facade was preserved and reconstructed inside the museum in 1924. The roof latticework is seen from the outside in picture 83E-04.
Cleopatra and viewer - Metropolitan
Creation of Cleopatra and viewer - Metropolitan
Time of Creation of Cleopatra and viewer - Metropolitan
Keywords: Arts, museum. Location: New York, New York. I have to go look at this statue every time we visit the MET, to see is anyone else is staring at Cleopatra's breast.
Couple outside Metropolitan glass facade
Creation of Couple outside Metropolitan glass facade
Time of Creation of Couple outside Metropolitan glass facade
Keywords: Arts, museum. Location: New York, New York. My hip young friends tell me that the Led Zeppellins are still in business.
Looking out my Aunt Nata's window.
Creation of Looking out my Aunt Nata's window.
Time of Creation of Looking out my Aunt Nata's window.
Keywords: View, city. Location: New York, New York. My aunt lived in an apartment at 72nd Street and 3rd Avenue. The view is northwest toward Central Park (unseen). The picture shows where people live, but no people are seen. The viewer can find four wooden water tanks, which are all over New York, even on top of the fanciest places.
Strollers and manikins, 3rd Avenue
Creation of Strollers and manikins, 3rd Avenue
Time of Creation of Strollers and manikins, 3rd Avenue
Keywords: People, street. Location: New York, New York. We used to visit my Aunt Nata on the upper East Side once in a while. She had the world's most uncomfortable pull-out sofa, probably to discourage visitors.
Gear & Flask, Museum of Modern Art
Creation of Gear & Flask, Museum of Modern Art
Time of Creation of Gear & Flask, Museum of Modern Art
Keywords: Arts, museum. Location: New York, New York. I'd like to say this was a carefully arranged image, but, in fact, it just happened. Flask, Museum of Modern Art
East 53rd with Citibank Building
Creation of East 53rd with Citibank Building
Time of Creation of East 53rd with Citibank Building
Keywords: View, city. Location: New York, New York. I am reminded that my favorite painter, Edward Hopper, lived almost all his entire life in New York City and never painted a skyscraper (except maybe for the bottoms). He was into things horizontal. East 53rd with Citibank Building
"How do I love thee..."
Creation of "How do I love thee..."
Time of Creation of "How do I love thee..."
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: New York, New York. A vase in the window of the Steuben Glass store. It struck my funny bone that love was worth exactly $250.
Steuben kingfisher - 5th Avenue store
Creation of Steuben kingfisher - 5th Avenue store
Time of Creation of Steuben kingfisher - 5th Avenue store
Keywords: Arts, store. Location: New York, New York. There is no more lighting here than the store arranged. They did a superb job.
Merry-go-round horses [circular]
Creation of Merry-go-round horses [circular]
Time of Creation of Merry-go-round horses [circular]
Keywords: Arts, fair. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. I have many times tried to get good images of carousel horses (which are often artful). This is the best I can do.
"Reserved for Masse's Fish"
Creation of "Reserved for Masse's Fish"
Time of Creation of "Reserved for Masse's Fish"
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This sign really struck my funny bone. The store is no longer there - it is now Bruegger's Bagels. But Masse's still has a store in Chicopee, and I occasionally see their truck in Amherst. "Reserved for Masse's Fish"
Ted Sargent's dobros
Creation of Ted Sargent's dobros
Time of Creation of Ted Sargent's dobros
Keywords: Arts, music. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. My colleague, Ted Sargent, is an internationally known lepidopterist, but also a musician, among yet other callings. Ted Sargent's dobros
Pun buttons at Crafts Fair
Creation of Pun buttons at Crafts Fair
Time of Creation of Pun buttons at Crafts Fair
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Lots of cute puns here; choose your favorite. Pun buttons at Crafts Fair
Emily Dickinson's steps, Main St.
Creation of Emily Dickinson's steps, Main St.
Time of Creation of Emily Dickinson's steps, Main St.
Keywords: Pattern, steps. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. One of my popular images. The shadow is no longer there, being interrupted by the hemlock trees along the street. Come back when the hemlock trees get chopped down. Emily Dickinson's steps, Main St.
"Stop, Stop, Stop" - Laguardia Airport
Creation of "Stop, Stop, Stop" - Laguardia Airport
Time of Creation of "Stop, Stop, Stop" - Laguardia Airport
Keywords: Sign, command. Location: New York, New York. I like this three-level command. I have several different angles on them.
"STOP, STOP, STOP"
Creation of "STOP, STOP, STOP"
Time of Creation of "STOP, STOP, STOP"
Keywords: Sign, command. Location: New York, New York. Three floors of exiting roundabouts in the parking garage at LaGuardia Airport.
Facade with broken windows
Creation of Facade with broken windows
Time of Creation of Facade with broken windows
Keywords: Building, run-down. Location: Springfield, Massachusetts. Taken from the platform of the Amtrak Station
Two Holsteins, Roaring Brook Rd.
Creation of Two Holsteins, Roaring Brook Rd.
Time of Creation of Two Holsteins, Roaring Brook Rd.
Keywords: Animal, cows. Location: Conway, Massachusetts. Cows are traditional photo subjects and I'm not immune. See also 84B-08. Like tombstones, cows just stand there without waving in the breeze. Two Holsteins, Roaring Brook Rd.
"Trespassing Forbidden" at State School
Creation of "Trespassing Forbidden" at State School
Time of Creation of "Trespassing Forbidden" at State School
Keywords: Sign, command. Location: Belchertown, Massachusetts. The Belchertown State School had been closed for several years, its citizens dispersed, and its buildings quick to disintegrate. "Trespassing Forbidden" at State School
Four Holsteins, South East St.
Creation of Four Holsteins, South East St.
Time of Creation of Four Holsteins, South East St.
Keywords: Animal, cows. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This shot is near the confluence of Hop Brook and the Mill River (where beavers abound) near the bike path bridge over South East Street. This image was bought by a friend named Holstein.
Ted Sargent's underwing moths
Creation of Ted Sargent's underwing moths
Time of Creation of Ted Sargent's underwing moths
Keywords: Animal, moths. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This shot was for a moth book authored by my colleague, Ted Sargent.
Paige Library
Creation of Paige Library
Time of Creation of Paige Library
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Hardwick, Massachusetts. One of a lot of pictures of local libraries.
Memorial Library
Creation of Memorial Library
Time of Creation of Memorial Library
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Petersham, Massachusetts. One of a lot of pictures of local libraries.
Town Hall notices
Creation of Town Hall notices
Time of Creation of Town Hall notices
Keywords: Sign, door. Location: Petersham, Massachusetts. A New England notice.
1913 utility cover
Creation of 1913 utility cover
Time of Creation of 1913 utility cover
Keywords: Sign, number. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. An historical photo from the Massachusetts Agricultural College, the predecessor of the University.
"Telephone" utility cover
Creation of "Telephone" utility cover
Time of Creation of "Telephone" utility cover
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This struck my funny bone: for a very private conversation.
Political signs, UMass
Creation of Political signs, UMass
Time of Creation of Political signs, UMass
Keywords: Sign, run-down. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Anything goes.
Starlings flying off Old Chapel
Creation of Starlings flying off Old Chapel
Time of Creation of Starlings flying off Old Chapel
Keywords: Building, UMass. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The old chapel has been often photographed. This is my contribution. Starlings flying off Old Chapel
"Allow for expantion," UMass
Creation of "Allow for expantion," UMass
Time of Creation of "Allow for expantion," UMass
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. I have become more tolerant of misspellings since this picture was taken; English is just a difficult language, period.
"MAC Light" utility cover
Creation of "MAC Light" utility cover
Time of Creation of "MAC Light" utility cover
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Another historical photo.
Abandoned mall parking lot
Creation of Abandoned mall parking lot
Time of Creation of Abandoned mall parking lot
Keywords: Building, run-down. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. I have several views of abandoned malls from Georgia to Massachusetts. This mall, "Mountain Farms," (or just "the old mall") has been reincarnated (including Whole Foods), but who knows what the next evolutionary phase will be.
"No bombs, I love earth" Ferraro rally
Creation of "No bombs, I love earth" Ferraro rally
Time of Creation of "No bombs, I love earth" Ferraro rally
Keywords: Sign, command. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Geraldine Ferraro pulled a lot of votes in liberal Amherst. "No bombs, I love earth" Ferraro rally
Skyscraper bowl, Corning Glass Museum
Creation of Skyscraper bowl, Corning Glass Museum
Time of Creation of Skyscraper bowl, Corning Glass Museum
Keywords: Arts, museum. Location: Corning, New York. Like the Steuben Kingfisher (83F-25), this shot is lit only by the museum's (or store's) lighting - very good. Skyscraper bowl, Corning Glass Museum
With Travelers Insurance Building
Creation of With Travelers Insurance Building
Time of Creation of With Travelers Insurance Building
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Hartford, Connecticut. My wife, Elaine, posed for this. It is unusual to find a graveyard on valuable real estate in the middle of downtown (but Boston does the same).
"Frances Howland, Well Done"
Creation of "Frances Howland, Well Done"
Time of Creation of "Frances Howland, Well Done"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. Picture taken in 1985. The stone was not present in 2010.
Joyce in glacial pothole
Creation of Joyce in glacial pothole
Time of Creation of Joyce in glacial pothole
Keywords: Family, mine. Location: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Joyce is my niece - a schoolteacher in the Washington, D.C. area. The glacial potholes are now fenced off, I suppose for liability reasons, but it was really fun to once crawl over the area unhindered by thoughts of safety. Joyce in glacial pothole
"Pratt Memorial Library"
Creation of "Pratt Memorial Library"
Time of Creation of "Pratt Memorial Library"
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. I was interested in the fact that the Public Library in Baltimore (where our daughter works) is the Enoch Pratt Library. I think the two Pratts are not closely related.
Distilled water apparatus - behind Morrill
Creation of Distilled water apparatus - behind Morrill
Time of Creation of Distilled water apparatus - behind Morrill
Keywords: Junk, still. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Junk is often photogenic. This is a real but worn out apparatus for making distilled water.
Various textbooks for sale by students
Creation of Various textbooks for sale by students
Time of Creation of Various textbooks for sale by students
Keywords: Sign, ads. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Take your pick of cheaper textbooks.
Triple stone in sunspot
Creation of Triple stone in sunspot
Time of Creation of Triple stone in sunspot
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Williamsburg, Massachusetts. A gravestone in the spotlight.
Onsager and Kirkwood stones
Creation of Onsager and Kirkwood stones
Time of Creation of Onsager and Kirkwood stones
Keywords: Gravestones, names. Location: New Haven, Connecticut. Yale professors. One man has his whole academic history inscribed. The other is content with "Nobel Laureate."
Two children: drowning and bladder stone
Creation of Two children: drowning and bladder stone
Time of Creation of Two children: drowning and bladder stone
Keywords: Gravestone, story. Location: New Haven, Connecticut. More stories of death.
Discarded Mahar seats behind power
Creation of Discarded Mahar seats behind power
Time of Creation of Discarded Mahar seats behind power
Keywords: Junk, seats. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The non-working power plant is also the repository of non-working seats. It is curious that in the debris pile, rows A through D did not get separated too much.
"Boston 56"
Creation of "Boston 56"
Time of Creation of "Boston 56"
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Barre, Massachusetts. This directional sign is on the corner of the Town Hall.
"Town Clerk" etc.
Creation of "Town Clerk" etc.
Time of Creation of "Town Clerk" etc.
Keywords: Sign, door. Location: Barre, Massachusetts. Taking care of the Town business. "Town Clerk" etc.
"Remeber when - Levi & Pati"
Creation of "Remeber when - Levi & Pati"
Time of Creation of "Remeber when - Levi & Pati"
Keywords: Sign, graffiti. Location: West Point, New York. Another Boy + Girl inscription, this one high over the Hudson River and too-hastily spelled out. "Remeber when - Levi & Pati"
Urinals in Memorial Hall
Creation of Urinals in Memorial Hall
Time of Creation of Urinals in Memorial Hall
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Deerfield, Massachusetts. All males are accommodated -- tall, medium, short. I was taking a break (a friend calls this a biobreak) from the Deerfield Crafts Fair.
Rates for Chappaquiddick ferry
Creation of Rates for Chappaquiddick ferry
Time of Creation of Rates for Chappaquiddick ferry
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Edgartown, Massachusetts. What it costs for different creatures to take the ferry to Chappaquiddick Island. Rates for Chappaquiddick ferry
In statue garden
Creation of In statue garden
Time of Creation of In statue garden
Keywords: Arthur, age 56. Location: West Tisbury, Massachusetts. In a Martha's Vineyard sculpture garden, Elaine snaps me amongst the whimsy. In statue garden
Waiting for the July 4th parade
Creation of Waiting for the July 4th parade
Time of Creation of Waiting for the July 4th parade
Keywords: People, street. Location: Edgartown, Massachusetts. People come in many sizes and shapes.
Library symmetric facade
Creation of Library symmetric facade
Time of Creation of Library symmetric facade
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Haydenville, Massachusetts. Haydenville was named for Joel Hayden who owned and operated the Brassworks, which, along with most of town, was destroyed by the flood of 1874. Mr. Hayden, and his industrial colleagues also owned and operated the Williamsburg dam, a dozen miles upstream, which burst to cause the flood.
"Lot Manning was scolt to death"
Creation of "Lot Manning was scolt to death"
Time of Creation of "Lot Manning was scolt to death"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Ashby, Massachusetts. Not a pleasant way to go. "Lot Manning was scolt to death"
"Twins"
Creation of "Twins"
Time of Creation of "Twins"
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Orange, Massachusetts. Touching. "Twins"
"Robertson Library 1913"
Creation of "Robertson Library 1913"
Time of Creation of "Robertson Library 1913"
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Leyden, Massachusetts. A very small hilltop library. Leyden has about 800 inhabitants and, like most small towns in Massachusetts, has an open town meeting. It is near the New Hampshire border due north of Greenfield.
Peace Pagoda against stormy sky
Creation of Peace Pagoda against stormy sky
Time of Creation of Peace Pagoda against stormy sky
Keywords: Building, church. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. We read later that there was a near tornado a few miles north of here in Gill which accounts for the dark sky.
M. N. Spear Memorial Library
Creation of M. N. Spear Memorial Library
Time of Creation of M. N. Spear Memorial Library
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Shutesbury, Massachusetts. This is among the world's smallest libraries with books on every horizontal surface. Another such tiny library is the North Amherst Library.
Misspelled address labels
Creation of Misspelled address labels
Time of Creation of Misspelled address labels
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Other people with names more complicated than Mange must have even larger collections of garbled address labels.
"Glovers Imperial Mange Medicine"
Creation of "Glovers Imperial Mange Medicine"
Time of Creation of "Glovers Imperial Mange Medicine"
Keywords: Sign, bottle. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This bottle was given to us by a friend, but I later found the same bottle in a flea market in Leadville, Colorado.
Gargoyle with pipe, Merrick Library
Creation of Gargoyle with pipe, Merrick Library
Time of Creation of Gargoyle with pipe, Merrick Library
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Brookfield, Massachusetts. Seems to me like a very bad toothache. Gargoyle with pipe, Merrick Library
Friend Barbara's kitchen window
Creation of Friend Barbara's kitchen window
Time of Creation of Friend Barbara's kitchen window
Keywords: Arts, home. Location: Monson, Massachusetts. I once complained to an artist friend that I didn't much care for still lifes, but it seems that I do them myself. Friend Barbara's kitchen window
Pine tree and leaning stones
Creation of Pine tree and leaning stones
Time of Creation of Pine tree and leaning stones
Keywords: View, cemetary. Location: Monson, Massachusetts. This photo appeared on the cover of a 2005 calendar published by the Association of Gravestone Studies based in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
Icicles under ledge, Mt. Sugarloaf
Creation of Icicles under ledge, Mt. Sugarloaf
Time of Creation of Icicles under ledge, Mt. Sugarloaf
Keywords: Climate, winter. Location: South Deerfield, Massachusetts. One of several pictures of icicles and frozen surfaces of ponds and streams.
Boarded up with "Road Closed" sign
Creation of Boarded up with "Road Closed" sign
Time of Creation of Boarded up with "Road Closed" sign
Keywords: Sign, window. Location: Worcester, Massachusetts. Is this true whimsy or manufactured cuteness?
Wm Burbank -"opened, bloomed & died"
Creation of Wm Burbank -"opened, bloomed & died"
Time of Creation of Wm Burbank -"opened, bloomed & died"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Suffield, Connecticut. One of the better verses that adorn many old New England gravestones. (This graveyard is at the church next to Suffield Academy.) Wm Burbank -"opened, bloomed & died"
Downtown from Georges Island
Creation of Downtown from Georges Island
Time of Creation of Downtown from Georges Island
Keywords: View, harbor. Location: Boston, Massachusetts. Georges Island in Boston Harbor is occupied almost entirely by a fort, built, perhaps, for the War of 1812. Like many East Coast forts, it never fired a shot at an enemy. It was used as a prison and hospital during the Civil War.
Public library
Creation of Public library
Time of Creation of Public library
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Easthampton, Massachusetts. One library in my collection of dozens of local libraries.
"She came up like a flower and..."
Creation of "She came up like a flower and..."
Time of Creation of "She came up like a flower and..."
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Southampton, Massachusetts. One in a large collection of gravestones marking childhood deaths. "She came up like a flower and..."
Iron fence (with light from mirror)
Creation of Iron fence (with light from mirror)
Time of Creation of Iron fence (with light from mirror)
Keywords: View, cemetary. Location: Southampton, Massachusetts. Discerning viewers will see that the fence is lit from an angle different from the rest of the picture. I used a door mirror on a tripod set in the sun. Iron fence (with light from mirror)
Bulletin board: astrology, etc.
Creation of Bulletin board: astrology, etc.
Time of Creation of Bulletin board: astrology, etc.
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Buckland, Massachusetts. This is on the side of a general store next to the much advertised Bridge of Flowers. Good ice cream.
Door at 24 1/2 Grove St., Beacon Hill
Creation of Door at 24 1/2 Grove St., Beacon Hill
Time of Creation of Door at 24 1/2 Grove St., Beacon Hill
Keywords: Sign, number. Location: Boston, Massachusetts. The many "1/2" addresses on Beacon Hill houses touched my sense of whimsy. Door at 24 1/2 Grove St., Beacon Hill
Brooklyn Bridge and skyline
Creation of Brooklyn Bridge and skyline
Time of Creation of Brooklyn Bridge and skyline
Keywords: View, city. Location: New York, New York. I have seen better pictures of Brooklyn Bridge, and some not so good. This is mine, and includes the World Trade Towers. Brooklyn Bridge and skyline
World Trade Center Towers
Creation of World Trade Center Towers
Time of Creation of World Trade Center Towers
Keywords: Building, city. Location: New York, New York. I stood on the plaza directly between the Towers and looked up. I like the way the south Tower is reflected on the side of the North Tower. All I knew at the time was that this would be a dramatic picture. World Trade Center Towers
"Garbage" exhibit at NY Public Library
Creation of "Garbage" exhibit at NY Public Library
Time of Creation of "Garbage" exhibit at NY Public Library
Keywords: Building, city. Location: New York, New York. Again, the "Garbage" at the New York Public Library seemed whimsical to me. The exhibit traced the history of garbage collection in the City, and was fascinating.
Solomon's seal, New York Botanical Garden
Creation of Solomon's seal, New York Botanical Garden
Time of Creation of Solomon's seal, New York Botanical Garden
Keywords: Plant, leaves. Location: New York, New York. Gardeners, hie yourself to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx (by very convenient public transportation). Solomon's seal, New York Botanical Garden
Raindrops on Alchemilla, lady's mantle
Creation of Raindrops on Alchemilla, lady's mantle
Time of Creation of Raindrops on Alchemilla, lady's mantle
Keywords: Plant, leaves. Location: New York, New York. We had a light rain in the New York Botanical Garden. The leaves of this plant are hairy and famous for causing water drops to bead up.
Hosta, New York Botanical Garden
Creation of Hosta, New York Botanical Garden
Time of Creation of Hosta, New York Botanical Garden
Keywords: Plant, leaves. Location: New York, New York. It was sprinkling. We were prepared for that, but I lost my umbrella, somehow. So I now have a beautiful green umbrella which proclaims "The New York Botanical Garden." Hosta, New York Botanical Garden
Cormorant on rock
Creation of Cormorant on rock
Time of Creation of Cormorant on rock
Keywords: View, ocean. Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine. We are lucky to have friends who actually live year-round a few hundred feet from where this picture was taken. A few hundred feet further is "Two Lights," a scene that was painted several times by Edward Hopper (see 00D-32). Along this stretch of Maine coast, I have repeatedly tried to take wave pictures that might measure up to the paintings of Winslow Homer. I have never come close.
Boats and squiggly reflections
Creation of Boats and squiggly reflections
Time of Creation of Boats and squiggly reflections
Keywords: View, harbor. Location: Camde, Maine. Our friends (see 95G-02) were negotiating here to buy a small boat (but did not). But we took a sailing ship tour of the harbor area. The breeze that day was very stiff and we hunkered down.
Salvage yard with dog statue & cherubs
Creation of Salvage yard with dog statue & cherubs
Time of Creation of Salvage yard with dog statue & cherubs
Keywords: Arts, store. Location: Newport, Rhode Island. A salvage yard on the main street with innumerable statues to enhance your lawn. We have been tempted, but our lawn is still unadorned. Salvage yard with dog statue & cherubs
Vines around pink poles at Durfee Gardens
Creation of Vines around pink poles at Durfee Gardens
Time of Creation of Vines around pink poles at Durfee Gardens
Keywords: Plant, vines. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Talking about putting your foot in your mouth: One day, when this garden was new, I meandered around. A man was raking smooth the gravel paths. I asked him the name of the flowers that graced a fence, and he told me (a Clematis species). Then I said that I loved the layout (and whimsical stone decorations), but was put off by the pink plastic-covered poles. He said, "That's funny; I designed this garden." So said Dean Cardasis of the Landscape Architecture Department (filling in for the maintenance person, who had broken his shoulder). Around pink poles at Durfee Gardens
Weed & shadow & wall crack
Creation of Weed & shadow & wall crack
Time of Creation of Weed & shadow & wall crack
Keywords: Plant, weed. Location: Northport, New York We are lucky to have relatives who live here in Northport, on the north shore of Long Island not far from the City. It is a lovely town both for people who make their living from the sea and for tourists.
"A pleasant plant...cut down..."
Creation of "A pleasant plant...cut down..."
Time of Creation of "A pleasant plant...cut down..."
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Granby, Massachusetts. One of several old New England gravestones with allusions to being a cut down in youth. "A pleasant plant...cut down..."
Vine in netting at Tower Hill
Creation of Vine in netting at Tower Hill
Time of Creation of Vine in netting at Tower Hill
Keywords: Plant, leaf. Location: Boylston, Massachusetts. Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston (close to Worcester) is a delightful day's outing from Amherst. Vine in netting at Tower Hill
Creation of 98C-22
Time of Creation of 98C-22
Keywords: Plant, leaf. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Wandering around (again) in our backyard after a rain.
"Beth + Ed"
Creation of "Beth + Ed"
Time of Creation of "Beth + Ed"
Keywords: Sign, graffiti. Location: Ware, Massachusetts. Scratched in the plastic window on the observation landing of the tower at Quabbin Reservoir.
Contour ridges in Lawrence Swamp
Creation of Contour ridges in Lawrence Swamp
Time of Creation of Contour ridges in Lawrence Swamp
Keywords: Pattern, ice. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This is a prize-winning photograph ("Nature in the Pioneer Valley;" Abstract" category) from the Robert Floyd Gallery in Southampton. The contour-like lines are from successive thawing and freezing of a puddle in Hop Brook, just south of Station Road. Contour ridges in Lawrence Swamp
Ice ridges with oak leaves
Creation of Ice ridges with oak leaves
Time of Creation of Ice ridges with oak leaves
Keywords: Pattern, ice. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The ridges are likely formed by successive freezing and thawing. This area is along Hop Brook in Lawrence Swamp near Station Road.
Two Lights above rocky shore
Creation of Two Lights above rocky shore
Time of Creation of Two Lights above rocky shore
Keywords: View, shore. Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine. I have tried to capture what lighthouses are for - to keep ships away from the rocks.
Quilt: The thing about my mother
Creation of Quilt: The thing about my mother
Time of Creation of Quilt: The thing about my mother
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Northfield, Vermont. How could a whimsy-seeking observer not take this picture. The quote is from Calvin Trillen. We were here because Elaine's sister-in-law is a master quilter from Macon, Georgia (with contributions to the Atlanta Olympics) who wanted to go to this quilt show.
Quilt: My grandmother's walking
Creation of Quilt: My grandmother's walking
Time of Creation of Quilt: My grandmother's walking
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Northfield, Vermont. Again, how could I resist taking this picture. The quote is from Ellen DeGeneres.
First place in quilt show
Creation of First place in quilt show
Time of Creation of First place in quilt show
Keywords: Arts, quilt. Location: Northfield, Vermont. This is a good place to say to my friends who inquire about why I don't do color? The answer is that I find enough to do in black and white, and sometimes color is a distraction. Occasionally, I say to myself, wouldn't this be a nice image in color, and I either take it anyway, or I don't take it at all. I can say this would be a nice color picture. So be it.
Doll game, vendor, misspelling
Creation of Doll game, vendor, misspelling
Time of Creation of Doll game, vendor, misspelling
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Cummington, Massachusetts. As I said before, I am less and less interested in misspellings. English is just difficult, and I am less interested in the mistakes.
"Dead End - Graves Ave."
Creation of "Dead End - Graves Ave."
Time of Creation of "Dead End - Graves Ave."
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. I had a large show at Cooley Dickinson Hospital of whimsical signs. I thought it was appropriately light. One of the doctor viewers said to me, "I have just the sign for you." And here it is.
"A fun fact about germs"
Creation of "A fun fact about germs"
Time of Creation of "A fun fact about germs"
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. A concocted still life.
Cubist design with Elaine
Creation of Cubist design with Elaine
Time of Creation of Cubist design with Elaine
Keywords: Arts, quilt. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. At the biennial "Hands Across the Valley Quilt Show" at Amherst College.
Duplex with matching flags (re 9/11)
Creation of Duplex with matching flags (re 9/11)
Time of Creation of Duplex with matching flags (re 9/11)
Keywords: Building, home. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. I wandered around Northampton soon after the World Trade Towers disaster. Whether this twin display was a response, I don't know, but I am emotionally attached to this picture.
"No Problem" on heavy truck bumper
Creation of "No Problem" on heavy truck bumper
Time of Creation of "No Problem" on heavy truck bumper
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. Harold's heavy-duty garage, next to the twin flag display in 01GG-17.
Bridge with graffiti and reflection
Creation of Bridge with graffiti and reflection
Time of Creation of Bridge with graffiti and reflection
Keywords: View, river. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. This is the Rail Trail bridge with a thoroughly confusing inscription. Your guess is as good as mine.
Margaret Bromfield stone
Creation of Margaret Bromfield stone
Time of Creation of Margaret Bromfield stone
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Brookfield, Massachusetts. Like others in colonial America, she died of small pox (in 1761 at age 29).
"Eunice Hannum"
Creation of "Eunice Hannum"
Time of Creation of "Eunice Hannum"
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Belchertown, Massachusetts. Trees and gravestones interact here. "Eunice Hannum" (phonetical)
Shagbark Hickory, Plum Brook
Creation of Shagbark Hickory, Plum Brook
Time of Creation of Shagbark Hickory, Plum Brook
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This was one of the first pictures I took with a new camera: Canon EOS Elan 7E, after my 20-year-old Olympus sort of gave out. What all those letters and numbers mean, is beyond me, but the standard 50-mm lens renders remarkably sharp pictures. Shagbark Hickory, Plum Brook
Pin oak at Plum Brook Conservation Area
Creation of Pin oak at Plum Brook Conservation Area
Time of Creation of Pin oak at Plum Brook Conservation Area
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This very full tree was next to the shagbark hickory (01LL-15). Check it out: a couple hundred yards north of Pomeroy Lane.
Beaver pond - Plum Brook
Creation of Beaver pond - Plum Brook
Time of Creation of Beaver pond - Plum Brook
Keywords: View, pond. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This beaver pond crosses under Pomeroy Lane in Plum Brook Conservation Area.
Gallery A3 coming
Creation of Gallery A3 coming
Time of Creation of Gallery A3 coming
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. At this time (Summer 2006), Gallery A3 is about to open again, after being closed for a time. Check it out - at the new Amherst Cinema Arts Building.
"Park as straight as possible"
Creation of "Park as straight as possible"
Time of Creation of "Park as straight as possible"
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Many pictures were taken to assemble part of a Burnett Gallery Committee Show. My contribution was entitled "Very Local Sights - Scenes Within 400 yards of Amherst Town Hall."
Sycamores on South Pleasant St.
Creation of Sycamores on South Pleasant St.
Time of Creation of Sycamores on South Pleasant St.
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. These sycamore trees have been often photographed by myself and others. I have yet to get a really good image.
Amity St., radiating siding
Creation of Amity St., radiating siding
Time of Creation of Amity St., radiating siding
Keywords: Building, home. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. House with radiating clapboards. Amity St., radiating siding
Shutter latch & shadow - Jones Library
Creation of Shutter latch & shadow - Jones Library
Time of Creation of Shutter latch & shadow - Jones Library
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This picture has proved to be a very popular image. Check it out yourself on the west side of the Library.
"Cupola Building" with cupola
Creation of "Cupola Building" with cupola
Time of Creation of "Cupola Building" with cupola
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This building is the residence of Amherst Chinese Restaurant.
"Cupola Building"
Creation of "Cupola Building"
Time of Creation of "Cupola Building"
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The cupola on the Cupola Building. The building houses the Amherst Chinese Restaurant.
Town Hall banister and shadow
Creation of Town Hall banister and shadow
Time of Creation of Town Hall banister and shadow
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This image was included in the Burnett Gallery Committee Show. Town Hall banister and shadow
"Olivia and Eva were here"
Creation of "Olivia and Eva were here"
Time of Creation of "Olivia and Eva were here"
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Typed on an old typewriter outside the typewriter/computer shop on Pleasant Street.
Mt. Washington Hotel veranda
Creation of Mt. Washington Hotel veranda
Time of Creation of Mt. Washington Hotel veranda
Keywords: Pattern, banister. Location: Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. The Mt. Washington Hotel is huge and the expansive veranda completely surrounds the building for hundreds and hundreds of yards. Mt. Washington Hotel veranda
Bloodroot & shadow, 160 Gray St.
Creation of Bloodroot & shadow, 160 Gray St.
Time of Creation of Bloodroot & shadow, 160 Gray St.
Keywords: Plant, flower. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. I moved the rock a little to receive the whole shadow of the flower. Sorry. Bloodroot & shadow, 160 Gray St.
Two pin oaks & UMass buildings
Creation of Two pin oaks & UMass buildings
Time of Creation of Two pin oaks & UMass buildings
Keywords: Plant, trees. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Taken from the University of Massachusetts Farm off Roosevelt Road. Two pin oaks & UMass buildings
"God Bless America"
Creation of "God Bless America"
Time of Creation of "God Bless America"
Keywords: Sign, patriotic. Location: Westfield, Massachusetts. I have a small collection of "God Bless America" signs. It is a popular sentiment.
"Town Tomb 1851"
Creation of "Town Tomb 1851"
Time of Creation of "Town Tomb 1851"
Keywords: View, cemetary. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Fairly modest for a community burying place.
Roadside plant with disease patterns
Creation of Roadside plant with disease patterns
Time of Creation of Roadside plant with disease patterns
Keywords: Plant, leaves. Location: Tamworth, New Hampshire. This is probably a fungus infection, but the pattern is nice. Roadside plant with disease patterns
On stone wall in Wonalancet
Creation of On stone wall in Wonalancet
Time of Creation of On stone wall in Wonalancet
Keywords: Plant, lichen. Location: Tamworth, New Hampshire. Our 39-year-old son had spent the night camping out alone on top of nearby Mt. Whiteface. It rained very hard, but he was well prepared, and did fine except for awkward positions needed to relieve himself. We had rented a cabin in the valley near the town of Tamworth, in the southern portion of the White Mountains.
Club moss four-headed
Creation of Club moss four-headed
Time of Creation of Club moss four-headed
Keywords: Plant, club moss. Location: Tamworth, New Hampshire. Various species of clubmoss have been favorite subjects.
Miner lesions on paired leaves
Creation of Miner lesions on paired leaves
Time of Creation of Miner lesions on paired leaves
Keywords: Plant, leaves. Location: Tamworth, New Hampshire. The plant was not too happy, but it makes a nice pattern. Miner lesions on paired leaves
White church at Wonalancet
Creation of White church at Wonalancet
Time of Creation of White church at Wonalancet
Keywords: View, hills. Location: Tamworth, New Hampshire. Very New Englandish.
Club moss flat on ground
Creation of Club moss flat on ground
Time of Creation of Club moss flat on ground
Keywords: Plant, clubmoss. Location: Tamworth, New Hampshire. More clubmoss and other mosses. Our daughter and her partner pitched a tent for the night on this spot. Flat on ground
Club moss three single spikes
Creation of Club moss three single spikes
Time of Creation of Club moss three single spikes
Keywords: Plant, clubmoss. Location: Tamworth, New Hampshire. Yet more clubmoss.
Rundown fence near sunset
Creation of Rundown fence near sunset
Time of Creation of Rundown fence near sunset
Keywords: Pattern, fence. Location: Sandwich, New Hampshire. While moseying around the Tamworth area. We chatted with the very pleasant, somewhat self-isolated owner of this property.
Workman cutting Katsura - Grace Church
Creation of Workman cutting Katsura - Grace Church
Time of Creation of Workman cutting Katsura - Grace Church
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. While taking this picture, an apparently shy woman approached me and asked if I thought the workmen would mind If she took a souvenir of this venerable tree. I said that they would probably be delighted if she took the whole thing. She settled for a branch.
Garlic?
Creation of Garlic?
Time of Creation of Garlic?
Keywords: Plant, garden. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. During the Amherst History Museum annual garden tour - a garden on West Street.
Central Park trees and 5th Avenue buildings
Creation of Central Park trees and 5th Avenue buildings
Time of Creation of Central Park trees and 5th Avenue buildings
Keywords: View, city. Location: New York, New York. This view is from the roof of the MET looking south. Although the tree canopy looks "natural" as opposed to the buildings, Central Park was completely man-made; everything was brought in from elsewhere.
Type faces, Chelsea Flea Market
Creation of Type faces, Chelsea Flea Market
Time of Creation of Type faces, Chelsea Flea Market
Keywords: Arts, fair. Location: New York, New York. We were on an Elderhostel trip in New York City. This is a well-visited flea market on 7th Avenue. Type faces, Chelsea Flea Market
Times Square
Creation of Times Square
Time of Creation of Times Square
Keywords: View, city. Location: New York, New York. Taken from a bay window in the lobby area of the Marriot Hotel.
Trinity Church with Wall Street behind
Creation of Trinity Church with Wall Street behind
Time of Creation of Trinity Church with Wall Street behind
Keywords: Building, landmark. Location: New York, New York. I spent a lot of time composing this shot of contrasting values. I'm glad that some detail was retained in the dark shadows of the Church. This day was the 200th anniversary of the death of Alexander Hamilton, who is buried here. Trinity Church with Wall Street behind
"Cost of coming to Minnesota"
Creation of "Cost of coming to Minnesota"
Time of Creation of "Cost of coming to Minnesota"
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: New York, New York. This is one of thousands of items in the Museum on Ellis Island. It was an emotional trip of discovery since we got the documents of the passage of Elaine's mother who came through Ellis Island in 1923 from Christiania (now Oslo) to Iowa.
Street repairs near World Trade Center
Creation of Street repairs near World Trade Center
Time of Creation of Street repairs near World Trade Center
Keywords: View, city. Location: New York, New York. The workmen informed us that some of these pipes were hundreds of year old. The complicated repairs were taking place nearly three years after the attack. Nearby restaurant owners told us that their businesses have never recovered. Street repairs near World Trade Center
"Cheesecakes" in Times Square
Creation of "Cheesecakes" in Times Square
Time of Creation of "Cheesecakes" in Times Square
Keywords: Sign, window. Location: New York, New York. My wife was taking three children to a nearby theater matinee. I was given leave to mosey around Times Square. I loved it. "Cheesecakes" in Times Square
Hershey's Building in Times Square
Creation of Hershey's Building in Times Square
Time of Creation of Hershey's Building in Times Square
Keywords: Sign, ads. Location: New York, New York. Lots of signs.
"T'was brillig, and ...
Creation of "T'was brillig, and ...
Time of Creation of "T'was brillig, and ...
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: New York, New York. One of many Lewis Carroll poems around the Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park
Statuette at boathouse, Central Park
Creation of Statuette at boathouse, Central Park
Time of Creation of Statuette at boathouse, Central Park
Keywords: Arts, outside Location: New York, New York. The statue is about six inches in length. Statuette at boathouse, Central Park
Fancy banister in Brooklyn Heights
Creation of Fancy banister in Brooklyn Heights
Time of Creation of Fancy banister in Brooklyn Heights
Keywords: Pattern, banister. Location: New York, New York. Brooklyn Heights is an upscale area on the bluff that overlooks the East River and the skyline of Lower Manhattan. Here, George Washington lost the first of many Revolutionary War battles.
Brooklyn Bridge cables
Creation of Brooklyn Bridge cables
Time of Creation of Brooklyn Bridge cables
Keywords: Pattern, bridge. Location: New York, New York. It doesn't bother me that the Brooklyn Bridge (among other New York sights) is endlessly photographed. In this collection of photographs another one by me taken ten years previously and including the World Trade Center is 94L-35.
Condos
Creation of Condos
Time of Creation of Condos
Keywords: Building, facade, Location: New York, New York. Near the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, which we had just walked across. Find the flag.
Photographer's angle on Christo Gates
Creation of Photographer's angle on Christo Gates
Time of Creation of Photographer's angle on Christo Gates
Keywords: People, one. Location: New York, New York. The Christo Gates brought to New York a sense of joy and community, and thousands of families strolled around leisurely. This photographer wanted the very best angle. I wonder whether she was satisfied. Photographer's angle on Christo Gates
Fire escape and clapboards
Creation of Fire escape and clapboards
Time of Creation of Fire escape and clapboards
Keywords: Pattern, steps. Location: New York, New York. While moseying around the Bridge of Flowers and the Glacial Potholes areas.
First Prize squash at fair
Creation of First Prize squash at fair
Time of Creation of First Prize squash at fair
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Cummington, Massachusetts. The Cummington Fair is quintessential, small-town New England. My wife, Elaine, is overlooking the squash. I like the label made out of duct tape.
"Institute, The Hillside Ag'l Society..."
Creation of "Institute, The Hillside Ag'l Society..."
Time of Creation of "Institute, The Hillside Ag'l Society..."
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Cummington, Massachusetts. Included at the Cummington Fair in an exhibit of local history.
Hot air balloon and wires
Creation of Hot air balloon and wires
Time of Creation of Hot air balloon and wires
Keywords: View, sky. Location: Cummington, Massachusetts. One of my friends complains that utility wires keep getting in the way of her pictures, but she likes this one.
Smooth icicles at Gunn Brook Falls
Creation of Smooth icicles at Gunn Brook Falls
Time of Creation of Smooth icicles at Gunn Brook Falls
Keywords: Climate, icicles. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. I'm with the professional naturalist and nature photographer, John Green, both of us bundled up against the cold. We photographed for several hours at the Falls.
John Green
Creation of John Green
Time of Creation of John Green
Keywords: People, one. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. John is a naturalist and photographer. He is setting up equipment at the foot of Gunn Brook Falls in the winter time.
Bumpy icicles at Gunn Brook Falls
Creation of Bumpy icicles at Gunn Brook Falls
Time of Creation of Bumpy icicles at Gunn Brook Falls
Keywords: Climate, icicles. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. Why these icicles are bumpy while those in 06C-11 are smooth is a mystery.
Ice on pond with oak leaf
Creation of Ice on pond with oak leaf
Time of Creation of Ice on pond with oak leaf
Keywords: Climate, winter. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. This pond is near Gunn Brook Falls.
Edge of Gunn Brook Falls
Creation of Edge of Gunn Brook Falls
Time of Creation of Edge of Gunn Brook Falls
Keywords: View, waterfall. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. Not winter-time, but a bright day with lots of spring flowers. My wife got a case of poison ivy on this stroll.
Morning web on bird feeder pole
Creation of Morning web on bird feeder pole
Time of Creation of Morning web on bird feeder pole
Keywords: Animal, spider. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The dew does nice things to spider webs.
Ground spider in its matted lawn web
Creation of Ground spider in its matted lawn web
Time of Creation of Ground spider in its matted lawn web
Keywords: Animal, spider. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Again, clinging dew highlights spider webs.
Shelf in Yiddish Book Center
Creation of Shelf in Yiddish Book Center
Time of Creation of Shelf in Yiddish Book Center
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. We often take out-of-town guests to hear and see the story of the Yiddish Book Center.
Removing tornado debris
Creation of Removing tornado debris
Time of Creation of Removing tornado debris
Keywords: People, one. Location: Wendell, Massachusetts. A number of tornadoes struck Wendell in July 2006. While we were curious, the afflicted were not thrilled with the damage or us.
Wendell Free Library entrance
Creation of Wendell Free Library entrance
Time of Creation of Wendell Free Library entrance
Keywords: Building, library. Location: Wendell, Massachusetts. Subsequent to this stop with visiting London friends, we got lost - going north rather than south. When we asked a Wendell State Forest ranger how best to get back to Amherst, he said, "By helicopter."
Sunbathers at the Glacial Potholes
Creation of Sunbathers at the Glacial Potholes
Time of Creation of Sunbathers at the Glacial Potholes
Keywords: People, two. Location: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Although there are plenty of signs warning people away from entering the Glacial Potholes area, some take the signs as a challenge.
Sojourner Truth and friends
Creation of Sojourner Truth and friends
Time of Creation of Sojourner Truth and friends
Keywords: Family & friends, Elaine. Location: Florence, Massachusetts. Margaret from London (left) and my wife Elaine join with an oversized Sojourner Truth.
Tomatoes at Farmers' Market
Creation of Tomatoes at Farmers' Market
Time of Creation of Tomatoes at Farmers' Market
Keywords: Plant, fruit. Location: Brooklyn, New York. This is downtown Brooklyn - Court Square - on a summer morning. The farmers' market was joined with a publishers fair - about 50 book booths.
Door of defunct Montgomery Rose Company
Creation of Door of defunct Montgomery Rose Company
Time of Creation of Door of defunct Montgomery Rose Company
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. I'm not supposed to be roaming around these abandoned buildings, but nobody seemed to care. Oakland Raiders Football?
Gingko leaf fall
Creation of Gingko leaf fall
Time of Creation of Gingko leaf fall
Keywords: Plant, leaves. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The bright yellow leaves of our front-yard gingko are falling. Quite amazingly, they all fall - every last one -- in one morning.
Redbud leaves about to fall
Creation of Redbud leaves about to fall
Time of Creation of Redbud leaves about to fall
Keywords: Plant, leaves. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This is a purple-leaved variety that does well on our front lawn.
American Elm
Creation of American Elm
Time of Creation of American Elm
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. A fine, old, vase-like specimen on the East Amherst Common. I am testing out a new lens, a 100mm macro fixed-focal length.
Downtown sycamore branch
Creation of Downtown sycamore branch
Time of Creation of Downtown sycamore branch
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Three large sycamores grow across Pleasant street from the Town Common.
Pinocchio's restaurant with glue patches?
Creation of Pinocchio's restaurant with glue patches?
Time of Creation of Pinocchio's restaurant with glue patches?
Keywords: Sign, playful. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. A fire put Pinocchio's out of business. I'm guessing that the name sign was covered up with a board, but the board fell off.
"We will worship at HIS Footstool"
Creation of "We will worship at HIS Footstool"
Time of Creation of "We will worship at HIS Footstool"
Keywords: Sign, window. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. In the entranceway of Grace Episcopal Church.
"FIRE ALARM ANNUNCIATOR"
Creation of "FIRE ALARM ANNUNCIATOR"
Time of Creation of "FIRE ALARM ANNUNCIATOR"
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Salem, Massachusetts. I'm not sure what this annunciator at the Peabody Essex Museum actually does.
Chinese wall decoration. Peabody Essex Museum.
Creation of Chinese wall decoration. Peabody Essex Museum.
Time of Creation of Chinese wall decoration. Peabody Essex Museum.
Keywords: Arts, museum. Location: Salem, Massachusetts. The Museum has a fine collection of East Asian art and maritime objects, many from the 1700's when Salem was a major commercial port.
Our picnic table under 12 inches of snow
Creation of Our picnic table under 12 inches of snow
Time of Creation of Our picnic table under 12 inches of snow
Keywords: Climate, winer. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. As photographers know, snow fools a camera's light meter and manual adjustments must be made to render the snow white, rather than gray. Although that has been done here, the picture would have been improved by a little direct sunlight.
Bolts of quilt fabric for sale
Creation of Bolts of quilt fabric for sale
Time of Creation of Bolts of quilt fabric for sale
Keywords: Arts, quilt. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. This biennial show is always marvelous. Although all entries are accepted for exhibit, the show is better than many juried shows we have attended.
The featured quilt at "Hands Across the Valley"
Creation of The featured quilt at "Hands Across the Valley"
Time of Creation of The featured quilt at "Hands Across the Valley"
Keywords: Arts, quilt. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. A good question is whether this image shouldn't really be in color. Perhaps. All the quilt pieces are light and dark shades of pea green.
Gingko shadow on sugar maple.
Creation of Gingko shadow on sugar maple.
Time of Creation of Gingko shadow on sugar maple.
Keywords: Pattern, shadows. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. These trees are on our front lawn. The gingko's shadow splits the sugar maple's truck like a sundial or a botanical stonehenge.
Cut branch of a sugar maple
Creation of Cut branch of a sugar maple
Time of Creation of Cut branch of a sugar maple
Keywords: Plant, tree. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The trunk of an ancient sugar maple. If you hold the picture upside-down the stump, amazingly, turns into a low table top.
Fly on end of cut log
Creation of Fly on end of cut log
Time of Creation of Fly on end of cut log
Keywords: Animal, fly. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The pile of freshly cut logs was sitting next to the railroad tracks near Strong Street. The cut faces apparently oozed a sweet liquid that attracted flies, butterflies and other insects.
Charred doorframe with metal latch
Creation of Charred doorframe with metal latch
Time of Creation of Charred doorframe with metal latch
Keywords: Pattern, wood. Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts. A burned out factory next to United Paper Box. Persons belonging to the Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists had been invited to the functioning United Paper Box factory next door for a photo "shoot." About ten of us roamed around inside and out.
"PICKLED EGGS" on broken bottle
Creation of "PICKLED EGGS" on broken bottle
Time of Creation of "PICKLED EGGS" on broken bottle
Keywords: Sign, information. Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts. "PICKLED EGGS" on broken bottle
Chain-link fence along the Third Level Canal
Creation of Chain-link fence along the Third Level Canal
Time of Creation of Chain-link fence along the Third Level Canal
Keywords: Pattern, fence. Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts. This canal is separated from the Connecticut River by only one row of factories. It has about a 10-foot head, which, I am told, was sufficient to turn the water turbines in the old days.
"DO NOT HIT FENCE"
Creation of "DO NOT HIT FENCE"
Time of Creation of "DO NOT HIT FENCE"
Keywords: Sign, warning. Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts. Well, somebody did. The fence separates a byway from one of the canals that delivered water to turn turbines for power in the hundreds of old factories.
Ladder from street level to canal level
Creation of Ladder from street level to canal level
Time of Creation of Ladder from street level to canal level
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts. This concrete structure housed the intake sluice directing water from the Third Level Canal under the 19th-century factory that predated United Paper Box where it turned a water turbine.
Charred wood at burned-out factory
Creation of Charred wood at burned-out factory
Time of Creation of Charred wood at burned-out factory
Keywords: Pattern, wood. Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts. See also comment for 07G-11. Middle Water Street parallels the Third Tier Canal, the lowest of the channels which take water from above the Holyoke Dam and eventually returns the water to the Connecticut River below the dam.
Vines and peeling paint on factory wall
Creation of Vines and peeling paint on factory wall
Time of Creation of Vines and peeling paint on factory wall
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts. On an unburned side of the otherwise burned out factory.
"Rafael"
Creation of "Rafael"
Time of Creation of "Rafael"
Keywords: Sign, graffiti. Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts. Inside United Paper Box. The bricks were laid in the 1850's
Backup from beaver dams (with Maya)
Creation of Backup from beaver dams (with Maya)
Time of Creation of Backup from beaver dams (with Maya)
Keywords: View, flooding. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Grandniece Maya plays while the grownups talk near the section of the Rail Trail that is washed out from the flooding. If you're thinking that the offending beavers should be captured and moved, my understanding is that Massachusetts has run out of places that could accept more beavers.
Branch and reflection in beaver backup
Creation of Branch and reflection in beaver backup
Time of Creation of Branch and reflection in beaver backup
Keywords: Pattern, reflection. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The beaver flooding is good for birds, amphibians, and photographers.
Inflatable "USA"
Creation of Inflatable "USA"
Time of Creation of Inflatable "USA"
Keywords: Sign, patriotic. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Our neighbor on Gray Street has many inflatable lawn decorations for each of many holidays.
Coneflowers
Creation of Coneflowers
Time of Creation of Coneflowers
Keywords: Plant, garden. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. These coneflowers in Elaine's garden are on their last legs
Ghoulish figures
Creation of Ghoulish figures
Time of Creation of Ghoulish figures
Keywords: Sign, graffiti. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts. The artist decorated the rear of an abandoned mall. I guess the artist's name was SUN.
Eye-shaped light fixtures
Creation of Eye-shaped light fixtures
Time of Creation of Eye-shaped light fixtures
Keywords: Arts. outside. Location: Williamstown, Massachusetts. This art piece is outside the Williams College Art Museum.
Ithamar Conkey House
Creation of Ithamar Conkey House
Time of Creation of Ithamar Conkey House
Keywords: Building, historic. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The house was rehabilitated for offices in about 2000. It looked like a haunted house in 1975 (see 75K-37). Mr. Conkey was a leading citizen of Amherst, lawyer, state representative, founder of Amherst Savings Bank in 1864, and town meeting moderator for a record 26 years
Weathered plywood
Creation of Weathered plywood
Time of Creation of Weathered plywood
Keywords: Pattern, wood. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. A detail from an abandoned 4x8 piece next to the railroad tracks near Elder Lumber. Make of it what you will.
Rapids below Gunn Brook Falls
Creation of Rapids below Gunn Brook Falls
Time of Creation of Rapids below Gunn Brook Falls
Keywords: View, stream. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. In this exposure (perhaps 1/15 second), each water droplet has travelled about 1/2 inch. Some viewers guess that it is a picture of fur.
Icicles under overhang
Creation of Icicles under overhang
Time of Creation of Icicles under overhang
Keywords: Patern, ice. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. Near Gunn Brook Falls. This is on a winter outing with John Green
Branch encrusted with ice
Creation of Branch encrusted with ice
Time of Creation of Branch encrusted with ice
Keywords: Patern, ice. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. Near Gunn Brook Falls.
More icicles
Creation of More icicles
Time of Creation of More icicles
Keywords: Patern, ice. Location: Sunderland, Massachusetts. At the base of Gunn Brook Falls.
Yet more icicles
Creation of Yet more icicles
Time of Creation of Yet more icicles
Message for photographers
Creation of Message for photographers
Time of Creation of Message for photographers
Keywords: Sign, request. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. I have been known to move a label (only temporarily) to get a better shot perhaps, so I know what bothers the curators of the Smith College greenhouse.
Chandelier in State House
Creation of Chandelier in State House
Time of Creation of Chandelier in State House
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Boston, Massachusetts. Chandelier in State House
Dome window in State House
Creation of Dome window in State House
Time of Creation of Dome window in State House
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Boston, Massachusetts. This is not the main dome seen from outside, but a subsidiary one. I am with a group from the Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists, who had just hung an extensive photo show in the offices of Senator Stan Rosenberg.
Ducks in a row
Creation of Ducks in a row
Time of Creation of Ducks in a row
Keywords: Arts, fair. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. At a shooting gallery at the Amherst Town Fair. I am reminded of an in-law who says now and then, "You got your ducks in a row?"
Grass in turfstone
Creation of Grass in turfstone
Time of Creation of Grass in turfstone
Keywords: Arts, museum. Location: Beacon, New York. Outside DIA:Beacon Contemporary Art Museum. So I never previously knew what turfstone was. Here it is.
Chimney and utility wires
Creation of Chimney and utility wires
Time of Creation of Chimney and utility wires
Keywords: View, city. Location: Turners Falls, Massachusetts. A group from the Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists made a day-long outing to Turners Falls.
Chain link fence and shadow
Creation of Chain link fence and shadow
Time of Creation of Chain link fence and shadow
Keywords: Pattern, fence. Location: Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The fence is meant to keep people away from the crumbling building behind it.
Bob Hallock with view camera
Creation of Bob Hallock with view camera
Time of Creation of Bob Hallock with view camera
Keywords: People, one. Location: Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Professor Hallock is accompanied by his R2D2-like companion. He is taking a picture of the facade of the crumbling building in 08E-31.
High tension pole with insulators
Creation of High tension pole with insulators
Time of Creation of High tension pole with insulators
Keywords: View, pole. Location: Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The clouds look a little electrified.
Flags at Memorial Park
Creation of Flags at Memorial Park
Time of Creation of Flags at Memorial Park
Keywords: Pattern, flags. Location: Turners Falls, Massachusetts. A little south of the town center on Avenue A.
87 Fourth Street
Creation of 87 Fourth Street
Time of Creation of 87 Fourth Street
Keywords: Building, facade. Location: Turners Falls, Massachusetts. This scene is across the street from the stairway in 08G-21.
Porch banister with pot
Creation of Porch banister with pot
Time of Creation of Porch banister with pot
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The pot was there. I tried the scene with and without it. The picture is clearly better with the pot.
Bridge of Flowers
Creation of Bridge of Flowers
Time of Creation of Bridge of Flowers
Keywords: Building, bridge. Location: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. The underside of the bridge with reflective shadows and a few pigeons. I am with a group from the Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists.
Wooden Horse
Creation of Wooden Horse
Time of Creation of Wooden Horse
Keywords: Arts, outside. Location: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Near the Salmon Falls Gallery and showroom
Peeling paint
Creation of Peeling paint
Time of Creation of Peeling paint
Keywords: Pattern, old paint. Location: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. On the side of an old railroad car at the Railroad Museum.
Weeds bent in breeze
Creation of Weeds bent in breeze
Time of Creation of Weeds bent in breeze
Keywords: Plants, grass. Location: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. On railroad tracks. "Who has seen the wind/ Neither you nor I/ But when the trees bow down their heads/ The wind is passing by." Christina Rossetti
Fire escape with shadows
Creation of Fire escape with shadows
Time of Creation of Fire escape with shadows
Keywords: Building, facade. Location: Buckland, Massachusetts. Sort of a standard shadow picture.
Street benches with shadows
Creation of Street benches with shadows
Time of Creation of Street benches with shadows
Keywords: Pattern, shadow. Location: Buckland, Massachusetts. The iron benches are not about to wear out.
Snowflakes - folded paper cutouts
Creation of Snowflakes - folded paper cutouts
Time of Creation of Snowflakes - folded paper cutouts
Keywords: Arts, home. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. I made these over several holiday seasons, and continue to make them when kids show up.
Ceramic "EVIDENCE"
Creation of Ceramic "EVIDENCE"
Time of Creation of Ceramic "EVIDENCE"
Keywords: Arts, home. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The well-known artist is Francine Ozereko. The scrapings which made EVIDENCE evident are retained. The books are mine.
Pussy willow flowers
Creation of Pussy willow flowers
Time of Creation of Pussy willow flowers
Keywords: Plant, garden. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The puffs are backed up by our house clapboards. A similar composition is 81A-18.
Maidenhair fern
Creation of Maidenhair fern
Time of Creation of Maidenhair fern
Keywords: Plant, fern. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Springtime fiddleheads in our garden
4th of July decoration
Creation of 4th of July decoration
Time of Creation of 4th of July decoration
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. This ribbon is on the North Hadley village hall. Old and new.
"Llama Poo"
Creation of "Llama Poo"
Time of Creation of "Llama Poo"
Keywords: Signs, information. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The very best stuff, I guess, from a farm on North East Street.
Fence at the Emily Dickinson House
Creation of Fence at the Emily Dickinson House
Time of Creation of Fence at the Emily Dickinson House
Keywords: Building, museum. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. The fence is only a few weeks old in this picture. It goes on and on and on.
Entrance sign for the Marvell Cemetery
Creation of Entrance sign for the Marvell Cemetery
Time of Creation of Entrance sign for the Marvell Cemetery
Keywords: Gravestones, view. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. This cemetery is carved out of the woods on Jackson Hill Road. The extent of the picket fence is seen in10D-06
Marvell Cemetery
Creation of Marvell Cemetery
Time of Creation of Marvell Cemetery
Keywords: Gravestones, view. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. The fence is quite intricate. The spelling on the older stones is "Marvel" - with one "l." Someone must have thought that two "l's" were better.
Mary L. Marvel stone
Creation of Mary L. Marvel stone
Time of Creation of Mary L. Marvel stone
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. In the Marvell Cemetery, but with one "l." Her stone is surrounded by tall clover and other flowers.
"GEORGIE"
Creation of "GEORGIE"
Time of Creation of "GEORGIE"
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. In the Jackson Hill Cemetery next to the Marvell Cemetery. The stone has a good growth of lichen. An angel appears to be carrying Georgie to heaven.
Cemetery with iron fence
Creation of Cemetery with iron fence
Time of Creation of Cemetery with iron fence
Keywords: Gravestones, view. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. On Rattlesnake Gutter Road near the intersection with North Leverett Road.
Water surface
Creation of Water surface
Time of Creation of Water surface
Keywords: Pattern, water. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. The water is flowing over a flat stone just under the surface (under Rattlesnake Gutter Road).
"The Mall at Moore's Corner"
Creation of "The Mall at Moore's Corner"
Time of Creation of "The Mall at Moore's Corner"
Keywords: Building, facade. Location: Leverett, Massachusetts. A Leverett citizen is expressing a fine sense of humor. Across the street is The Village Store, the rest of the mall.
The letter "Y" example 1
Creation of The letter "Y" example 1
Time of Creation of The letter "Y" example 1
Keywords: Sign, letter. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Our photo group, The Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists, decided to compile the letters of the alphabet in nature. I got assigned "Y." This example is the trunk of a yew (of course) bush across from the Emily Dickinson Museum. It is sort of an italic "Y."
The letter "Y" example 2
Creation of The letter "Y" example 2
Time of Creation of The letter "Y" example 2
Keywords: Sign, letter. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Our photo group, The Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists, decided to compile the letters of the alphabet in nature. I got assigned "Y." This example is the cracks between flagstones in our yard. It is sort of a Roman "Y."
The letter "Y" example 3
Creation of The letter "Y" example 3
Time of Creation of The letter "Y" example 3
Keywords: Sign, letter. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts. Our photo group, The Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists, decided to compile the letters of the alphabet in nature. I got assigned "Y." This example is our grand niece who got interested in what I was doing. (She is also in image 07I-22.)
Diadema Sherwood stone
Creation of Diadema Sherwood stone
Time of Creation of Diadema Sherwood stone
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Montague, Massachusetts. In Locust Hill Cemetery. I liked the name and the lichen covered surface.
Enos Morton stones
Creation of Enos Morton stones
Time of Creation of Enos Morton stones
Keywords: Gravestone, name. Location: Shutesbury, Massachusetts. In West Cemetery. The elder Enos Morton has reversed "N's."
Owen Fleischman stone
Creation of Owen Fleischman stone
Time of Creation of Owen Fleischman stone
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase Location: Shutesbury, Massachusetts. In the Jewish Cemetery. Among the things he had to say (according to a Google reference) was the preface to a socialist songbook!
Joel Bent stone
Creation of Joel Bent stone
Time of Creation of Joel Bent stone
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Wendell, Massachusetts. In the Center Cemetery. A large number of stones in this cemetery have the same willow decoration, undoubtedly all done by the same stone cutter. The same willow branch and vase is on a stone in Sunderland (79E-24).
Beulah and Lucy Sweetser stones
Creation of Beulah and Lucy Sweetser stones
Time of Creation of Beulah and Lucy Sweetser stones
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Wendell, Massachusetts. In the Center Cemetery. Mother and daughter have the same "hair-raising" carving.
Joseph and Josepha Kilburn
Creation of Joseph and Josepha Kilburn
Time of Creation of Joseph and Josepha Kilburn
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Wendell, Massachusetts. In the Center Cemetery. The inscription suggests there might have been two Josephas, the first one (Joa.?) living just two weeks (and dying about 2 weeks after Joseph died, both in April 1790).
Louella stone
Creation of Louella stone
Time of Creation of Louella stone
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: New Salem, Massachusetts. Near sunset. The iron fence around the central cemetery is casting its shadow.
Three Seymour daughters
Creation of Three Seymour daughters
Time of Creation of Three Seymour daughters
Keywords: Gravestone, feature. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. Old Hadley Cemetery. All three were very young -- a flower decoration for each.
UNKNOWN from the Conn. River
Creation of UNKNOWN from the Conn. River
Time of Creation of UNKNOWN from the Conn. River
Keywords: Gravestone, phrase. Location: Hadley, Massachusetts. Old Hadley Cemetery. The stone cutter (perhaps unpaid) was as brief as possible.
227 Bridge Street
Creation of 227 Bridge Street
Time of Creation of 227 Bridge Street
Keywords: Building, facade. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. After tenants moved out, the owner of this building found a foul-smelling box, which, it was established, contained materials for making methamphetamine.
Withered vine
Creation of Withered vine
Time of Creation of Withered vine
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. In back of the row of businesses on Main Street. Both the vine and the window bars are all worn out.
Keywords: Building, detail. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. The entryway to the "methamphetamine" house (10P-02) with arty mailboxes and a sign "ART ROCKZ."
Sunflower
Creation of Sunflower
Time of Creation of Sunflower
Keywords: Plant, flower. Location: Northampton, Massachusetts. Pictured against a passing car. In front of the "methamphetamine" house (10P-02).