Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jim. The difference in costs over the years always surprises me because it readily demonstrates the inflation over the years. Last week I told one of my grandsons that i remember when Hershey bars cost only 5 cents. Jim On 10/8/12 8:58 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Jim, > > Here is another bit of information. I searched online for information > on the bridge. I found a nicely typed document: > > Bridges of the Upper Tombigbee River Valley > Historic American Engineering Record > National Park Service > Department of Interior > Washington, D.C. > > It gives more than 100 pages of information on bridges over the years, > and the reasons and politics behind them, especially during the > Reconstruction years in North Mississippi. > > The James Creek bridge was built primarily because there was a > stagecoach line that made regular trips north from Columbus, MS to the > upper reaches of the state near the Tennessee River. This stage had > to pass over James Creek. > > While the bridge was probably rebuilt over the years, it is > interesting to read the following quote. "The bridge on the > Columbus-Aberdeen road over James creek cost $500 in 1844; the > covering cost an additional $345 in 1849." > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <jim at hemenway.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 6:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Ashby to Ashuelot, MA in Infrared > > >> Nice family treasure. Thanks for showing it. >> >> Jim >> >> >> On 10/8/12 5:30 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> Jim, >>> >>> Here is a scan of a family snapshot, from the late 1930s, showing >>> the covered bridge over James Creek, south of Aberdeen, Monroe >>> County, Mississippi. >>> >>> I'm the young fellow in the front row. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Covered+Bridge+in+Mississippi.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <jim at hemenway.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 3:48 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ashby to Ashuelot, MA in Infrared >>> >>> >>>> AND Alabama? >>>> >>>> Whoda guessed there would be so many... >>>> >>>> Kyle should do a book, Unarmed Covered Bridges all over America. >>>> >>>> Thanks for looking Tina. The last one seems serene to me, almost as >>>> if it's waiting for something to happen >>>> >>>> Thursday is supposed to be sunny and clear here. I think that at >>>> this time of year that forecast takes on a whole different meaning >>>> up here than it does in the very southern states. >>>> >>>> At any rate, if it is a nice day, then I'm going to bring the R8 >>>> and the 11x14 out to Ashuelot, about 90 miles, to take some shots >>>> of the abandoned railroad station. >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/8/12 10:05 AM, Tina Manley wrote: >>>>> We had covered bridges in Alabama, too. Love the infrared. My >>>>> favorite is >>>>> the last one. >>>>> >>>>> Tina >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Jim Hemenway<jim at hemenway.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Jim: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for looking. >>>>>> >>>>>> i wasn't aware of any covered bridges as far south as >>>>>> Mississippi, having >>>>>> been told years ago that they existed to protect their >>>>>> underpinnings from >>>>>> snow. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jim >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10/7/12 10:12 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ashuelot Covered Bridge does it for me, Jim. I have always had >>>>>>> a soft >>>>>>> spot for covered bridges. I grew up about a mile south of one, in >>>>>>> Mississippi. My great-grandfather, a Connecticut Yankee, came to >>>>>>> Mississippi before the Civil War and built bridges and other >>>>>>> things. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway"<jim at >>>>>>> hemenway.com> >>>>>>> To: "LUG"<lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 8:46 PM >>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] Ashby to Ashuelot, MA in Infrared >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tomorrow is Columbus Day and it's especially observed here in New >>>>>>>> England. The Leaf Peepers are everywhere and a lot of mountains >>>>>>>> get >>>>>>>> climbed. Mount Monadic looks like the Sermon on the Mount by >>>>>>>> mid day. It's >>>>>>>> said to be the second most climbed in the world after Mount Fuji. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm still catching up on doing a years+ worth of scanning and >>>>>>>> working my >>>>>>>> raw files. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So here's some of my photos from Columbus day a ago for your >>>>>>>> viewing >>>>>>>> pleasure. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.half-fast.com/**10082011-Ashby-Ashuelot-ISDS-**IR/<http://www.half-fast.com/10082011-Ashby-Ashuelot-ISDS-IR/> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jim >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See >>>>>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> more information >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See >>>>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>>>>> >>>>>>> more information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See >>>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>>>> >>>>>> more information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >