Throwback, er, Friday

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 02/21/2020 at 12:17 • Filed to: neat, Throwback

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Received a treasure trove of archival photos from one side of my family history this week. There are a few crazy cool pics I wanted to share.

My great grandmother helping unstuck a car in the Nevada desert.

Her sister not shooting any photographers

Taking the fun way to the lake.

Where I-80 would eventually go. My grandfather was the principle geological engineer on this stretch.

Bear Lake Utah.

My great great grandfather and grandmother.

My great grandmother and sister. Homemade slide FTW.

Some Yellowstone action

Im honestly surprised there isn’t one of them riding the bison or something.

My great great grandfather with the gun he invented.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 02/21/2020 at 13:13

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Wow what a treasure trove of family photos.

That was back when they fed the bears in Yellowstone park. Better for the photographer .

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/21/2020 at 13:16

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I have 250 gb to go through, granted a lot of them are stupid large Tiff files, so once I get them down to size it will still be like 20 gb of family photos. A bonus that they liked taking pictures I guess.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch 02/21/2020 at 13:18

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Don’t worry; it’s not loaded. Fabulous photos; made my day, seriously. At the first glance, I wondered if that was Baroness von Blixen...

Drop me that line when it’s convenient.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/21/2020 at 13:20

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oh right, I saw that but it slipped my mind.  I will do that.

ttyymmnn > HammerheadFistpunch 02/21/2020 at 13:47

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Those are fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing. Also, all the wool.....

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch 02/21/2020 at 14:02

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These are awesome. That rifle looks like an early Browning prototype. I’m guessing your great grandaddy was one of the Browning Bros. I’ve only ever seen photos of them a little later along in life. Very cool family history.

ClassicDatsunDebate > HammerheadFistpunch 02/21/2020 at 14:05

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Great shots! Your great great Grandfather invented the M1 Garand?...or possibly a predesessor.

HammerheadFistpunch > DipodomysDeserti 02/21/2020 at 14:30

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Yeah, Matt S browning. I've got pictures in this collection of baby to old man. Very cool stuff

HammerheadFistpunch > ClassicDatsunDebate 02/21/2020 at 14:36

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Browning. Not sure the model here

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch 02/21/2020 at 18:01

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Awesome. Being able to track and remember family history is truly a wonderful thing. I have some friends whose families were pioneers with Brigham Young, and going through their family history and chronicles wa s awesome.

HammerheadFistpunch > DipodomysDeserti 02/21/2020 at 18:20

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it gets a little tricky with pioneer heritage because of the polygamy thing, both my family lines had multiple wives going on.

both sides have polygamy in my family lines.  Looking back at their writings is especially revealing of what it was then vs what it is now.  People were all for it then as it served a legit need and people weren’t just pervin out on it.

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch 02/21/2020 at 20:40

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Yeah, the polygamist history was always used to demonize LDS among other Christian denominations, but its been practiced throughout the history of Judeo-Christian religions. If a guy can handle more than one wife, and the wives are ok with with, I say have at it. Obviously that’s not what was happening in Colorado City, and I know it’s not allowed now within the LDS church . I have half brothers and sisters from various step-parents, which kind of creates a similarly unconventional family tree.