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**Ryan** · 05-28-2008, 09:42 AM

So this one is almost entirely off-topic, but if you fellas are anything like me you'll dig it. Shorpy Higginbotham was a hard working and usually filthy appearing young man that grew up working the coal mines of Alabama. In the Higginbotham househo...

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Big T · 05-28-2008, 09:45 AM

Some pretty cool stuff... Isnt this stuff featured on plan59.com?

arkiehotrods · 05-28-2008, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big T

Some pretty cool stuff... Isnt this stuff featured on plan59.com?

Yes, it is.

One of my favorite sites, ever. I can spend hours looking at the photos about life back in the day.

Harrison · 05-28-2008, 09:53 AM

Awesome website. Thanks for posting it. Shorpy looks like he was a pretty kick-ass young man. Reminds me of my grandfather. That was a different time for sure.

& FWIW..... I like chicks without bras better.

JH

Big T · 05-28-2008, 10:09 AM

FWIW..... I like chicks without bras better.

Good point... I hardly noticed 'membership' was spelled wrong on that poster.

JeffreyJames · 05-28-2008, 10:08 AM

What a gem of a site huh? I mean the quality of the pictures is breathtaking. I would love to have a few or all of these prints for my home. Bookmarked.

Flea · 05-28-2008, 10:15 AM

Thanks for sharing. I could look at those old pics for hours.

wbrw32 · 05-28-2008, 10:18 AM

Ryan...really appreciate this posting..very interesting as some of the photos were taken by one of my familys historian...Marion Post Wolcott
Thanks again
Bob Wolcott

bustedlifter · 05-28-2008, 10:30 AM

What kind of "cole" did they mine?
"cole" Foster, "cole" Porter, just wondering.

**Ryan** · 05-28-2008, 10:31 AM

Man... I'm stupid. Thanks for the editing folks.

belair · 05-28-2008, 10:34 AM

Cool pics. My grandpa was a coal miner/powder man in NW arkansas. A tough row to hoe.

shadowmtkustomz · 05-28-2008, 11:06 AM

Wow. I just spent over an hour on the site. The pictures are amazing.

**Jeem** · 05-28-2008, 11:21 AM

I'ma goin' ta check this site out with more scrutiny when I get the chance, looks awesome.

tanks

Engine Pro 5X · 05-28-2008, 11:57 AM

Man lot's of history on that sight. And the Belmont ladies fur!!,That thing still has teeth>>>>.

**54BOMB** · 05-28-2008, 12:58 PM

Life looked pretty hard back then, glad I didnt have live on a dirt floor and go to work in a mill at the age of 10.

on a lighter note those alliance ads over the past few days have been pretty funny.

poorboy · 05-28-2008, 01:40 PM

cool site

eddie1 · 05-28-2008, 02:24 PM

Thanks Ryan, just wasted my whole morning looking! Great find!

Lost1 · 05-28-2008, 03:05 PM

Very cool!

justacarguy · 05-28-2008, 03:05 PM

I've been adding photos from Shorpy for about a year to my blog, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/ what a source of time capsule photography!

JamesG · 05-28-2008, 03:43 PM

I almost started a post on here with Ryan's first photo. It's creepy to me. But I didn't.

Yea, Shorpy and plan59.com rock.

05-28-2008, 09:42 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,687	Shorpy... So this one is almost entirely off-topic, but if you fellas are anything like me you'll dig it. Shorpy Higginbotham was a hard working and usually filthy appearing young man that grew up working the coal mines of Alabama. In the Higginbotham househo... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here. Last edited by Ryan; 05-28-2008 at 10:31 AM.

05-28-2008, 09:45 AM	#2
Big T Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 630	Re: Shorpy... Some pretty cool stuff... Isnt this stuff featured on plan59.com? __________________ Sometimes the best things in life come along when you least expect it.

05-28-2008, 09:53 AM	#4
Harrison Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 6,925	Re: Shorpy... Awesome website. Thanks for posting it. Shorpy looks like he was a pretty kick-ass young man. Reminds me of my grandfather. That was a different time for sure. & FWIW..... I like chicks without bras better. JH __________________ Yoga Pants & Mini Skirts Last edited by Harrison; 05-28-2008 at 10:00 AM.

05-28-2008, 10:09 AM	#5
Big T Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 630	Re: Shorpy... FWIW..... I like chicks without bras better. Good point... I hardly noticed 'membership' was spelled wrong on that poster. __________________ Sometimes the best things in life come along when you least expect it.

05-28-2008, 10:08 AM	#6
JeffreyJames Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 16,013	Re: Shorpy... What a gem of a site huh? I mean the quality of the pictures is breathtaking. I would love to have a few or all of these prints for my home. Bookmarked. __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

05-28-2008, 10:15 AM	#7
Flea Grenade Inspector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Willmar, MN Posts: 127	Re: Shorpy... Thanks for sharing. I could look at those old pics for hours.

05-28-2008, 10:18 AM	#8
wbrw32 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: jefferson,tx Posts: 4,119	Re: Shorpy... Ryan...really appreciate this posting..very interesting as some of the photos were taken by one of my familys historian...Marion Post Wolcott Thanks again Bob Wolcott

05-28-2008, 10:30 AM	#9
bustedlifter Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Farmer City Posts: 755	Re: Shorpy... What kind of "cole" did they mine? "cole" Foster, "cole" Porter, just wondering.

05-28-2008, 10:31 AM	#10
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,687	Re: Shorpy... Man... I'm stupid. Thanks for the editing folks. __________________ Ryan Cochran "Skating the same line since 1976..." .................................................. .... www.jalopyjournal.com - www.garagejournal.com - www.gearjournal.com - www.fordbarn.com - www.DOGFIGHTmag.com

05-28-2008, 10:34 AM	#11
belair Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Brady TEXAS Posts: 4,285	Re: Shorpy... Cool pics. My grandpa was a coal miner/powder man in NW arkansas. A tough row to hoe. __________________ Every knee will bow H.A.M.B. Chapel 322 Naihead and complete stick set-up for sale

05-28-2008, 11:06 AM	#12
shadowmtkustomz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA/ Norfolk, VA Posts: 838	Re: Shorpy... Wow. I just spent over an hour on the site. The pictures are amazing. __________________ In Thrust We Trust 1950 Dodge Coronet w/ '66 Plymouth 273 V8 http://shadowmtkustomz.blogspot.com/ Scamps c.c. http://www.myspace.com/7cityscamps

05-28-2008, 11:21 AM	#13
Jeem Alliance Vendor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ....in the Valley of the SUN..... Posts: 5,641	Re: Shorpy... I'ma goin' ta check this site out with more scrutiny when I get the chance, looks awesome. tanks __________________ Galleria de Smeeth http://www.facebook.com/GalleriaDeSmeeth

05-28-2008, 11:57 AM	#14
Engine Pro 5X Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SAUSAGE CAPITOL US of A Posts: 4,199	Re: Shorpy... Man lot's of history on that sight. And the Belmont ladies fur!!,That thing still has teeth>>>>. __________________ GET IN THE TRUCK JETHRO!!! WE'RE GOING TO CALIFORNIA!!! SWIMMING POOLS!!! MOVIE STARS!!!***CAN I SHOW YOU MY BEST KIELBASA ???

05-28-2008, 12:58 PM	#15
54BOMB Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 2,003	Re: Shorpy... Life looked pretty hard back then, glad I didnt have live on a dirt floor and go to work in a mill at the age of 10. on a lighter note those alliance ads over the past few days have been pretty funny.

05-28-2008, 01:40 PM	#16
poorboy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,409	Re: Shorpy... cool site __________________ 54 Chevy

05-28-2008, 02:24 PM	#17
eddie1 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 472	Re: Shorpy... Thanks Ryan, just wasted my whole morning looking! Great find! __________________ Rescuing one dog may not change the world , but for that one dog the world will be changed forever.

05-28-2008, 03:05 PM	#18
Lost1 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: columbus,ohio Posts: 121	Re: Shorpy... Very cool! __________________ Road Hounds C. C.

05-28-2008, 03:05 PM	#19
justacarguy FNG Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Diego California Posts: 13	Re: Shorpy... I've been adding photos from Shorpy for about a year to my blog, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/ what a source of time capsule photography!

05-28-2008, 03:43 PM	#20
JamesG Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NLR, Arkansas Posts: 5,257	Re: Shorpy... I almost started a post on here with Ryan's first photo. It's creepy to me. But I didn't. Yea, Shorpy and plan59.com rock. Last edited by JamesG; 05-28-2008 at 08:04 PM.

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