The Pride Of Pensacola Frisco 1355!

~ Tim Jeffers

From a recent trip to Pensacola Florida.

The train-turned-statue that rests in the median of West Garden Street is Engine No. 1355, also called the Pride of Pensacola. It is an 84-foot long steam locomotive and tender (fuel carrying car).

The engine was built in 1912 by the American Locomotive Company. It stayed in service for the Saint Louis – San Francisco Railway Company (nicknamed The Frisco) until it was retired in 1956.

After more than 40 years of service, the mileage on the antique odometer reads 1,148,534 — the equivalent of traveling around the world 46 times.
In 1957, Frisco Lines donated the engine to the city of Pensacola to stand as a monument to local port and railway history.

Photography Now and Then.

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I saw this infographic showing how smartphone cameras have impacted the way people take and view photos. It’s a then-and-now comparison of three simple measures: pictures taken, pictures developed, and pictures looked at.

Instead of taking  and cherishing a precious handful of photos, people are accumulating  troves of digital images that they may never lay eyes on ever again. Print out those special photos so others can have them  years from now.

 

Meier & Frank Portland Oregon

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I was able to obtain some 5 x 7 BW negatives of  advertising photos from the 1930’s for the Meier and Frank Department store in Portland, Oregon.

Here is a link to the history of the store. http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/meier___frank.html