“Strike While the Iron Is Hot”
Tag: vintage
Road Pavers
On a brick street I noticed bricks made by different companies. 
Coaldale block company has been in business since 1899 located in Alabama. 
Agusta Block has been in business since 1946 located in South Carolina.
Model A Hood Ornament
How They Use To Send Emails Back In The Day!
I was able to obtain this telegraph and vintage telegrams!
Urlin & Pfeifer Photographers
This photograph was taken by Urlin & Pfeifer’s Photo Palace in Columbus, Ohio . John A. Pfeifer (1859-1932) was active in the Columbus area from 1882 to at least 1913. For much of that time, he was partners with George C. Urlin (1854-1942). Urlin was active in Columbus between 1873 and 1887. The reverse of this cabinet card offers an interesting back stamp that highlights some of the medals the pair received for their photographic work. The latest date noted on these medals is 1887, which reveals that this cabinet card was photographed sometime during or after 1887.
My Vintage 1972 Schwinn Bicycle.
Picked this up recently put new tires,tubes and greased everything up and it rides pretty good for a 49 year old bike!
Amount Purchased
AMoiunt
Bradley’s Country Store!
I recently visited Bradley’s Country Store, a 1927 family owned and operated general store, specializes in making the finest Homemade Sausage available using a century old secret family recipe. Grits and Cornmeal are also ground on site in the historic mill house. They are located 12 miles north of Tallahassee, Florida.
Goofy Golf
Recently visited one of the oldest surviving “Goofy Golf” courses located in Fort Walton Beach Florida it was constructed in 1958 and has been open ever since.
Photographer F.W.Guerin
This is one of my cabinet cards that was done by Photographer F. W. Guerin, 12th Street & Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1890. 
Fitz William Guerin was born in Dublin, Ireland, March 17, 1846. His parents were both born in France. The family arrived in the United States in 1849. Guerin is listed as a photographer in St. Louis in both the 1880 and 1900 census. He served in Company A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, during the Civil War. He married D Ella Bell, July 3, 1879.
He was an accomplished and successful photographer, He won a Medal at World’s Exposition, Paris, 1878; Highest Prize at the Photographic Convention, Cincinnati, 1884; Gold Medal at the World’s Exposition, New Orleans, 1885; Diamond Medal at the Photographic Convention, Chicago, 1887; Medal at the World’s Exposition, Paris, 1889.
A further search of the internet revealed that Fitz W. Guerin was regarded as one of the two best photographers to ever work in St. Louis. Most of his work was society portraiture. Guerin was also a winner of the Congressional Medal Of Honor, for bravery in combat, April 28 & 29, 1863. It was during the Civil War that he became interested in photography, having come in contact with battlefield photographers. He worked for several established photographers, learning the methods of each, prior to opening his own studio in 1876.