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Re: [OM] A piece of history from Southern Illinois

Subject: Re: [OM] A piece of history from Southern Illinois
From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:28:02 -0500
The pixel count was pretty low, though.

On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Chuck Norcutt
<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm impressed not only with the photo but that you could dig up a
> digital rendition in short order.  :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 4/13/2013 3:41 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> All of these guys are too young to recall the other benefit of the covered
>> bridges.  Even as late as the 1930s, when I was a lad, in the southern USA,
>> many farm families made their way to town on Saturdays using a wagon pulled
>> by horses or mules.  They picked up supplies, visited with friends, and made
>> the trek home in the late afternoon.  When sudden rain showers came up, the
>> covered bridge was a welcome place to wait for better weather.
>>
>> Here is a family photo from the 1930s, showing the bridge across James
>> Creek, on Darracott Road, in Monroe County Mississippi.  I'm the young guy
>> in front.
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4357
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] A piece of history from Southern Illinois
>>
>>
>>> Thanks, Mike and Chuck.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> On 13 Apr 2013, at 17:41, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Why were bridges built like that?
>>>> To protect the wooden structure of the bride from the elements. (as
>>>> someone has probably already pointed out :) )
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