That’s a nice find. Old film that held up. I don’t think I have any missing
cameras so it’s not likely to happen to me.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Apr 10, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A few days ago, I noticed that my Bessa R2a had a roll of BW400CN in it, from
> some time ago. I got it processed by a local lab and checked out the images.
>
> Tullahoma owes its existence to the railroad connecting Nashville and
> Chattanooga. Though the depot is closed now, it once did a bustling
> business. During the Civil War, there was a field hospital here, and a local
> cemetery contains the remains from both sides. The railroad and depot divide
> Atlantic Street into parallel two-way streets, making it one of the widest
> streets in the US, according to local postcards. There is still a branch
> line coming into the main tracks, along with sidings, so switching is a
> common hindrance to cross-town traffic.
>
> The switches are set manually:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Switching+7.jpg.html
>
> Four-locomotive teams are not uncommon:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Engines+9.jpg.html
>
> The final image is from the airport, where, on some forgotten visit, I spied
> a Piper Tripacer in the same paint scheme as the one I flew for a number of
> years. I had to grab an image:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tripacer+10.jpg.html
>
> I'm not sure what lenses were in use when these images were made.
--
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