The Story of “Big” Bill Murphy Tonopah, Nevada – 23 February 1911 In the early morning of February 23 1911, fire broke out at level 1,666 deep within the Belmont Mine. With no time to spare a 28-year-old cage operator named Bill Murphy descended in the mine cage — twice Read more
Main Post Office, Tonopah Nevada Built in 1941, the downtown post office on Main Street in Tonopah, Nevada opened for business on the fateful date of December 7, 1941, the same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor. The architecture of the Tonopah post office is a 20th century style Read more
A grove of aspen trees standing near Lee Vining Creek along the Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park.
Straddling the California/Nevada border on U.S. Highway 395, the Coleville Post Office is nestled between the slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains and the West Walker River. The post office in Coleville was established in 1868…
Christmas Tree Bokeh (2022) Just for fun, our Christmas Tree rendered through my out-of-focus lens. #Bokeh #Christmas #ChristmasLights #ChristmasTree #F4 #Photo52 #2023
Winter Oak – A 100-year-old oak tree stands proud on a cold winter’s day in Kinton, Oregon.
Happy holidays to all from the Balogh’s! So long 2022, hello 2023!
1979 anyone? Love this old gear of mine. Back when JCPenney made flash units for 35mm SLR’s!
Restored in the 1980s this old red barn was built by the Henry Van Sickle who operated a hotel and pony express station at the foot of the Old Kingsbury Grade near Genoa, Nevada.
