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Subject: [Leica] Ashby to Ashuelot, MA in Infrared
From: jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:24:29 -0400
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Thanks Jim.

The difference in costs over the years always surprises me because it 
readily demonstrates the inflation over the years.

Last week I told one of my grandsons that i remember when Hershey bars 
cost only 5 cents.

Jim


On 10/8/12 8:58 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Here is another bit of information.  I searched online for information 
> on the bridge.  I found a nicely typed document:
>
> Bridges of the Upper Tombigbee River Valley
> Historic American Engineering Record
> National Park Service
> Department of Interior
> Washington, D.C.
>
> It gives more than 100 pages of information on bridges over the years, 
> and the reasons and politics behind them, especially during the 
> Reconstruction years in North Mississippi.
>
> The James Creek bridge was built primarily because there was a 
> stagecoach line that made regular trips north from Columbus, MS to the 
> upper reaches of the state near the Tennessee River.  This stage had 
> to pass over James Creek.
>
> While the bridge was probably rebuilt over the years, it is 
> interesting to read the following quote.  "The bridge on the 
> Columbus-Aberdeen road over James creek cost $500 in 1844; the 
> covering cost an additional $345 in 1849."
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <jim at hemenway.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ashby to Ashuelot, MA in Infrared
>
>
>> Nice family treasure.  Thanks for showing it.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> On 10/8/12 5:30 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> Here is a scan of a family snapshot, from the late 1930s, showing 
>>> the covered bridge over James Creek, south of Aberdeen, Monroe 
>>> County, Mississippi.
>>>
>>> I'm the young fellow in the front row.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Covered+Bridge+in+Mississippi.jpg.html
>>>  
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <jim at hemenway.com>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 3:48 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ashby to Ashuelot, MA in Infrared
>>>
>>>
>>>> AND Alabama?
>>>>
>>>> Whoda guessed there would be so many...
>>>>
>>>> Kyle should do a book, Unarmed Covered Bridges all over America.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking Tina. The last one seems serene to me, almost as 
>>>> if it's waiting for something to happen
>>>>
>>>> Thursday is supposed to be sunny and clear here.  I think that at 
>>>> this time of year that forecast takes on a whole different meaning 
>>>> up here than it does in the very southern states.
>>>>
>>>> At any rate, if it is a nice day, then I'm going to bring the R8 
>>>> and the 11x14 out to Ashuelot, about 90 miles, to take some shots 
>>>> of the abandoned railroad station.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/8/12 10:05 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>>>> We had covered bridges in Alabama, too.  Love the infrared.  My 
>>>>> favorite is
>>>>> the last one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tina
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Jim Hemenway<jim at hemenway.com>  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jim:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for looking.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i wasn't aware of any covered bridges as far south as 
>>>>>> Mississippi, having
>>>>>> been told years ago that they existed to protect their 
>>>>>> underpinnings from
>>>>>> snow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/7/12 10:12 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ashuelot Covered Bridge does it for me, Jim.  I have always had 
>>>>>>> a soft
>>>>>>> spot for covered bridges.  I grew up about a mile south of one, in
>>>>>>> Mississippi. My great-grandfather, a Connecticut Yankee, came to
>>>>>>> Mississippi before the Civil War and built bridges and other 
>>>>>>> things.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway"<jim at 
>>>>>>> hemenway.com>
>>>>>>> To: "LUG"<lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 8:46 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] Ashby to Ashuelot, MA in Infrared
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   Tomorrow is Columbus Day and it's especially observed here in New
>>>>>>>> England. The Leaf Peepers are everywhere and a lot of mountains 
>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>> climbed. Mount Monadic looks like the Sermon on the Mount by 
>>>>>>>> mid day. It's
>>>>>>>> said to be the second most climbed in the world after Mount Fuji.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm still catching up on doing a years+ worth of scanning and 
>>>>>>>> working my
>>>>>>>> raw files.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So here's some of my photos from Columbus day a ago for your 
>>>>>>>> viewing
>>>>>>>> pleasure.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.half-fast.com/**10082011-Ashby-Ashuelot-ISDS-**IR/<http://www.half-fast.com/10082011-Ashby-Ashuelot-ISDS-IR/>
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>>>
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