Tag: western

Dorothea Lange :: “Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op lives in what was once the ‘Jackknife Saloon.’ This type building is characteristic of early Idaho. The stagecoach used to stop here to change horses and for the refreshment of travellers. This was discontinued in 1914.”

Gem County, Idaho, October 1939.  Medium format nitrate negative .Farm Security Administration. / src: Shorpy

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Studio portrait photograph of silent film actress Natalie Kingston. Dressed in a sophisticated Western style with feather boa and picture hat, 1920′s /  The press snipe reads: “PUEBLO DAYS OF CALIFORNIA –– when picture hats and sweeping plumes signified the nobility of the WEST –– are reflected in this picturesque pose of Natalie Kingston, First National featured player. Natalie is truly Filmland’s daughter of the dons; her grandsire was General Mariano Vallejo.” / source: eBay