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THE WASHOE MARKET in RENO, NEVADA...
For
a quarter century, Herb worked at a small grocery store, at times six
days a week, until he couldn't stand it anymore. Then he'd quit, take
another long trip with his parents, and eventually return to Reno.
He
always got his job back. "They knew I was a hard worker and after a
while, they got used to me taking off. I never had to worry about
looking for another place to work."
In
his mid-6os, after suffering a near fatal heart attack, Herb retired.
He lived another 20 years and traveled almost a million miles, back
and forth across America.
HERB
RINGER came West from his home in New Jersey in 1939. He never
lookedback. With camera in hand, Herb photographed the American West,
from the CanadianBorder to the Rio Grande and from the Big Sur coast to
the High Plains.
We
believe Herb's collection of Life in the West is one of the finest. His
work has been published in The Zephyr for 20 years. I am pleased
finally, to offer Herb's photographs in color. We are also building a
new 'album' of his work, elsewhere on this site.
My dear friend died on December 11,1998... JS
RAILWAY STATION in CARSON CITY, NEVADA. Late 1940s...