“The first time I stopped at Cameron was when I had my 1946 Ford. It was going to be a long drive, from the South Rim all the way to Kanab. And so my father suggested we stop. We noticed…
From Joseph Ringer’s Journals: “June 9, 1945. Herb took us up to Hope Valley Calif to camp out there for the 1st time. It was cold so we all sleeped in the car & when we got up in the…
(click each photo to enlarge) Herb: One morning I took off from Reno to explore an old ghost town called Ludwig, near Yerington. While hunting through an old station, I heard a car motor wheezing over the rough steep hill,…
Wandering through ghost towns, away from the ‘real world. Herb’s “Day of Infamy” was very peaceful. (Click each image to enlarge.) To read the PDF version of this article, click here. Don’t forget the Zephyr ads! All links…
Jack W. Holley was born on May 7, 1872 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He served in the Spanish-American War, World War I, and spent many years at sea as a Merchant Marine and fisherman. He reportedly sailed around the world…
About a year before his death in December 1998, I spent some time with Herb at his home in Fallon, Nevada. He lived in a 42 foot “Smoker” house trailer that he purchased in the early 50s. One night as…
Sedona, Arizona. mid-50s & 2013 via Google Street-view MARBLE CANYON… 1950 & 2012 (Google) TONOPAH, NEVADA… 1942 & 2012 (Google) HERB RINGER came West from his home in New Jersey in 1939. Camera in hand, Herb captured the American West,…
RENO, NEVADA THEN (1944) & NOW (via Google Maps) HERB RINGER came West from his home in New Jersey in 1939. Camera in hand, Herb captured the American West, from the Canadian Border to the Rio Grande and…
Lately I’ve been posting a lot of herb’s images on the Zephyr facebook page. Readers seem especially fond of Herb’s 1950 Ford Woody. I’ve put together a collection of that wonderful car, at various locations around the West from 1950…
Winters in the West 1940’s Reno, Nevada. The snowy Nevada desert. Mt Rose Summit Herb’s father tosses his hat at Mt Rose Summit. To read the PDF version of this article, click here. Don’t forget the Zephyr ads! All links…