by stiles • • Comments Off on Herb Ringer’s American West: Vail Pass, Colorado. 1963
Old U.S. 6, now swallowed up by Interstate 70. 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 from the…
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HOLE “N” THE ROCK 1950 The Dream of Albert Christensen, Hole N the Rock, is still open 7 days a week FOR MORE ON HOLE N THE ROCK, FOLLOW THESE LINKS… THE UNITY MONUMENT: The ‘Hole n” the Rock’ Creator’s…
by stiles • • Comments Off on Herb Ringer’s American West: June 1, 1950. THE DAY HERB MET ‘THE GOAT MAN’
Thursday morning. June 1, 1950 In early June 1950, Herb and his parents, Joseph and Sadie Ringer, crossed the original river bridge and paused on the south side to take a few photographs. As he returned to his Ford Woodie,…
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THE COLORADO RIVER BRIDGE at Moab, Utah. Herb and his parents first passed though Moab on June 1, 1950. It was a blistering hot day, but the Ringers found the shade along the river a refreshing break from the…
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‘SUMMER CAMP’ 1944-1952 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 from the Big Sur coast to the High…
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 from the Big Sur coast to the High Plains. We…
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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 from the Big Sur coast to the High Plains. We believe…
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Visitation at The Grand Canyon approached 5 million in 2014 and the numbers are expected to go even higher this year. But in the 1950s, in the years just after World War II, the pace was a lot slower. Here…
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In the last years of Herb Ringer’s life, he began to lose his eyesight from macular degeneration. There were many photographs he wanted to caption but blindness had stopped him. But Herb was convinced he would remember the photos, if…
by stiles • • Comments Off on Herb Ringer’s American West: ‘THE SMALL TOWNS of the RURAL WEST in the 1950s’ Part 1…Photos by Herb Ringer.
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 from the Big Sur coast to the High Plains. We believe…