© Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken
Bob Kisken
Selz Royal Blue Shoes – Whitehall, Illinois – Bob Kisken & E. Leatherberry
© Bob Kisken
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Arizona Journal-Miner March 19, 1905
The Gazette Times - June 4, 1908
Selz Royal Blue, N.H. Putnam, Kentucky, Lebanon © E. Leatherberry - Flickr
Selz “Royal Blue” shoes were manufactured by a German immigrant, Rolf Selz. The company closed in the late 1940s. It is said the the Selz Company made a pair of shoes for Queen Elizabeth giving it the right to use the word “Royal” in advertisements. – Leatherberry
Selz Royal Blue Shoes, Texas, Hillsboro © E. Leatherberry - Flickr
Stovewood Barns & Finnish Archives – Bob Kisken in Munising, MI – Upper Peninsula
© Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken
I think some of you have seen these but not in black and white. This is a stovewood chicken coop built by a Finn in the 30s. It is near Munising Michigan. cheers bob
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Scan courtesy of Bob Kisken
Scan courtesy of Bob Kisken
Previous posting of Bob Kisken’s shots of stovewood barns in color.
Hobo Days – Britt, Iowa – Bob Kisken
"These are pictures of the Hobo Days in Britt Iowa. It is held there every year in August. Among other things they do is elect the Hobo king and queen for the next year. These are 2 picture I took there. Will start to do more people in black & white. cheers bob" © Bob Kisken
Go to National Hobo Museum for more info.
Matthew Shepard Died Ten Years Ago Tomorrow
More about the “lynching” of a young gay American.
Other Fading Ad postings relating to Matthew Shepard.
