Petri Skriko

 

Once again, I haven't started collecting sports cards.  Collecting is an addiction, less expensive and healthier than heroin, but it can take over your life, so no sports cards.  I am, however, the type of person who picks up things off of the street, and when I saw this hockey card, I decided to save it for the Stanley Cup finals.  Anyway, there are two types of sports fans.  Those who stay loyal to the teams they grew up with, and those who don't.  I've lived in Los Angles more than half of my life, but I still root for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins.  The Penguins didn't get into the finals, so the best I'm hoping for are good games.  Halfway through the first period, Carolina 2, Vegas 0.  

So, in honor of the Cup, Petri Skriko, born in Finland, drafted by the Vancouver Canucks and played for them from 1984 to 1990.  In 1990 he was traded to the Boston Bruins, and then to the Winnipeg Jets, and finally his NHL career ended in San Jose, playing for the Sharks in 1993.  He also played professionally in Finland, and Denmark, as well as for the Finnish national team.  He is tenth all time in goals scored for the Canucks.  A good career, but not hall of fame. 

Soldiers and Sailors

  

The man in front is in his army uniform, and the man on the right is all navy.  At least that's what the bit of his collar, the only bit of clothing that can be seen, looks like. How about the man just behind the woman with the fur stole?  An all-military reunion?  Almost certainly from World War 2. 

T.C.W. CO.

  

What is the T.C. W. Co.?  It's in the lower left corner, so maybe this isn't a school class photo.  It probably is.  All the children look like they are around the same age, and they are in the classic class photo setup.  Also, 2908, which is also visible in the lower left corner.  Is that a date?  August 1929?  The clothing and hair look right for that era.   

A Vacation in Hamburg 12

 

Well, I haven't been posting anything for a while, and my only excuse is sheer laziness.  I just haven't felt like it.  So, now that I'm back, I thought it was time to put up the final five photographs from the Hamburg Vacation Collection.  (Go to labels and click on that to see the lot.  There's no rhyme or reason to the order, so start anywhere.)  To recap, if I were to give an honest name to this blog, it would be The Newly Purchased Photography.  Almost all of the photos I put up have been bought in antique stores, thrift stores, or online.  Once in a while, however, I actually do find old photos, and this collection is an example of that.  I was walking along the street, and there it was.  Color snapshots taken in Hamburg, Germany blowing around, and envelopes of old negatives.  I thought about digging out the light box and matching up the prints to the negs, but I was worried that, on my limited income, I'd end up spending money on having prints made from any negatives that I couldn't match to a photo, so I didn't.      

Charlie Puleo

 

No, I haven't started collecting sports cards, and if I were to, I wouldn't buy one in such lousy condition.  I was out riding my bicycle today, and there it was, lying on the street, and clearly the worse for wear.  Anyway, I have an appreciation for players like Charlie Puleo.  He played in parts of nine seasons, had 387 strikeouts, which isn't all that bad.  Also, a so-so 4.25 career ERA, and a 29-39 record.  He played for the Mets, Reds, and Braves.  He was born in 1955, he is still alive, and while he never became a star, he has nothing to regret, either.  Let's hear it for the journeymen. 

Faded Friends

 

I have a few more faded prints in the box, but I'm going to move on for a bit to other things.  I think, but I'm not sure, that at least some of this series come from the same source. 

Faded Ladies

   

Returning to the faded photos series.  I think youngish ladies, though the image is so faded I can't be sure.