What Happened to the Guy in Glasses?

From four to three people in a single photograph.  Well, it looks like the two ladies spent at least some of that day sitting in apple boxes that had been converted to push cars. 

Heartland

I've had this photo for years, and I didn't think I'd ever post it.  Anyway, while I'm not a big fan of Ken Burns, I've been watching a bit of his documentary series on country music.  It seems to me that if you're doing a series on country music, you'd include more performance footage.  Like maybe an actual complete song.  As I said, not a big fan.  While I was watching tonight's episode I remembered I had this photo in my collection.  It took me a bit to find it.  I've got a lot of boxes with photographs I haven't yet posted.  I looked up Heartland on Google.  I found a band by that name from Huntsville, Alabama, founded in 1996.  I have no date on this image, but the hair styles say seventies or eighties.  Too, the 309 area code is from Illinois, the actual heartland. 

Who Is This?

I know I've seen this man before.  I'm fairly certain  he's a character actor from the the 1950s?  Anyway, he looks like he's standing there, script in hand, waiting to rehearse. 

The Band

No, not The Band, the one with Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson.  It's just a photo of one of the many bands that came down the pike, and more than likely broke up a few years down the line.  If anyone recognizes these guys, leave a comment.  Of course I could be wrong.  For all I know these guys are bricklayers.

Tarzan

When I was a kid, I loved the old Tarzan movies.  Unless he's wearing a loincloth, he isn't Tarzan, on a fire escape or any place else.  Ahh. Ahhhh.

It's All In the Hat

I have to wear a hat because my hair isn't thick enough to prevent a sun burned scalp.  I hate wearing hats. 

Flashy Dressers

The couple on the right know how to draw attention to themselves. 

Davenport

I haven't put up a cabinet card in awhile, but I found this photo, originally from Davenport, Iowa, at an antique store in Hurricane, Utah, and I figured it would be a good one for the blog, so here it is.  I found a Facebook page dedicated to Davenport, Iowa and it had a very brief mention of photographer C. G. Haugh.  He had been an employee at Jarvis White & Co. for three years starting in 1887, then he set up his own photography studio which he sold to Bernard Berg in 1925.  That's it.  Basically, 35 years in business, and that's all there is. 

Take a close look at the girl in the center row, three over from the left.  At fist I thought there was a flaw in the image, but when I blew it up, it looked more like a birth defect of some kind, perhaps a cleft lip.  Maybe that's why she looks so unhappy at being photographed.  Maybe a school group, maybe a church group.