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Sunday, May 1, 2011

CDP Theme Day-Mailboxes


I went back into my archives for this photo from the Laws Railroad Museum
for my interpretation of CDP's Theme day Mailboxes


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21 comments:

  1. JimMay 1, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Great shot for theme day.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  2. Leif HagenMay 1, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Those ol' p.o. boxes totally remind me of my p.o. box at St. Olaf College --several years ago!

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  3. KaoriMay 1, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    Ooh, these mailboxes are very cool. Looks like something we'd see in an old B&W movie. Perfect for theme day :-D

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  4. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    What wonderful patterns they make.

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  5. VirginiaMay 1, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    IF I'd remembered, I'd have posted similar old mailboxes...but I didnt'.
    V

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  6. VirginiaMay 1, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    I forgot to add that I love the BW. Very vintage!
    V

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  7. TheChieftessMay 1, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Thanks JBar!!! No Star Trek mail here!!!

    Love those college memories Leif!!!

    Thank you Kaori! It's a post office display in the Laws Railroad Museum in Bishop CA...it's about circa 1800's!

    Thank you LadyFi!

    Like minds Virginia!!! Generally I forget about Theme Day too!!!

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  8. RandyMay 1, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    I love the old boxes. They have so much more character than the metal prison looking ones we have now. Great shot.

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  9. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comMay 1, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    this is a great shot and I remember these types of old mailboxes.

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  10. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Tres noir.

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  11. TheChieftessMay 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    I agree Randy!!! I'd enjoy going to this post office to pick up my mail!!!

    The post office in Glendale, where we used to live, was an old one and has boxes like these...always loved that post office!!!

    Thank you Hiker!! I love noir!!!!

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  12. LindaMay 1, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    I love the angle you shot them from. A great subject but around here they're just dull and boring.

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  13. TheChieftessMay 1, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Thanks Linda!!! But I'm sure if you took pics of your post office boxes up there you'd have an interesting take on them too!!!

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  14. genieMay 1, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Love the mailboxes. This is such a great shot. Glad you went into the archives to share it with us. I could look at it over and over again. Great work.

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  15. Oakland Daily PhotoMay 1, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Cool shot. Had a post office box for years and it had this elegant brass front.

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  16. caraMay 1, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Shot beautifully.

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  17. TheChieftessMay 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    Thanks Genie!!! It's one of my favorites!

    You're lucky OaklandDP! Not many of these around anymore!

    Thank you so much Cara...and thank your for visiting and commenting!

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  18. TrishMay 1, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    beautiful!

    my Grandpa used to have a PO box after he retired---I think as an excuse to get out of the house at least once a day. When the PO changed to keys, he bought the old box and kept it in his study.

    when I turned 18, I grabbed a PO box in SoPas, mostly because of their old dials. I still remember receiving a letter from a friend, now long dead, and standing on the steps out front, crying at the beauty of the letter. Not quite the same as opening an email from a friend...

    thanks for the memories!

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  19. TheChieftessMay 1, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    Those are lovely memories Trish...I'm glad my photo triggered them!

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  20. JustineMay 1, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    this is a fantastic shot, perfect for black and white.

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  21. TheChieftessMay 1, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    Thank you Justine!

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