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Yesterday Today Tribute

Yesterday Today Tribute

2 жыл бұрын

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@orionwarren4244
@orionwarren4244 2 жыл бұрын
I know that life was tough back then for a lot of folks but a life of honest hard work and little 'nonsense' to distract or waste time fretting over, a sense of peace and contentment is what I take from these times, in contrast to today when people don't have enough to thoroughly occupy their minds and body with the internet and information age usurping common sense and valuable time!
@fredrickmarsiello4395
@fredrickmarsiello4395 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, but perhaps there was a tradeoff. The pioneers wanted to escape the petty restrictions of "Civilization" back east, as much as to seek their fortune, believe me would never think it was a walk in the park for them.
@dredbud9272
@dredbud9272 2 жыл бұрын
And we find you here on KZbin
@debbylou5729
@debbylou5729 2 жыл бұрын
What modern you assumes is ‘peace and contentment’. You couldn’t be more wrong….gad
@kina18
@kina18 2 жыл бұрын
In the comments of every life in the past video there's always someone claiming it was a better time than the present cause the internet. Smh
@MrShobar
@MrShobar 2 жыл бұрын
"...in contrast to today when people don't have enough to thoroughly occupy their minds and body..." So this is where we find YOU?
@zacharyrome3432
@zacharyrome3432 2 жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING music !
@chrisloomis1489
@chrisloomis1489 2 жыл бұрын
I am so BLESSED ; thank you for bringing back my youth as a MINING / OIL FIELD DELIVERY , SEMI TRUCK // Off Road DRIVER … I was so Blessed to see the REAL WEST , 39 to 45 years after these photo’s were taken , reaching in with my eyes…. The terrain is correct and as a Photographer , using 4 x 5 Field and Press cameras , as well as my 35mm equipment I am able to : SCALE the images , and SEE where I was and the old towns , before Re grading and side walks , and paved streets. Ha ha … Montana , and Wyoming in some places had not changed much in the small towns like Down town RAWLINS , and OURAY , even RIFLE and MEEKER were still small. So many beautiful adventures in my 20’s as a Driver …in the WESTERN ROCKIE MOUNTAIN USA .. I will always treasure those fond memories, and the kind people and interesting character’s I had known. The 1980’s an Amazing time… to be Young and free to travel in my work.
@robertromero8692
@robertromero8692 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Colorado, so I appreciated the pictures of towns there. I've been to almost all of them.
@nonacrane491
@nonacrane491 Жыл бұрын
I was born in Co. Springs, 1949, probably visited these places as a child, and still vaguely remember some the old towns. Wild, hauntingly beautiful country. I was inCripple Creek visiting relatives quite a few times, another old mining town! Saw lots of ‘fool’s gold’ specimens.
@Ann65.
@Ann65. 2 жыл бұрын
Once more, a wonderful array of photos depicting the reality of how people lived. Thank you.
@jerrymartin3965
@jerrymartin3965 2 жыл бұрын
The music from these videos has become as important as the photos for me. Love it.
@kengoodwin5838
@kengoodwin5838 2 жыл бұрын
Nice shots. Real nice.
@eddavis447
@eddavis447 9 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the Colorado pictures. I was raised in Durango Colorado and spent a lot of time in Silverton... Very Special!
@hanschenk8256
@hanschenk8256 2 жыл бұрын
THE PHOTOS ARE EXCELLENT SOO CLEAR BEST I HAVE SEEN
@stevesmith3556
@stevesmith3556 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing these. I live in Colorado and was interesting to see what was still here
@timothyweiss619
@timothyweiss619 9 ай бұрын
Awesome pictures of Colorado where I had the pleasure of visiting. Nice job. Thanks
@tonimonteith8125
@tonimonteith8125 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the wonderful pictures. ❤️
@Nunofurdambiznez
@Nunofurdambiznez 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect music for these awesome pix!! Excellent job putting this together, a true winner!
@Northstar244
@Northstar244 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful set of shots....I can't believe how sharp they are!
@hikerx9366
@hikerx9366 2 жыл бұрын
Although all the photos were exceptional I was impressed with the picture of your Great Uncle Art Moss and friend complete with 6 shooters intact. Thanks so much for the additional photos.
@walteradamski5169
@walteradamski5169 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating pics of the history of the USA. When I was 4 I spent a yr. living in CO, and remember it fondly. It's so sad to see what our country has become.
@tamaramorton8812
@tamaramorton8812 Жыл бұрын
What’s so sad? Literally, everything is better these days; more representative voting, wealth spread much more evenly throughout the country and it’s a big country, better dental and medical care and getting better all the time, more responsible policing to name a few.
@smiley800
@smiley800 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time and putting this together. I always enjoy the videos you post. I will sit here, pause the video and just study the images.
@arthurscott4467
@arthurscott4467 2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful ride through time ,one can almost here and feel the life ebbing as the gold and silver played out and the people drifted away from their home towns searching ,and reeling from the pain of starting over. A vivid reminder of just how fleeting life is . Thanks again for the ride.
@robertfitch310
@robertfitch310 Жыл бұрын
So great to see photos of Leadville, Colorado! My father-in Law was born there in 1921, and raised there as well. We have a few paintings of Leadville from his brother that hang on the walls of our log cabin here in the coastal redwoods of the Santa Cruz mountains (Bonny Doon) ⛰👨‍🌾🌲✝️
@kariivins-senft9302
@kariivins-senft9302 2 жыл бұрын
I love this channel, thank you 😊
@kathryngehrke3922
@kathryngehrke3922 Жыл бұрын
In the 50's I was a cowgirl , a real 5 year old cowgirl! I would go to Denver to spend time with my grandma and I wanted to go to Silverton and Georgetown with my cowboy boots, cowboy hat and my cap guns in their holsters! Now, I am 75 and I have some silly pictures. Thanks ☺😢 for the memories.
@tenbroeck1958
@tenbroeck1958 2 жыл бұрын
My father's side of the family is from Colorado, so this is awesome.
@davidm4160
@davidm4160 Жыл бұрын
I like how you gave us enough time to read the caption AND study the picture. Very nice.
@richardsmith9609
@richardsmith9609 11 ай бұрын
This is a fabulous collection of pictures!!! I have lived out west my entire life (I am now 70 years old) and have been to just about all of these places. I am from Colorado and have travelled all over the state for years. The pictures of Silverton, Central City, Georgetown and Leadville are particularly interesting. I have lived in Nevada for 27 years and frequently spend time in the Ruby Mountains and Ruby Lakes. Fort Ruby was located on the southern and of Ruby Lake and there is a marker there but other than a few rocks left from the foundation you wouldn't know it ever existed. It was also a Pony Express Station and recently they are thinking of reconstructing part of the fort and station for historical value. Living in Colorado I frequented the state of Wyoming many, many times. All the small ranch and farm towns are pretty much long gone now. and the only way you know they were there is because of the dirt tracks you see crossing the prairie. I used to fish in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming in the early 1970's and scattered around were the remains of cabins and homesteads. There were still the remains of fences and an occasional pile of wood that was once a wagon. The funny thing is that the Colorado towns which are pictured in the video have all come back from being ghost towns and are now thriving tourist attractions full of people especially in the summer months. I have watched the western United States change over the years and I must say it has been for the better.
@patriciafeehan7732
@patriciafeehan7732 2 жыл бұрын
No telephone, no electricity, no television, no internet - it was paradise.
@billhosko7723
@billhosko7723 2 жыл бұрын
@@meangene98 Good grief.
@WitchKing-Of-Angmar
@WitchKing-Of-Angmar 2 жыл бұрын
Telephone (check), electricity (check), definitely televisions (check), and no internet. That was paradise, this isn't 1841, it clearly said 1941, Is that how unadvanced you thought the 20th century was?
@riverraisin1
@riverraisin1 Жыл бұрын
Says someone posting a comment using modern tech.
@markgoostree6334
@markgoostree6334 Жыл бұрын
Old pictures from anywhere are fun to see. Thanks for taking the time to put this together! Those last few really were too good to leave out.
@davegroves1924
@davegroves1924 9 ай бұрын
For those who think of "better and simpler times". Yeah, sure. Thanks for these great photos!!!!
@richardyoung4616
@richardyoung4616 2 жыл бұрын
These are fantastic. Thank you
@barryrudge1576
@barryrudge1576 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful old photos and some of those old houses are to die for in style and detailed finish
@skeetersaurus6249
@skeetersaurus6249 2 жыл бұрын
ROFL...live in them...it would change your perspective. I grew up in a house quite-similar to several shown here. Yes, solid wood, good nails...could withstand amazing windstorms...BUT...your 'insulation' was layered newspapers in the walls (if you HAD double-walls on your home...some, did not). Sun and wind 'shrink the boards'...so over time, you find a calm time between spring-and-summer, you take ALL THE OUTER BOARDING OFF...re-space it, and nail it back on! Outhouses-scorpions-and-rattlers are NOT to be under-rated, either! Few houses pre-WWII had plumbing, other than maybe a hand-pump at the sink, too. As for 'a house in that style'...you can have that today. The Amish and Mennonites will build a 'salt-box' house for you REALLY CHEAP, if you have a lot with standing timber, they'll bring and use their own, and you give them cut-rights to your trees...they have sawmills to process it...(just mark your good 'hardwoods', like walnut, cherry, etc...because they KNOW the value, and they'll take it first). Only big catch: You have to provide them accommodations on the grounds to camp and provide them all the food they will consume...their 'crew' can eat like a herd of horses, too! 100-lbs of dried beans, 50-lbs corn meal, etc. (they will bring a cook). Friend of mine did this in 1999, two story house reminiscent of 1940 architecture, with porch and stairs, cost him $19,400...with wood swap-out, no interior (he finished his own interior...and they will ask you, so they know whether to take a 'week break' while you run your electrical and plumbing...which they can, but prefer not to do).
@WitchKing-Of-Angmar
@WitchKing-Of-Angmar 2 жыл бұрын
@@skeetersaurus6249 That was a terrible point in almost everything you said. We are talking about craftman manors from the 1870s to 1900s.
@riverraisin1
@riverraisin1 Жыл бұрын
It's so sad to see that beautiful scroll-work rotting away due to neglect. To replace it would cost an arm and a leg today.
@jerryshepherd1645
@jerryshepherd1645 7 ай бұрын
Man I enjoy this great job thank you for sharing
@jeremyhorne5252
@jeremyhorne5252 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks especially for the last few from the late 1800s.
@tonimactavish9937
@tonimactavish9937 Жыл бұрын
I could watch these forever.
@robokat36
@robokat36 2 жыл бұрын
My siblings and I went to a one room school house in Wyoming outside of Casper one year. One teacher for all. I was the only one in second grade, and I would often leave and run home without telling the teacher. We came from West Texas to Wyoming, city school to country. From dresses to jeans. and horses! The horses were the best part! Many years ago! In the early 1960's
@philipe7937
@philipe7937 2 жыл бұрын
Great photos, makes me feel like I’m there.
@wbcook1000
@wbcook1000 Жыл бұрын
Nice pictures! Sharpness and contrast in black and white let us see details of rural towns after the mining business ran dry. Quiet, lonely places many of which are still there today. My mother was raised in the ghost town of Pony, Montana, and some of the old homes and public buildings are still standing, just like the ones in this video.
@skeetersaurus6249
@skeetersaurus6249 2 жыл бұрын
Though much younger than the photos here (I'm in my 60's), I grew up in West Texas...and many of the things from my childhood were quite similar, in many respects. There were still general stores, horses tied-off in front of stores, board-and-batten houses, quite a few old 30's and 40's cars still being used (daily) in the streets, and 'tall-slim' cowhands around. Our general store was pretty-much a 'one-stop', where you could have 'Sears & Roebuck' orders delivered to (mail was general delivery to the post office then), and I won't ever forget the big candy jugs on the counter...a piece of hard-rock candy for $0.01, a twist-wrap of 'Double Bubble' chewing gum for $0.02...and many times, I'd be caught short to get the 'Double Bubble'...only to have the owner (who lived in his apartment-home on the 2nd floor of this giant store, so it seemed), 'spot me' the extra penny until my dad came in (I also learned the valuable lesson of 'borrowing without asking dad first', upon running up 'an account' of $0.22 that he wasn't aware of). Of course, where you saw me, you saw my dog 'Joe'...a Redbone Coon Hound (it was so hot in the summer, most of our dogs were 'built like him'...)...I had to 'leave him on the porch by the soda chest (an ice-bath Coca Cola cooler)...he couldn't come in, he'd always go to the candy bar isle and steal Mars bars...that I couldn't afford. In the back of the store, all the old men would sit back there in the winter, beside what was one of the largest 'pot belly stoves' I've ever seen in my life...I was told it came from Colorado...it was 5-feet tall, 3-feet in diameter, and once kindled from empty, took almost a quarter-cord of wood to 'fill up'...but it heated the whole place! The old men in the winter would sit back there for hours, smoking pipes, cigars, chewing-and-spitting in one of two giant brass spittoons. 'No snakes, no betting' sign hung over where they sat...which is quite humorous as to the origin of that sign, now that I look back on it. Times were simple, but hard back then...many young men in my time would get out of high school and head for the oil fields afterwards...and 'welfare' were for those that 'were touched', or that were very old or obviously disabled (paraplegic, etc.).
@skeetersaurus6249
@skeetersaurus6249 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, my bad...that old stove took a 1/4 Rick of wood...not a 1/4 Cord (my god, that would be a LOT of wood! I think now that most refer to it as a Face Cord).
@jayarajjohnson2476
@jayarajjohnson2476 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Nostalgia...
@stevesmom9868
@stevesmom9868 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@jimschuman9926
@jimschuman9926 Жыл бұрын
I could sit for days, listening to older folks (I’m 58) talk about the “ good ole days “ and their memories/ nostalgia of growing up. Today sucks!
@johnreidy2804
@johnreidy2804 Жыл бұрын
Times were better then my friend. The new democrat party is wrecking this nation
@davidkimmel4216
@davidkimmel4216 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Thank You
@McFlys64
@McFlys64 2 жыл бұрын
You used all four of my favorite songs for this one! 😉👍. Great job, really enjoyed it! 🥰
@johnmckenna8989
@johnmckenna8989 Жыл бұрын
This was very interesting for me, not just because of the subjects but of knowing what made the photographs so great....I used a sheet film 4x5 press camera for years....This type of large format view camera has the capability of correcting for converging lines, making the walls of buildings true and parallel ....The photographer would be viewing these images upside down in his camera as well....Great care was taken even in the simplest of these images....And such depth and clarity is the hallmark of those 'antique' cameras......I am at peace, thank you...
@leem200
@leem200 Жыл бұрын
Perfect the way it is. Music is good with the photos. Totally enjoyed it. Amazing how much our world has changed. Peace!
@patriciahill4492
@patriciahill4492 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful pictures. I'm old enough to have experienced some of what was shown. Nice memories. Music is lovely. Your channel is very relaxing. Thank you 😊
@googoo-gjoob
@googoo-gjoob Жыл бұрын
thank you... that was _wonderful_
@SheilaP595
@SheilaP595 Жыл бұрын
Thank you ever so much for the walk down memory lane. I've been to quite a few of those places as we camped a lot every summer, my mum and dad loved getting out to see the history.
@Jamestele1
@Jamestele1 11 ай бұрын
My people settled in Placerville, Colorado. My father's graduation class was about 80 people. His step-father was a miner. What a different life and different world from the one I grew up in! I was the first kid in my Northern Virginia neighborhood to have a home computer in 1981. Before disks, we have cassette tapes with games on them. Sounded like 1990s dial-up when I wanted to load a game to play. This is one of my favorite things on the internet.
@jimschuman9926
@jimschuman9926 Жыл бұрын
I could sit for days listening to older people (I’m 58) talk about their lives growing up. Their memories and nostalgia about how things used to be. In a nutshell imo… today sucks.
@drpeterc12
@drpeterc12 2 жыл бұрын
Unbelievably artistic photos on display. You just want to be transported back into a better world!!!
@marknelson5929
@marknelson5929 Жыл бұрын
Superb photos! Thanks.
@Charlie-xp9lq
@Charlie-xp9lq 2 жыл бұрын
That was fantastic, thank you for putting that together.
@snakebait5118
@snakebait5118 2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos! Keep em' coming!
@donloughrey1615
@donloughrey1615 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. While I look at these photos, I also have Google maps running. On street view I have found some spots pretty close to where the photo was taken. Thanks again, please keep them coming.
@joyberk1624
@joyberk1624 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed these pics. Thanks for sharing
@leonardlloyd1089
@leonardlloyd1089 Жыл бұрын
the people who lived in this era were truly, America's greatest generation. They were simple, honest, hard working, Patriots. They loved their god, AND COUNTRY. They were willing to voluntarily defend them all with their lives. Sadly, unlike most people today.
@holidays4825
@holidays4825 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful old photos, thank you!
@mariehov1
@mariehov1 2 жыл бұрын
Very, very, very nice pictures. Museum class.
@pascalt9655
@pascalt9655 Жыл бұрын
So interesting! Thanks a lot.
@vbee3571
@vbee3571 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed these!
@riverraisin1
@riverraisin1 Жыл бұрын
A most enjoyable collection of photographs.
@speedracer3104
@speedracer3104 2 жыл бұрын
That one of the sheep herder in Douglas co.Nev. looks to be south of Carson city or Minden area, the camera is looking west and I'd say it was taken in March/April judging by that rare white stuff on the mtns.
@marymcmahon659
@marymcmahon659 2 жыл бұрын
I moved out to Colorado 50 years ago and I loved going to Central City. It was a beautiful town. Now it's like a mini Las Vegas just casinos everywhere. It's so sad.
@rvasquez8057
@rvasquez8057 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding photographs of our history. They say photography is a dying art, I certainly hope not because every photo saved is a moment in history that is preserved for us to understand and cherish. Great video. Please share more.
2 жыл бұрын
These are wonderful images!
@2quintly
@2quintly Жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Real American.
@funkibloo3811
@funkibloo3811 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you❗️🥰
@billmitch920
@billmitch920 Жыл бұрын
(from Bolivia) thank you for the wonderful education via photos
@YesterdayTodayTribute
@YesterdayTodayTribute Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked them!
@evewright1102
@evewright1102 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see someone elses history and country, back in the olden days when you worked for every little thing just to survive, not like the modern world we have today.
@richard2720
@richard2720 4 ай бұрын
Thanks I always enjoy this type of photo history. Thanks
@richard2720
@richard2720 4 ай бұрын
Ps I grew up in c springs and still miss the towns of the mountains
@rolandemartin854
@rolandemartin854 2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing lots of those old abandoned houses from northeast Colorado to south central Nebraska. Also many abandoned barns as well.
@tamaramorton8812
@tamaramorton8812 Жыл бұрын
The pictures are very interesting to look at but I have to say, I enjoy the music very much, too. I’ve heard it a lot in other videos but I still like it.
@louisehans9771
@louisehans9771 16 күн бұрын
Reminds me of Calgary Alberta, Canada. No, I am not that old, but I am a history buff. I love these old buildings and we have Heritage Park in Calgary with the actual old bldgs from around Alberta. With the old train and everything from the early 1900's. It is worth visiting if you come up north.
@rolandemartin854
@rolandemartin854 2 жыл бұрын
Seeing those old cattle guards on the railroad tracks reminds me of my childhood in northeast Colorado. (I was born in w1940) They were used for more than railroad tracks around there.
@billolsen4360
@billolsen4360 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Ft Morgan. How about you?
@rolandemartin854
@rolandemartin854 2 жыл бұрын
@@billolsen4360 Sterling Colorado. Raised on a farm/ranch about 10 miles northeast of Sterling. Kind of between Sterling and Iliff. only on the south side of River. Left the farm in middle of Freshman year in high school. Moved to Sterling and graduated there class of '59.
@billolsen4360
@billolsen4360 2 жыл бұрын
@@rolandemartin854 Did you know the Ertle family in Iliff? Long time family friends.
@rolandemartin854
@rolandemartin854 2 жыл бұрын
@@billolsen4360 Can't say as I remember the name. I only attended school there one year in late forties. ( 2nd grade) Is hard to bring up memories that old any more. Some I do remember--Bert Calendar, Georgia Debus, Arnold Olson, but no Ertle.
@megb9700
@megb9700 2 жыл бұрын
Georgetown CO is all built up now, like a fake fancy suburb of Denver. Some of those old buildings were used for a movie in the 1970’s.
@jackiereynolds2888
@jackiereynolds2888 2 жыл бұрын
We were traveling through the mountains of Colorado one cold night looking for a motel, - any motel. We had been driving seemingly forever trying to find a vacancy - ANYWHERE. Nobody had one - EVERYWHERE we looked. Then, it was very late, and we were so tired we thought that we were going to be sleeping three people to a two-door Pontiac Le Mans. We came over a rise through our mountain search and came down into this real small, - real old, now hippie town - it was SILVERTON COLORADO ! We did actually find a 'motel' or whatever it was. It looked like a super old boarding house actually. 10 dollars for the night. I was scared. Everybody looked like Charles Manson's extended family. I couldn't tell you what Silverton looks like today though, cause that was 50- 60 years ago. Beginning with the revolutionary 1960's certain places in the country became like 'Meccas' for the hippie crowd; Colorado was a popular destination - and SILVERTON must have been the county seat ! ! I remember leaving the 'motel' that night, walking the streets, looking for someplace to eat. I didn't want to leave our room, - I was pretty scared, but I was really hungry. Yeah we found one, - I'll bet that was the fastest I ever ate anything in my whole life ! I was scared of those natives on the streets that night. Dudes be lumbering along, staring down like they just couldn't recall a long-lost dream they'd had when they were knee-high to a caterpillar. Beard, stash, and hair reaching for the sidewalk as they walked along. This wasn't all that long after that blue-ribbon maniac Charles Manson cut up those poor folks like they-all were just so many more potatos and carrots. So ANYBODY that 'looked' like Charlie kinda scared shitless this 12 year old. I wish I would have known Silverton then - what I know now. The COOLEST little town, super old. That old 5 story house we stayed in looked like 3 people to each room and opened in 1870 ! 10 bucks a night ! - and I don't remember the rooms filled with vermin or the house filled with serial killers selling drugs for extra money. I actually slept well and had a good night. I wonder what 60 years has done to my little old west fantasy village. LONG comment, - I only wish that my memories were just as long, still, - they're good ones 👍
@hikerx9366
@hikerx9366 2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed your memory thanks for sharing my friend.👍
@BenJammin77
@BenJammin77 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting story of your stay in Silverton. I'm 63, and my parents loved to head for the rockies, to escape the West Texas heat. In the late sixties, the southwest hadn't gone through so many droughts, so there was plenty of melting snow and running rivers and waterfalls in the months of May-June. Lot's of wildlife too. As a teenager I loved too see all these sights, including the abandoned mines that seemed to be everywhere. Texas has some wild west history, but Colorado has some real facinating stories, especially in all those old mining towns, which were everywhere. Our favorite drive, was from Durango to Silverton, then to Ouray, where we would often spend the night. Silverton still looks alot like an old town from the 1800's, just has a new coat of paint. My brother and I, spent the night on the outskirts of town, next to the river around 1981. We nearly froze to death in the back of a Toyota pickup, with a camper on it. So it was cheap hotels after that. Ouray is my favorite Colorado town, one of the most scenic small towns in America. After leaving there, we stopped in Ridgeway, where John Wayne starred in the 1969 movie-True Grit, which is my favorite western. Telluride, which is on the other side of the mountain from Ouray seemed to be a ghost town in the early seventies, it ain't that now. Anyway your little old west fantasy village...Silverton...is still there, you can still take an old steam locomotive there from Durango, I believe.
@ronaldjohnson1474
@ronaldjohnson1474 2 жыл бұрын
Leadville still looks similar (some 80 years on). Central City still has the old houses & famous opera hall, but, nearby, Black Hawk's skyscraper-style casinos are overwhelming.
@jimschuman9926
@jimschuman9926 Жыл бұрын
As usual… They had to ruin the town’s history “for profit “ 🤬
@yettobseen
@yettobseen 2 жыл бұрын
Must have been tough back then, but at least they really lived lives. I think it was better then than now.
@ericgriffin397
@ericgriffin397 2 жыл бұрын
I live in the wrong part of time!! I'm an ol soul in this modern era!!
@donkique956
@donkique956 Жыл бұрын
This is as close to time travel as we can currently get.
@j.dunlop8295
@j.dunlop8295 2 жыл бұрын
Leadville, is shown a couple of times! A decade or so back a guy bought a old cabin their, he he found cans from 1880s under the cabin, it turned out to be worth 4-5 times what he paid for the cabin est. $30,000. (They only survived, because they fell on saw dust!)
@49walker44
@49walker44 Жыл бұрын
Do you have pictures of western gun shops, I collect early black powder cartridge guns and would love to see early anything with the old 1860s-1900 firearms. Thanks, great work.
@Mariuz-ru9iw
@Mariuz-ru9iw Жыл бұрын
Me personally I wouldn't mind going back 🔙 in time ,,,look what we have now ??? Nothing good , crime, homeless, high cost of living,,, nothing to miss here ,,,
@DS-ky9dl
@DS-ky9dl 2 жыл бұрын
Looking at these old photos just shows how important the mining industry was. So many of the towns were built for the miners ... how many towns would be around if there was no mining, and how different would it be?
@jeremiahwilliams7809
@jeremiahwilliams7809 Жыл бұрын
I like the ones from the latter decades of the 19 the century the most!! But they're all wonderful!!!! A lot of people have this notion that life back then was really hard, in actual reality wasn't as difficult as you may think.......
@Harpeter
@Harpeter 2 жыл бұрын
I really liked the old signage
@TheSnoopindaweb
@TheSnoopindaweb 2 жыл бұрын
Hello from S/W Mt. Yup! G-G
@dianewilson5516
@dianewilson5516 2 жыл бұрын
I've been to Virginia City Nevada. Cool town, no one stays there at night unless you want a paranormal experience!
@catfish24
@catfish24 Жыл бұрын
History caught on film.
@patriciafeehan7732
@patriciafeehan7732 2 жыл бұрын
One car tells me some of these pics are the ‘30s.
@wylolister3218
@wylolister3218 2 жыл бұрын
Title says mid 1900's. So even 1950 would be included. Give or take even.
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8 2 жыл бұрын
*The average Life Span for a man at the turn of the 20th century was 48* *With the average Life so Brief, the good old days weren't so good.*
@robertromero8692
@robertromero8692 2 жыл бұрын
I think that's misleading, though. The average was dragged down by higher infant and child mortality. People who made it to adulthood lived longer than 48.
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertromero8692 *- 50% lived shorter lives than that.* *There were a lot of Diseases back then. Poor Oral Hygiene and Dental Care. The old days were Dirtier, and the list goes on.*
@robertromero8692
@robertromero8692 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8 I didn't say that adults lived as long as they do today. But you'd have to show me what the average was once once infant and child mortality is factored out.
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertromero8692 *- Let me give you another example.* *The Plumbing Trifecta is referred to as, a Shower, a Flushing Toilet, and Hot Running Water.* *In 1940 40% of Americans did not have this, and as late as 1960, 20% of Americans did not have the 'Plumbing Trifecta.'*
@robertromero8692
@robertromero8692 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8 So what? You're making a strawman argument, ie arguing about something I didn't even bring up. All I said was that it's misleading to talk about average lifespan without factoring in infant and child mortality.
@patriciapalmer1377
@patriciapalmer1377 2 жыл бұрын
I was struck by the 100 years behind look of places on the eve of World War 2, knowing what the face of cities, major and minor, looked like in comparison.
@dr.scottcrullphd9133
@dr.scottcrullphd9133 Жыл бұрын
I used to live in Elko, Nevada 1969-74
@birsay123
@birsay123 Жыл бұрын
These photos remind me of the TV show, Northern Exposure
@scaredy-cat
@scaredy-cat Жыл бұрын
Fascinating history and bit sad
@maryl1785
@maryl1785 Жыл бұрын
Today's times, IMO, doesn't suck any more than it did back then -- just different difficulties. I love going online to read old newspapers and have learned it wasn't THAT much different. Many modern things are awesome, could not live without since I've experienced them. I love the old style of many things and, as people do, romancing the times past but they were working, raising kids, trying to survive as we do today only we have frozen foods, microwaves, better coffee, better access to huge information that we all have to remember to use due diligence and common sense to get the truthfulness. I like that we can question more. Wish people engaged their brains more, though than believing weird conspiracies and hyped untruths. Shrug. It happen back then too, though.
@jamesbaine580
@jamesbaine580 Жыл бұрын
Certainly didn't need to worry about a Wi-Fi connection back then
@snowwhite7677
@snowwhite7677 2 жыл бұрын
You need the Soundtrack from Un-Forgiven for this.
@auspiciouscloud8786
@auspiciouscloud8786 Жыл бұрын
@jamescassidy5885
@jamescassidy5885 2 жыл бұрын
Durn Good!
@sameerhosin4449
@sameerhosin4449 Жыл бұрын
💙
@caiofreire6505
@caiofreire6505 3 ай бұрын
What is the name of the songs used in the video? I like them a lot
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8 Ай бұрын
*They're in the Description*
@billolsen4360
@billolsen4360 2 жыл бұрын
6:10 Georgetown is not a ghost town now.
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