4/22/14
The Buckaroo and Buckarette STAGECOACH HOLD-UP!
This photo was originally supposed to be in my book Tattered and Lost: Buckaroos and Buckarettes until I saw it in the proof. The image just didn't work, the details got lost. So I replaced it with the image of the boy with the fort. But I love this shot. You are only seeing a portion of it. I wanted to highlight the details of this diorama probably built by some kid in their backyard. I'm very glad someone had the good sense to take a photo of it. I so want to be a kid again playing in the backyard with my imagination running wild.
Enjoy!
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Labels:
1950s kid cowboys,
buckarette,
buckaroo,
cowboy,
cowgirl,
diorama,
ephemera,
figures,
fort,
hold-up,
horses,
indians,
louis marx,
marx,
plastic,
stagecoach,
vernacular photography,
vintage snapshot
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It could almost be a still photo from some cheap Western or SciFi movie where the long shots were done with special effect models.
ReplyDeleteYup. A Saturday serial with stock shots.
DeleteI would give anything to be "back in the carefree days" of being a kid!!!
ReplyDeleteYes! It would be nice if one day a week I could travel back to the perfect memory and spend the whole day there.
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