tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post373950974072371764..comments2024-03-20T13:19:13.512-11:00Comments on TATTERED AND LOST PHOTOGRAPHS: RIDE THE DUCKS™, but keep your hands, purses, and toupees inside the vehicle at all timesTattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-53173092367301169512010-01-19T12:22:46.310-11:002010-01-19T12:22:46.310-11:00Willow, you got to see it before "IT" ha...Willow, you got to see it before "IT" happened. I got there probably around the time this photo was taken. It was just starting to go honky tonk. The drive through the Ozarks was so beautiful and then Branson was nothing but traffic and cheap gift shops. I wish I'd seen it when you saw it. Too often things get destroyed by the very people who originally liked the place. Pigeon Forge, TN, outside of the downtown was wonderful. Nice people. Beautiful country. Amazing crafters and artisans. Downtown was waterslides, honky tonk, discount malls, and signs signs signs. And a HUGE red and yellow fireworks place on the outskirts of town. Perfect places for people who thrive on being entertained. I usually find I do better if I entertain myself. But there's a market for every niche.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-58047858558589946162010-01-19T11:41:17.728-11:002010-01-19T11:41:17.728-11:00I visited Branson, MO, back in the 70s before it b...I visited Branson, MO, back in the 70s before it became whatever it is you'd call it now.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-68122510031670301852010-01-19T11:30:55.608-11:002010-01-19T11:30:55.608-11:00Absolutely right. The care taken by Claude Vosburg...Absolutely right. The care taken by Claude Vosburg as opposed to the anonymous person with a low paying job in Branson. Branson surely had to crank them out much faster, but still no excuse for gyping the customer.<br /><br />Do give Vosburg credit.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-87236978426023728702010-01-19T11:07:05.219-11:002010-01-19T11:07:05.219-11:00I'm glad you enjoyed that photo of the boating...I'm glad you enjoyed that photo of the boating party. I have a small theory about the difference in quality of the two images. On the back of the real photo postcard from 1911, the photographer identifies himself by name: Claude Vosburg. Taking pictures at that dock was probably an important part of his livelihood. By the 1980s, tourism was industrial, and the Ducks ride photographer was just an anonymous cog in the tourist experience process. He no longer identified as a craftsman and, as such, had no reason to make a fine product with personal pride. I should have given Mr. Vosburg credit.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com