William Manley Van Der Weyde on Flickr -- August 8, 2010

There is a set of William Manley Van Der Weyde photographs on the George Eastman House photostream on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/sets/72157607377134096/

Photos in the set include baseball players (Joe McGinnity among others), Navy ships, and a train wreck.

Now we have to find some of his grandfather's Daugerrotypes.

Hark the Herald #10 -- August 7, 2010

I took this fuzzy photo of a drumhead logo for Santa Fe's Super Chief at the California State Railroad Museum in April, 2010. The drumhead includes the Santa Fe herald.

East Bay Terminal Last Days -- August 6, 2010

Today was the last work day for the East Bay Terminal, which opened in 1939 to serve the electric trains of the Key System, Southern Pacific's Interurban Electric Railway, and the interurban Sacramento Northern. I took this photo of the tower on 07-July-2010. The tower operator used the N-X (Enter-Exit) interlocking system to control the track switches for trains of the three companies.

Train Station #25 -- August 5, 2010

King Street Station is Seattle's only active train station. The tower was modeled on Venice's Campanile de San Marco. The station was built by the Northern Pacifc and Great Northern railroads and was finished in 1906. The interior was being restored when we visited. Amtrack trains, including the Empire Builder, the Coast Starlight, and multiple Cascades stop there. Sound Transit commuter trains also use the station. Union Station, which is no longer an active station, is next door to the left. I took the photo when we visited Seattle in July, 2010.

It was very cold and windy today.

Giants Wall of Fame #16 -- August 4, 2010

In September, 2008 the Giants unveiled their Wall of Fame along the King Street side of the ballpark, whatever it is called this week. This plaque was added on 01-August-2010, to honor recently retired Rich Aurilia. Aurilia was a scrappy shortstop who played any infield position when needed. I was happy when he returned to the Giants after an absence.

It was very cold this afternoon.

Firehouse #34 -- August 3, 2010

Here is a view of Seattle Fire Department Station 5 and fireboat Leschi. Behind the fireboat is Ivar's Acres of Clams, which was a fun place to eat. Behind the station is the Alaskan Way Viaduct, which will be replaced by a tunnel one day. I took this during our July, 2010 visit to Seattle. I was standing on ferry Tacoma as it left Colman Dock.

Caproni Ca.20 -- August 1, 2010

Another highlight of our July, 2010 visit to Seattle was the Museum of Flight. It is an enormous collection that we were not able to finish going through in three hours. I took this photo in the Personal Courage Wing, which features airplanes, mostly fighters, from World War One and World War Two. This is the only Ca.20 built, which was saved in a barn by Gianni Caproni and his family. Built in 1914, the Ca.20 was one of the earliest airplanes designed as a fighter. The machine gun sits on the stand above the single wing so it can fire over the arc of the propeller. The propeller seemed too short to me, but perhaps that was to make it easier to fire over.