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General Category => The Good Old Days => Topic started by: frawin on August 26, 2007, 01:45:31 PM

Title: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: frawin on August 26, 2007, 01:45:31 PM
This picture is labelled on the back "Green Brothers Drilling Rig on the North End of Main Street Howard, Kansas". This would be irene Buffalow's Father and his 2 brothers. I am assuming it was a water well drilling rig.
Frank
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: Diane Amberg on August 26, 2007, 01:50:16 PM
Was this photo taken during a Kansas blizzard or am I the only person seeing nothing?
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: Ole Granny on August 26, 2007, 01:52:13 PM
Nope, That's what I see.  Frank does blanks and I do doubles.
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: frawin on August 26, 2007, 01:57:33 PM
I goofed, here is the picture. I am older than old Granny so you have to allow for my mess ups.
frank
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: Diane Amberg on August 26, 2007, 02:10:01 PM
 That's a very interesting photo. I was afraid the problem was me. Thanks for showing it.
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: Ole Granny on August 26, 2007, 02:18:46 PM
May I remind you that it is Ole Granny not OLD.   ;D ;D ;D ;D

What will I be like iin three years?  Hate to think about it! ??? ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: frawin on August 26, 2007, 02:21:25 PM
YOU ARE BAD BAD
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: Ole Granny on August 26, 2007, 02:26:41 PM
I know.
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: W. Gray on August 26, 2007, 02:42:05 PM
That is a tremendous size building in the right background.
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: frawin on August 26, 2007, 02:58:04 PM
Waldo, I think I was told that that building was a livery stable in the early days. It was later torn down and Munsingers Maytag/Frigidare store was there when I was a boy.
Frank
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: Ole Granny on August 26, 2007, 03:17:12 PM
Great picture!
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: W. Gray on August 26, 2007, 03:26:26 PM
You are probably right because there is a wagon entryway into the building.

Where is it exactly?
Title: Re: Early Day Drilling Rig, Howard Main Street
Post by: frawin on August 26, 2007, 03:27:40 PM
Just across the alley East of the Gragg Museum.
Frank