Longtime roadie Kip Welborn participated in the recent Route 66 Association of Missouri's 19th annual Motor Tour and took his camera along. To view his photos, go here.
Category: Photographs
An addition to the blogroll
Andie Smith and Holly McCaig are two young women who will embark on a Route 66 trip from St. Louis to Santa Monica, beginning Tuesday. They have a nice eye for photography, and they plan to post photographs and video during their trip on the Mother Road on their F2 Chicks blog. The blog hasn't … Continue reading An addition to the blogroll
John Wayne memorabilia displayed at Williams museum
"Chili" Bill Brooks was John Wayne's pilot for about 10 years, when he flew the actor down to his two ranches in Arizona. Brooks befriended Wayne, famed for his roles in "True Grit," "The Searchers" and hundreds of other Westerns, until his death in 1979. The Wayne memorabilia that Brooks collected over the years now … Continue reading John Wayne memorabilia displayed at Williams museum
Book review: “Fading Nostalgia: Polaroid Adventures on Route 66”
In an era where digital has become the dominant photography format, old-school cameras such as Holga, Diana and even Polaroid have made unexpected comebacks. These so-called lomographers like them because of their unpredictable images and often-vivid color. So when photographer Christopher Robleski (see his work here) told me about his new book "Fading Nostalgia: Polaroid … Continue reading Book review: “Fading Nostalgia: Polaroid Adventures on Route 66”
Photo collection includes mapping
Nick Kenny of the United Kingdom has done several Route 66 trips and has wisely documented his experiences with a Nikon camera. His Flickr account contains more than 450 images of Route 66. That's reason enough to check it out. But then there's this: I have geocoded all photos exactly to help others planning a … Continue reading Photo collection includes mapping
On the road again
I received word this morning that Tokyo photographer Hiroshi Hanamura is traveling Route 66 again. He met up with a bunch of Illinois roadies at the Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket in Willowbrook, Ill., on Tuesday night. Illinois Route 66 Association President Catherine Stevanovich wrote: Mr. Hanamura starts a 2 week trip down Route 66. Hiroshi has … Continue reading On the road again
“White Rose”
This is a video of Slaid Cleaves' recording of Fred Eaglesmith's song "White Rose" and Emily Priddy's collection of photographs of historic Route 66 gas stations. The story is about an old gas station in Eaglesmith's native Canada, but the story itself is quintessential small-town Route 66. The sound in the video wasn't supposed to … Continue reading “White Rose”
Photographer will publish book on Route 66
Fine-art photographer Tom Federbar, who's been capturing images for more than 50 years, including working with Ansel Adams, soon will publish a book on his Route 66 photographs, reports the Downey (Calif.) Patriot. After 43 years in the advertising photography business, Ferderbar sold Ferderbar Studios, Inc. in 1997, and returned to his first love – … Continue reading Photographer will publish book on Route 66
Scenes from the Route 66 Festival
Here are a few shots I gathered at the Route 66 Festival on Saturday in Litchfield, Ill. More photographs by other bloggers at the festival can be seen here and here. If you know of more, send me an e-mail and let me know. UPDATE: Here's more from Denny Gibson. Here's the car show, set … Continue reading Scenes from the Route 66 Festival
Digital Route 66 starts a blog
Peter Stork, proprietor of the Digital Route 66 site, has started a blog -- just in time for the Route 66 Association of Illinois Motor Tour this weekend. You can follow along with all the photos he'll shoot during the tour on his Flickr account, including this shot below of workers repainting the Route 66 … Continue reading Digital Route 66 starts a blog