This little (1-3/4″) chrome-finished robot was made by the Blue Q company a year after the company was founded in Boston. they’ve now moved away from Boston and, although they’re still in business, I don’t think they still sell robot pins.
Category Archives: Bob Lawrence Photography
Doe River Gorge
This is Pardee Point on the old ET&WNC narrow gauge line in Doe River Gorge.
Looking east…there’s almost a face in the rocks up ahead.
Chernobyl Donor Pin
It’s a little fuzzy, sure. That’s because I photographed it in its plastic pouch. So, sue me.
The event at Chernobyl happened 30 years ago now. This Russian-made pin was probably given to people who donated money to help those who had been displaced by the explosion and resulting radioactive contamination. It’s 3″ top to bottom and 1″ wide. Enamel on some sort of pot metal. Quite light.
It’s listed as being rare.
Strange sight
Warning! Below is a picture of a dead animal.
I had just finished taking some pictures of a tunnel on a railroad line between Eastern and Hueysville KY, when my buddy motioned me over to look at this. I’ve never seen anything like it. I hope it was an act of sentiment on the owner of the dog, but that’s unlikely, I suppose.
There’s also the carcass of an elk close by. It was kind of creepy.
Here’s the picture:
Running for Magistrate
My stepdad would have taken one look at this and said, “Yep, that’s one of those DAMN-ocrats.”
Sunrise
Dec. 26, 2015. I was driving east on Stone Drive and saw this shaping up.
Always have a camera with you.
Jet America
This is a Jet America kiddie wing, about 3″ tip-to-tip. As you can read here, JA was a West Coast airline that only lasted from 1981 – 1987.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
This rather small stewardess pinback is Pennsylvania Central Airlines (PCA The Capital Airlines).
Here’s the story on PCA. If the dates are correct on that page, it means that this pin dates to a time prior to 1948, when the company became Capital Airlines, dropping the “Pennsylvania” from its name.
I passed this by at first until the owner of the antique store (a building crammed so full of stuff that only narrow, one-person passageways led from one area to the next) pointed it out as airline related. Glad he did.
Piedmont Fantasy
Zoom! Zoom! This fantasy piece in Piedmont livery is about 3″ long and 3″ wingtip to wingtip. Feels like it’s made of base metal. White enamel finish and the style number “307” on the bottom. Note Speedbird’s on the tail.
Here’s a look at the underside (brass wheels! They turn!):
I picked up about 5 of these in a bag of Piedmont stuff at the Tree Streets Yard Sale in Johnson City.
Made my day.
The “I’m Jesus” Sign
This is near Justice KY. The sign painter sort of lost his way toward the end of “tabernacle”.
Acts 9:5 refers to the Saul/Paul story
See a Movie
This is the box office for an abandoned movie house in Drift KY. Drift’s a coal town and this home of wonders probably brought much needed fantasy to a grim life.
John Steel
This is John Steel. The name is penciled in handwritten script on the reverse.
The photo was taken at Boy’s Photo Studio, 537 Main Street, Bristol, Tenn.
A little archive searching turned up another Boy’s Photo Studio portrait securely dated to 1910, so I feel certain that this dates to the early quarter of the 20th century. The Steel family came to the Bristol area in the late 18th century. This man is probably a non-professional worker, judging by the shirt, but he looks alert and healthy, though his face is pretty lined. I’m terrible at guessing age, but I think he’s in his mid- to late-40s.
Uncle Bob's Pix 