I’ve been pulling together enough photos from the ’60s to fill a calendar from October 2013 through December 2014. If you are a regular reader, there’s a good chance you’ve seen most of the pictures. I’m racing to get it done and a sample run printed before I leave for Cape June 25.
One of the tasks is to narrow down the photos to ones that you could stand to look at for a month. For example, here are three shots of Cape Rock. (I mean, you CAN’T have a publication about Cape without showing Cape Rock, right?
Do you like the one of the Towboat Albert M?
Towboat Issaquena
Or, do you like the Towboat Issaquena passing the water plant intake north of Cape Rock better?
Submarines vs towboats
Maybe you think submarines and not towboats when you remember Cape Rock. Anyway, if you had to make the choice, which one do you think best represents your memory of Cape Rock. (No, a totally black page won’t work.)
Lots to work out
I have to finish a photo exhibit for the Athens County Historical Society and Museum, get photos together for a future gallery show in Cape next year, rough out a couple of Ohio calendars and assemble a portfolio for some folks in St. Louis. If the blog is a little light for a few days, I hope you’ll understand.
Back to the calendar
So, who is interested? I’m estimating them to cost about $20 each. I have to see if there is anyone in Cape who will handle them locally. Since you folks are scattered all over the country, I’ll have to find out what it will cost to mail them. I think the folks at the Lutheran Heritage Center and Museum found it was about $5, including shipping materials, but don’t hold me to it.
If there’s enough interest, I may try to knock off a color calendar of contemporary SE Missouri photos for this fall or next year.
Is it worth the effort?
Earlier Calendars
I’ve published three so far.
Glimpses of East Perry County
Ordinary People
Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg
Trinity Lutheran Church (same link as Ordinary People above)
Ken, I think the idea of a Cape Calendar is WONDERFUL!!! You have such amazing pictures of Cape in it’s growth over the years! I know you will get lots of “LIKES” on this….GO FOR IT!!! 🙂
Great idea! I would definitely buy one!
Great idea, I would order one .
I say go for it – I am in!!
The Cape calendar is a great idea. I say “Yes!” that I would purchase one.
Sure, deal me in…
Like the first picture of Cape Rock and I will take a calendar.
I wouldn’t be much help picking number 1,2, or 3, because I like all of them, and the calendar idea is a winner! I will order….
Yes, I would definitely buy it. I love Cape!
you produce one i will buy one.
My check is ready for the mail.
Count on me to buy a calendar.
I would definitely buy one ! I love seeing the old picures you have taken that captured our history !
Calendars come in different sizes and formats. What do you plan?
It will be horizontal, with a cover size of 11×8-1/2 inches, like the other three I did. That’s large enough to see the photos and to be able to write in the date boxes, but small enough to mail easily.
As it stands now, it will be mostly black and white, with maybe two pages of color.
If I do a second calendar featuring contemporary photos, it’ll be color.
Wall calendar, wonderful, may I suggest a photo of Wimpy’s with all the cars around it, with Freeman Lewis directing traffic in the driveway! Ok, maybe the last part is a little over the top.
Just let me know when to order.
The cover will be the top photo on this Wimpy’s post. Sorry, Freeman Lewis wasn’t directing traffic that night.
I DEFINATELY WANT ONE AND DEPENDING ON SIZES AND PRICES I MAY WANT SOME FOR GIFTS FOR FRIENDS WHO HAVE MOVED FROM AREA.
CHS Class of ’73 is having a late-planned class re-union the weekend of July 19-21. There may be an opportunity to sell some calendars then.
Sure!! Have at it!!
Where do we live? You got to ‘Show Me’ first…
p.s. Bring back Wimpy’s and Pfister’s drive-in!!!!!
*CHS class of 78 rocks!*
Ken, I would also purchase a calendar. Looking forward to seeing the photos you choose to include.
Picture 1. And yes I’m in on the calendar.
ken, I would definitely order one, maybe more.
Yes, you count on me for one.
Although I seem to remember the “submarines” more than the towboats, I would vote for “Towboat Albert M”. Count me in for a calendar!
At my advanced age, I need a calendar with big boxes for notes and big, bold numbers so I can read them from a couple feet away. If you do make a calendar, could you show us what the month pages will look like? Oh, I also require nice pictures to look at and yours definitely pass THAT test.
The boxes are about 1-3/4″ square. The dates may not meet your big and bold requirements, but you’ll be able to see if it a full moon, half moon or no moon day even before he bends over to pick up the newspaper. Early wanting is nice.
Ken, I would definitely buy a calendar. This is a great idea.
And I like the first Cape Rock photo. We’ll be in Cape next week, and will go out to see it again.
Ken:
I will purchase two of your calendars.
Thank you for all you are doing!
Count me in. Since my comment was too short the first time maybe this will do it.
Yes I would definitely be interested. Great idea!
Lynn Beaudean Hoffman
I’ll take one.
I am definitely interested! I will order several for our kids….they loved Cape and going to the river to throw rocks…and to Cape Rock to see the boats – if we were lucky to see one coming down.
Sign me up for at least one calendar.
Put me down for one.
Great idea; I’ll purchase one!
If you build it they will come….go for it!
I look forward to purchasing a calendar !