Picnic Anyone?
Shed
On the Screen Porch
Collection
Rustic Decor
A Table
Rain bird
Wildflower Cafe
Wildflower Cafe Reversed
Wildflower Cafe
Mentone Springs Hotel (Sadly, now only a memory)
Mentone Springs Hotel (Sadly, now only a memory)
Mentone Springs Hotel (Sadly, now only a memory)
Angels by Moonlight
Angels by Moonlight
Angels by Moonlight
Door Handles
Jeweled Bench
Jeweled Bench
Jeweled Bench
Jeweled Bench
Jeweled Bench
Jeweled Bench - Detail at the Base
Vintage Gasoline Pump
Foxglove Flowers
Foxglove Flowers
Dwarf Nandina
Dwarf Nandina
Sedum
Otis with a Swollen Neck
Otis with a Swollen Neck
Chair Caning
Playful
Flowers in a Blue Bottle
Screen porch at Christmas
Brick Laying
Across the Road
Kitchen (Detached)
Doorway
The John Looney House
The John Looney House
A Roadside Joint
Lodge and Flags
My Polling Place
Lirpa-Anad-Nitsud
See also...
Archive Airings Group - THIS GROUP HAS BEEN CLOSED
Archive Airings Group - THIS GROUP HAS BEEN CLOSED
The Royal Society For Putting Things On Top Of Other Things
The Royal Society For Putting Things On Top Of Other Things
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
219 visits
Barrel on Railroad Trestle
This trestle leads to a bridge over the Coosa River, (east side), Gadsden, Alabama. I was quite curious about the purpose for the barrel on the trestle, so finally searched through Google and found out it is most likely a water barrel. Such barrels were placed on wooden trestles at about 50 to 100 foot intervals to provide water to put out smoldering fires that might be caused by ash, sparks, and hot boxes. Not surprising, they were often vandalized by shooters and by thieves who stole the dippping buckets, so they may be lined with concrete and the buckets sometimes were cone shaped, lacking a flat bottom on which to set them, making them less desirable to thieves. I don't think they are being maintained anymore. (IMG_5294)
Eunice Perkins has particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.