HaarFager

HaarFager club

Posted: 22 Aug 2025


Taken: 22 Aug 2025

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Nearly 50 years ago, this building in Harrisburg, Illinois housed the photography studio of Roy Small. It was through him I took my first photography class in 1978. It was a non-credited college course while I was 17 and still in high school, and it was held here in his studio. Two years after I attended his class, he became the general manager of the local newspaper "The Daily Register." Roy died in 2012.

Taken on August 19th, 2025, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

I was going to post a film image of this building, but the film I used was so expired, it didn't turn out good enough to post. Hence I used the digital "backup" version of the same subject for my submission on World Photography Day.

Brigitte ✨️, Peter Castell, Bergfex, Boarischa Krautmo and 13 other people have particularly liked this photo


19 comments - The latest ones
 HaarFager
HaarFager club
This is a picture I took in 1978 before one of the classes started that was held in the above building:

When I Was 17
6 months ago. Edited 6 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Most beautiful contribution!
Happy weekend
6 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Outstanding shot and info!
6 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Lovely memories…
6 months ago.
 Heidiho
Heidiho club
Große Geschichte - traurige Gegenwart ... das Haus ist mittlerweile ein "lost place", oder ?
6 months ago.
 Hubi
Hubi club
Schöne Geschichte. Rot und Weiß gefällt mir sehr gut.
6 months ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Bonitos recuerdos. Qué importantes nuestras primeras clases de fotografía. Qué tengas un bonito fin de semana.
6 months ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
gute Erinnerungen
6 months ago.
 Valfal
Valfal club
Great memories!
6 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
The ravages of time have taken their toll, but your memories will always be there.
6 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
A great story-a pity the building is boarded up now, it still looks solid from the outside.
6 months ago.
 * ઇଓ * ▹ Уαɾα
* ઇଓ * ▹ Уαɾα club
You've made a wonderful connection to this year's WPD!
I really like the historic-looking building, and I appreciate the information you provided.
6 months ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
De beau souvenir le bâtiment reste bonne journée.
6 months ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
Striking perspective, excellent composition, and a good impression of depth.
6 months ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
well done.
6 months ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
What a fun photo story to have for World Photography Day! I love history. And the fact that your film version didn't come out and you moved on to digital is very much a part of our photographic history, yes? And to have a photo from taking that class. Great.

And that building is obviously older than 50 years. The history of that would be cool to know also, do you know it?

Thank you for this contribution to our event.
6 months ago.
HaarFager club has replied to raingirl club
"And that building is obviously older than 50 years. The history of that would be cool to know also, do you know it?"

Sadly, I don't know any more about the building's history. It's in a town 20 miles from my own and I don't know much about it.
6 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to HaarFager club
Ah well, that's okay. You have your memories!
5 months ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
Wonderful piece of inspiring history ...
6 months ago.

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