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![]() | Crowell, Texas is actually a thriving small town over near the panhandle on state highway 70. This abandoned building is not typical of the town as so often is the case in Oklahoma and Texas. |
This tiny tintype portrait was found in a drawer in Purcell, Oklahoma and seemed a bit haunting. The vacant but knowing expression and the piercing eyes melt into a memory easily. The building has a haunting quality too, so it was no stretch to put them together. It was a bit of level adjustment, a few layers, colors and some freehand shading. Now the building is occupied. | ![]() |
![]() | Apartment Crowell, TX, |
Labels: Crowell, Found Photograph, Old Buildings, Old Photograph, Texas
2 Comments:
At Sunday, June 20, 2010 4:00:00 AM,
Michelle said…
I grew up in Crowell, and am very familiar with this building, was the top picture of it inhanced or was the person standing in the right side doorway when you shot the photo? Just curious, very creepy!
Michelle
At Sunday, June 20, 2010 9:56:00 AM,
anyjazz said…
Thanks for your visit! Yes, the figure in the little tintype was reversed and placed in the doorway later. They seemed to go together. The second photograph of the same building is by Flickr member Seth Gaines and is untouched.
We admire the town of Crowell, Texas. It has its own recycling center which we think all towns should have.
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