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Hoosac Transect images
I’ve posted a selection of images from the year long – and still ongoing – Hoosac Transect project. It’s a project I have been working on since January 2010, photographing along the Hoosac Tunnel rail corridor. It’s the largest project I’ve taken on to date, covering a 200 mile long corridor from Albany New York, through the southern corner of Vermont, and on through the old manufacturing cities in northern Massachusetts to Boston. The images shown at this link are a small sample of the edit from the project. The content is more subtle than my other work, with deep roots, touching many areas that interest me.
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06/09/2010
Tahawus Mine
These are some photographs from one of my favorite projects – the Tahawus Mine in the High Peaks regions of New York’s Adirondack mountains. The High Peaks are also one of my favorite places for hiking and camping, which I did for years before discovering the Tahawus mine ruins. The mine ruins were located on what was the town of Tahawus. The town was relocated south to Newcomb in order for the mine to expand operations. The entire photo essay can be found here http://www.oboylephoto.com/mine/index.htm The mine buildings were razed a few years ago, but the landscape still tells the story of the past.
Tahawus Mine
Tahawus Mine
Tahawus Mine
Tahawus Mine
Tahawus Mine
Tahawus Mine
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06/02/2010
New Home Sewing Machine Company
Main Office - New Home Sewing Machine Company
Orange MA has some interesting mid-late 19th century industrial architecture that is sitting vacant, or little used. The buildings were the former offices and manufacturing facilities of the New Home Sewing Machine Company. These building sit alongs the Miller River which was used to power the mills, and are also adjascent to the old Fitchburg Rail line that ran (and runs) from Boston to Troy New York through the Hoosac Tunnel.
New Home Sewing Machine Company
New Home Sewing Machine Company
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05/16/2010
Hoosac Tunnel – East and West Portals
Hoosac Tunnel - East Portal
Hoosac Tunnel West Portal
These photographs – both taken on the same day, show the east and west portal of the Hoosac Tunnel. I shot the west portal first, early in the morning, then drove over the Hoosac mountain range to get to the east portal, during which time a train came through, leaving a lot of diesel smoke in the tunnel. Still an interesting comparison of the two end of one of the oldest tunnels in the US. The west end is looking pretty shabby, with the remains of a broken door covering the original beautiful stone work entrance. This should be removed, it is a historic tunnel, bought with the lives of over 200 men during the 25 years of construction, and it deserves to be better tended and preserved. The two ends are almost 5 miles apart in a straight line, but the tunnel ascends from both ends to a high point in the center, so you can’t see through to the other portal.
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05/04/2010
Sunday shoots
Silo's
I’m working on a photography project, and am finding that early Sunday mornings are a great time to get out and take photographs. It’s quiet, people are sleeping in, and the streets are empty. Taking photographs outside in public view tends to draw a lot of attention. Especially if you are photographing something unusual, like a factory, an old house, or a railroad bridge. Everyone wants to know what I am up to, if I am some sort of threat. So I like shooting on Sunday mornings because it offers me some space to work in. This photograph is of a pair of silo’s found along an old rail line. These are relics of when that line was a big influence on the industrial development along its route. Now it’s very lightly used, and these ruins stand as memories to that industrial past.
04/23/2010
Central Shaft, Hoosac Tunnel
Central Shaft, Hoosic Tunnel
Over 1000 feet deep, the Central Shaft sits above the Hoosac Rail Tunnel to vent coal (originally) and Diesel fumes. The huge fans are shown here venting diesel fumes, and the smell was very strong. The sound and smell created a surreal, industrial environment in what is otherwise a rural mountaintop scene. The shaft was used to ferry miners in and out of the tunnel during construction, and was the site of an accident where 13 miners were killed when the hoist house exploded from a gas leak. I’ll be posting more on the Hoosac Tunnel later, it may be the start of a much larger project.
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04/22/2010
Hoosic Tunnel
Hoosic Tunnel, in Florida MA. Started in 1855, the tunnel connects the Deerfield River Valley in Florida and the Hoosic River Valley in North Adams.
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Tahawus railway car scale building
This photographs is from a 2004 visit to Tahawus, a mining site, and also the name of the town that used to stand on this site in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. I\’ve updated my photo essay of Tahawus, some of the photographs have not been posted previously.
<a href=\”../mine/index.htm\”>Tahawus Photographs</a>
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