Re: C&S Photos on eBay

Posted by Todd Hackett on Jul 16, 2023; 11:51pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Photos-on-eBay-tp8859p18936.html

That's my listing. I bought a bunch of photos - mostly from Platte Canyon - last year, and they included a lot of stuff that didn't interest me, and duplicate and triplicate prints of many. The seller didn't bother to sort them, so there were often two or three prints of the same photo in the same lot. Most of the good shots had only one or two prints. I also picked up original negatives for a few of the nice ones. The seller listed many lots, attributing all to Buffalo Creek even though many of them didn't have any photos that were anywhere near it. Names on the envelopes with the photos include Dan C. Davis, Dan C. Davis Jr., Mrs. Dan C. Davis, and Catherine Davis. I posted quite a few of the photos from this collection here last year - mostly in the Buffalo Revisited thread or asking for help with locations.

This listing is all duplicates of ones that I liked (and of which I'm keeping one print each). I listed a few other lots of mostly people, cars, scenery, and structures (many of which probably aren't Platte Canyon area) most of which I'm not keeping a copy, but also one lot of photos at Singleton, a few of which show C&S track and the station sign. Each lot I bought had at least one good RR photo to justify my bids.

I'm pretty sure that these are from people who lived in or near Buffalo, rather than tourists visiting. Two of the photos are dated: One portrait of a person is dated 1930 and one structure photo has 1932 on the back. The vehicles all seem to be from the 1920s.