Dear Friends,
The year was 1959 and just out of Tech High School , I purchased my first camera, a Kodak Tourist folding Camera using 120 size film from the Camera Dept. of a store in Downtown Fort Worth. I still have the same camera, however today I use a digital camera. You probably cannot find 120 size film today.
Way back in the early 60’s or so, I worked in Fort Worth for “Wally Of Hollywood” as a Photographer. I took Portraits of Children and Family’s. Over a period of about a year I went into homes around Fort Worth plying my trade. I really enjoyed being a Photographer. I suspect that even today in photo albums around town that many hundreds of the Photos that I took can still be seen. I have also been very busy photographing all things Fort Worth and posting them on my web site. The reason I am telling my life history in Photography is because “Fort Worth Texas, The City’s Magazine” is having their Best of 2015 coming up soon in their magazine. One of the category’s is “Best Photographer” I am asking you to look at the Photos on my web site and if you see fit, vote for me. So far, I have one vote, I voted for myself. You can vote for me at http://www.fwtx.com/contest/…/service/2015/best-photographer The Vote ends April 1ST. Thank You, Les Crocker.
Well, it is finally beginning to looking like I did not win the “Fort Worth Texas, The Citys Magazine” Best of 2015 “Best Photographer”. My invitation to the big party at Sundance Square the other night was evidently lost in the mail and the big Limo sent to fetch me most likely got drowned out what with all the rain we had here in the Springtown area. So, many thanks to the vast multitudes of loyal followers who voted for me. As Curley of the three Stooges would say, I will most “Soitenly” try again next year. Whoop, Whoop.
.
Fort Worth’s smallest Lumber Yard, W.K. Lumber Co. in a small triangle of land at 4800 Airport Freeway and Oakview in Haltom City. At this location on April 13 Th 2007 a Tornado tore through this lumber yard causing a stack of lumber to fall on one man killing him.
African American Cemetery sits on top of a hill overlooking Lake Arlington to the South and Handley to the North.
The Cemetery is cared for by The Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church 1901 Aminda Ave Fort Worth.
East Lancaster, Spur 303 and the Railroad run parallel to the Cemetery.
Because of it’s out of the way location, it is subject to vandalism.
It is said the Cemetery has over 600 graves, but only a hundred or so have markers.
A lot of these markers are just a rock in the ground.
Sometimes you will see a penny or a nickel on a Grave. That means that someone
who cares for you has visited your Grave.
View Of Lake Arlington to the South. That was a Valley before Lake Arlington was put in.
View of Handley to the North.