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Illustration by Syd Hoff from HENRIETTA'S FOURTH OF JULY

June 23 and 25 at the Storybook Cove (above illustration from Pippa at the Parade, by Karen Roosa)

Jumping on cynthialord's bandwagon, here are a few home town photos.




I live in a small Connecticut town. We have lots of old colonial houses (some dating back to the Revolution).
This is the original public library, downtown. Now it's the geneaological research library.






The fife and drum corps marching in this year's Memorial Day parade.
Half the town watches, half the town marches (or so it seems!).






The view from my back yard, toward the pond and wetlands. We have geese, and ducks, and frogs, and beavers.

If by "Old" you mean the 1950's and if by "West" you mean western Canada then here you go! I did this two-page spread for Yes Mag a couple of years ago for their "Horse Science" issue. All the extra space on the sides was for the copious text labeling and describing the parts of the horse.
I think I went a little too realistic with the horse, or too cartoony with the girl, oh well.
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Goes with a story about Brevard County, Florida, having two poker leagues. "This county ain't big enough for both us, pardner!"

Wild Bill Hickok

They look like they hate each other, but I think they're secretly in love. Maybe someday I'll do a comic featuring these guys?

Subconciously I think this might be about something from my childhood... d'noh.

I think the cowboy is little old Shrub. (Ya' know, Bush jr.)
LOL.

I come from a small town called Westonaria, which is on the West Rand, the area to the West of Johannesburg. I currently live on the East Rand. Do I still qualify...?

These are some old pics that fit this week's theme (for once!).

Have a great weekend, y'all.


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This week's word(s) at sugarfrostedgoodness.com is "old west". The heyday of the American "Old West" was roughly the time between the years 1865 to 1890. These times bring to mind romantic stories of cowboys and gunfights, of John Wayne and Roy Rogers, of saloon dancers and wagon trains. But this is a Hollywood version of the "Old West". There is another "Old West" that this country would rather forget.
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869. It was the beginning of a nation-wide linking of railways. It was a major factor in the building and strengthening of the United States. Because it was such a massive undertaking, laborers were scarce. Thousands of Chinese immigrants, who came to the US during the Gold Rush in 1849 and had a reputation as hard workers, were recruited by the railroad companies to build the railroads. The Chinese were hired to keep labor costs down, as they were paid about one-third of white laborers' salary. Plus, they had to provide their own food and pay for their own living expenses, benefits that were covered for the white workers by the railroad companies.
Thirteen thousand Chinese workers dug tunnels and laid track for half of the Transcontinental Railroad. In photos and illustrations depicting the "Golden Spike" ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah, the site of the joining of the East and West railroad, the Chinese are conspicuously absent.

As a reward and thanks for Chinese efforts, the United States passed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. This act outlawed all Chinese immigration to the United States and denied citizenship to those already settled in the country. Official discrimination extended to the highest levels of the U.S. government: in 1888, U.S. President Grover Cleveland, who supported the Chinese Exclusion Act, proclaimed the Chinese "an element ignorant of our constitution and laws, impossible of assimilation with our people and dangerous to our peace and welfare."

Sing it, Lee Greenwood.

It seems as though a lot of my recent work has visited this theme...The Gunsmoke book series has been my mainstream intro to the subject...a subject I was really pleased to be involved with - gotta love the Old West!
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Ah, a tasty meat. I remember when they were going extinct, except back in the day in Michigan we used to have Buffalo burgers every winter. That being said, I think they look somewhat mystical in the way they look and move. Quite majestic.

This week's theme: Old West.

Break out your six shooters and saddle bags, this week we're going back to the Old West!

For you newcomers, the SFG Challenge runs Thursday to Thursday, and was created to offer every member an opportunity to stretch their creative muscles and post their interpretations on a specific theme. It's a lot of fun!


Be sure to label your illustrations with the appropriate labels as well. I prefer you label your entries with your name or screenname, and the challenge label, SFG: Old West.

Remember, this is a completely voluntary challenge designed solely to stimulate creativity and promote participation. Please don't hesitate to post your other work as normal.

Be sure to check out the SFG Forum, some great stuff going on over there every day.

The Blank Book Project has now started, I'm looking forward to seeing how this one turns out! So exciting! A special thank you to all participants, this is going to be so much fun! Track the progress and view updates on the Blank Book's journey by logging on to the Blank Book website.

http://sfgblankbook.blogspot.com/



The next challenge begins Thursday, August 9th, 2007.

Challenge yourselves SFG'ers and have a great week!

-Jeff