Reflecting on a Museum by auntietk
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Gold King Mine Ghost Town
Jerome, Arizona
October, 2013
I know it doesn't seem like it, looking at these pictures of rusty vehicles and random bits and pieces of history, but the Gold King Mine Ghost Town where all this lovely rust is located is basically an outdoor curated museum.
Everything at the "Town" was brought in and placed in a way that makes sense. There's a flow to the pathways that allows you to see everything, just like any car museum. The guy who is responsible for all this looks like an old, down-on-his-luck prospector, but he bought all the vehicles and paid to have them brought to a relatively remote location in Arizona, so he can't be doing all that bad!
If there's a tool box with old tools sitting next to an old truck with the hood up, and it looks like someone just walked away for a minute to grab a bite of lunch, then the curator did a good job. Dusty bits of this and that in an old building didn't just get left that way. The building was moved from somewhere else, set up, populated with old stuff, and left to acquire its own natural patina.
And, just like any other museum, you enter and leave through a gift shop.
There are plenty of museums dedicated to restored, pristine, vintage, classic vehicles. The Gold King Mine Ghost Town is dedicated to the natural deterioration of history.
Comments (12)
kenmo
Neat capture and well spotted!!!!
jayfar
Great shot and sounds like a nice place to visit.
durleybeachbum
Gosh, how amazing! He must be a very creative man. Love the info about the gift shop, do they sell oil and rust stabiliser, I wonder.
helanker
A great shot with reflections etc. HAHA and a giftshot? LOL!
wysiwig
The truth revealed at last! Sort of a diorama. What a neat idea! Another one for the bucket list.
CavalierLady
Fascinating information and image! You both must have had a field day looking at the interesting history and photo ops.
photosynthesis
Textures, light & composition all combine to really provide a vivid & gritty sense of the location you describe in your text. I almost want to reach out & wipe the dust off my monitor...
Wolfenshire
That's an interesting capture.
kgb224
Stunning capture Tara. God bless.
MrsRatbag
This is YOUR genre, that's for sure; no one does it like you do! Exceptional on so many levels... :)
bmac62
I look at what you do (often) and always say to myself...spend more time on reflections! And this is why. Outstanding!!! So much to see. I'll bet we can mine our trip to Jerome for a long time to come.
Faemike55
Wonderful and cool