Category Archives: vintage aircraft

HISTORIC HUMBOLDT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM 1980 THROUGH 2018

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

Over the coming days and perhaps weeks I will be posting images from my archives. I spent time photographing the areas around Humboldt Bay and the nearby cities of Eureka and Arcata. The imagary from 1980 through 2004 were either … Continue reading →

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ARTS ALIVE THIS SATURDAY

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

Here is a sample of my images that are part of the exhibit at the F Street Foto Gallery (upstairs at Swanlund’s Photography in Eureka). Most of my images are scanned negatives and color slides from the nineteen eighties and … Continue reading →

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KEEPING WITH THE LEGACY TRANSPORTATION THEME

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

 This privately owned P51 Mustang was parked near the abandoned tower at ACV.  It was a common visitor for many months.   c.1995

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ANOTHER OLDIE THAT I AM WORKING

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

I am printing this image right now. I think I will do an exhibit of this and some more images of the Arcata/Eureka Airport.

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B-17 AT ARCATA AIRPORT SIXTY YEARS AFTER WWII

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

I made these photographs in 2012 when the Collings Foundation WWII bombers were there on display. I like that I was able to incorporate one of the few, at the time, remaining structures from the former WWII naval air station. … Continue reading →

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VINTAGE AIRCRAFT AT ACV FORTY YEARS AFTER WW II

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

I would need to dig through my old negative files to confirm the date when I took these two photographs, but I am not going to do so today. I took them with my Korona 4×5 view camera, and I … Continue reading →

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