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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 20h

A photo I took; at The Gate of Harmonious Interest, Victoria, B.C., 12 September, 2004. #analogphotography #bicycle #canada #chinatown #negative #streetphotography #victoriabc

A rider walked a bicycle, which was pulling a trailer replete with items. The Chinatown Gate (the Gate of Harmonious Interest) filled the image from side-to-side, with one and two-story, older buildings visible. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

"Stephen Crane, Called the 'Aubrey Beardsley of Poetry.'" From a (mixed, mostly unfavorable) review of Stephen Crane's symbolist-style, proto-surrealist collection of poetry, The Black Riders and Other Lines. In The San Francisco Chronicle, 27 June, 1895. Via newspapers. com. #poetry #stephencrane

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Here's a flyer I kept, from the event:

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

A photo I took; at a poetry reading (by The Unbearables) /event, on the Brooklyn Bridge, 13 Sep., 1994. I ended up hanging out for a while with the guy (J. Silva) in the red shirt- we had grappa and cheesecake at a diner. #analogphotography #brooklynbridge #newyorkcity #poetry #streetphotography

Two poets read or held printed pages, while photographer Joseph Silva examined a sheet of paper; while he rested his right leg below a railing on the Brooklyn Bridge. Pedestrians and bridge structures showed up behind. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A slide photo, from the collection of the great-uncle (in the USN) of M. Reed. The location was probably Kamakura, Japan; circa 1960. #35mm #35mmfilm #analogphotography #japan #slidephoto

Two Japanese women, in midcentury-style dresses, atop a bridge. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A photo of Mt. St. Helens, Spirit Lake, and surroundings; circa 1975. My mom was probably the photographer. We went on various family trips to the area, before the 1980 eruption (and after it as well...). #analogphotography #mtsthelens #negative #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

A photo of pre-eruption Mt. St. Helens, caked in snow, with clearcut slopes in the mid-distance, along with stands of trees, and a portion of Spirit Lake. Negative sprocket holes are apparent on the top of the image. Photo attributed to Hazel M. Falk. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A photo of me; at Petersen Rock Garden; Redmond, Oregon; circa 1975. From a negative. #1970s #analogphotography #centraloregon #negative #oregon

A photo showing me as a child, looking to the side, and wearing eyeglasses. The clothes were of a 1970s style. A small model jail, made of rocks, was behind me. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A photo of me (taken by someone to whom I handed my camera); at the five-story pagoda at Kōfuku-ji, Nara, Japan; 1995. #analogphotography #blackandwhitephotography #buddhism #japan #negative #pagoda #realfilm

A photo of me, wearing a leather jacket, holding my camera bag, standing before the five-story pagoda (of which four-and-a-partial story are visible) in Nara, Japan. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Photo by my father; moving carousel. The development date on the slide was February, 1969. #35mm #35mmfilm #analogphotography #carousel #slidephoto

Photo by Bruce W. Falk, depicting a carousel with children riding. The colors are vivid, and the sky shows through the upper frame of the amusement ride. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Reflections and an empty store; 10-4-26. I took this with my old digital camera. #empty #portlandoregon

Reflections seen against an unoccupied retail space, with a post and markings on the floor. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Twilight magic hour; 10-4-26. The cart held some sticks of incense sending fragrance into the autumnal air... The guy with the cart suddenly walked away rapidly. #goldenhour #portlandoregon #streetphotography #sunset

A vertical sign reading Hollywood, and the ornate top of the 1920s Hollywood Theatre building in Portland, Oregon, appear in the photo. A low fan palm tree and a man with a cart are in the foreground, while Sandy Boulevard recedes toward a vanishing point, in the direction of the setting sun. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A detail from a photo of my father (in the white tshirt), great-aunt Magda, her husband (I think), a woman I don't recognize, and my grandfather. The location was probably the Oregon coast; circa early 1950s. #analogphotography #blackandwhitephotography #negative

A photo showing relatives on a picnic on a rocky beach, with ocean water and cliffs behind. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

At the (defunct) Things From Another World comic book store; Milwaukie, Oregon; 9-18-26. #comicbooks #flyingsaucer #oregon

A sign including a 3d flying saucer model, and text reading Things From Another World. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Make-up, by Rolf Tietgens. In The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ), 3 April, 1952. Via newspapers. com. #analogphotography #blackandwhitephoto #experimentalphotography #negative #rolftietgens #surrealism

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A slide photo by my father; showing me (in the blue jacket), with my sister and my mother; Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada; August, 1969. We were on a family trip. All of the 70s stretched ahead... #35mm #35mmfilm #analogphotography #alberta #canada #roadtrip #slidephoto

A slide photo by Bruce W. Falk, with pale colors, showing a family trio, as small figures before a vast lake and the soaring, glaciated peaks of the Canadian Rockies. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A photo of my mother; circa late-1940s, unknown location (possibly Portland, Ore., or Vancouver, Wa.)/photographer. That's a solid-looking auto (per visual search, probably a circa-1947 Cadillac). From a negative. #analogphotography #blackandwhitephotography #negative #vintagecar

A vintage photo of Hazel M. Falk; smiling slightly, standing with one hand on a shiny luxury vehicle (probably a circa 1947 Cadillac). A multi-dwelling building provided the backdrop. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A photo of me, by Roman Scott: Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, Co., April, 1985. Thanks to Dave Scott. I checked the boxes for dwelling in hippie college towns in the 80s (both Boulder, and Eugene, Ore.). #analogphotography #believeinfilm #blackandwhitephotography #boulder #colorado

A photo of me, with long hair, caught mid-blink. I wore a polo shirt; with hands in pockets. A mix of older buildings with shops, and a tall newer building, along with leafless trees, rose behind. A few pedestrians and people sitting on benches appeared as well. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Me (in sweater), with Roman Scott (and other friends, and a relative -- not in the shot); Kells Irish Pub & Restaurant, Portland, Oregon; New Year's Eve, 1991 (or early on 1-1-92). Photo by, and courtesy of, Todd Mecklem. #analogphotography #beer #newyears #nightphotography #portlandoregon

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Parental slide photo; somewhere in the Aleutian Islands,with coworkers, circa 1958. #35mm #35mmfilm #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #slidephoto

A slide photo by Bruce W. Falk, showing a man who wore a black leather jacket, in the foreground, and another man off to the side. Surf apppeared as a background. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A photo I took; at the Vigeland sculpture installation, Frogner Park, Oslo; 8 June, 2009. #clouds #norway #oslo #vigeland

A fountain, in a sculpture park, surrounded by visitors, with columns and statuary receding in the distance. Above a heavy deck of clouds appeared, and trees lined the area. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A photo of me, and artist, Roman Scott (in hat), by Todd Mecklem; circa 1987. The location was downtown Portland, Oregon. #analogphotography #oregon #realfilm #streetphotography

A photo showing me, in jeans and a dark jacket, hand in pocket, with right hand holding an umbrella. Roman wore a jacket, and a hat and scarf. We looked up, as if peering into a mysterious future. Slightly unfocused, rain-soaked streets, buildings, and pedestrians appeared as a backdrop. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A photo of me, by Marc Myers; near what is now the Springwater Corridor Trail; circa March, 1986. #abandoned #analogphotography #graffiti #negative #nightphotography #oregon

A photo of me, in a dark jacket, hands in pockets, long-haired. The location was an abandoned utility building, slathered in graffiti, in Gresham, Oregon. Photo by Marc Myers. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A photo I took; Our Lady of Sorrows (as part of an annual procession), Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York; 11 September, 1994. #analogphotography #brooklyn #newyork #streetphotography #urbanphotography

A devotional statue (Our Lady of Sorrows), passes down the middle of the street, with accompanying people in a procession. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Here's an unsigned union card (Local 1011 of the IBEW) that belonged to my father; 1950s. #laborday

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It looks like a scenario from Carnival of Souls...

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A real photo postcard, from the parental archives (probably via my grandmother). Circa 1915, possibly in Missouri. Subjects and photographer are unknown, but it's an intriguing image. #analogphotography #blackandwhitephotography #postcard #vintage

Four subjects, leaning toward the left of the WWI-era image. The people leaned to the left of the image, and they wore a variety of male and female-styled suits and dresses. They were standing against a rock outcropping, with a ledge or cliff behind. -JBF

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adalbertbruce @adalbertbruce.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nyctalops 18. I bought this cornucopia of weird and surrealist art and writing direct from the publisher in 1983 (it included work by Roman Scott, and by many others). Cover photo by Clarence John Laughlin. #analogphotography #clarencejohnlaughlin #blackandwhitephotography #surrealism

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