Knott's Pitchur Gallery
It's been quite a while since I've shared photos from Knott's Berry Farm's "Pitchur Gallery" - let's take a look at one (plus some extra stuff) today!
The "bucking bronco" was one of the more popular scenes in the Gallery, we've seen folks ranging from children to grandmothers holding on for dear life. This boy makes it look easy!
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This is the first time I've had the negative, which is pretty cool! I've since acquired one other Pitchur Gallery photo along with the matching negative.
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Reverse the negative, and you get a positive! Who knew??
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Both the photo and the negative were in this Pitchur Gallery envelope; I see at the bottom that it says "Negative made from Photograph", which leads me to assume that it is a second-generation negative and not the original.
Many years ago, somebody emailed me to say that they had hundreds (or was it thousands?) of negatives that once belonged to the man who ran the Pitchur Gallery; I think the person might have been his daughter or granddaughter. I tried contacting her, but she never responded. I wonder if she still has them all?
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3 comments:
Major-
I think I prefer the negative and the envelope. I'm weird that way...
Thanks, Major.
Major, I'm pretty sure that, what you call a "negative" is actually a photo that was taken during a lightning flash! Such a photo is rarer than a toothless T-Rex! I'm sure it's worth thousands of $$$, maybe even millions! The kid is really rockin' that 'yeehaw' pose. He must've seen a lot of western movies and TV shows.
Thanks, Major... Don't spend all your millions on frivolous things. Invest wisely in things of value, like Beanie Babies.
I'm guessing that the Pitchur Gallery photos were "Polaroids," so If you wanted the negative, they'd have to "take a photo" of the original picture. I've had a couple copies made from Polaroid photos, and they first had to make a negative. When they gave me the copies, they gave me the negative that they had to make.
I love "Pitchur Gallery" photos, but that's extra cool that you have the photo, the negative, AND the envelope!
Thanks, Major!
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