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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Seventy Five: The ghost town – a travel photo-essay > Insulation, Bannack, Montana, 2010
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23-MAY-2010

Insulation, Bannack, Montana, 2010

Bannack allows its visitors to explore the inside as well as the outside of many of its 60 structures. Most of the wall coverings within its buildings are peeling away, some of them revealing fascinating insights into the past. This closeup reveals a glimpse of a vintage newspaper used as insulation. From the typography and the shredded news photograph of foreign diplomats at a conference, we learn that this particular house was either built or insulated in the early years of the 20th century.

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Phil Douglis26-Jun-2010 18:56
You are right -- the metaphoric layers here speak of time both covered and uncovered. Ghost towns such as Bannack are like time capsules. As photographers, we must search for the story telling details that can rest within such layers as these.
Tim May26-Jun-2010 16:29
History is uncovering the layers of our past - this image is a metaphor for that - and an image that speaks to the purpose of Bannack State Park - to discover history.
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