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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11432 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: schuetzen history book???? Reply #15 - Feb 26^th, 2014 at 7:29am	Print Post
	Londons "blustery" style helps me form a mental picture of what it was like or could be like back then. The days before television, telephones and computers. The people were out there for a good time together. Fun to read and imagine what it must have been like. Makes good mention of loads and equipment. Joe.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11432 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: schuetzen history book???? Reply #16 - Feb 26^th, 2014 at 7:32am	Print Post
	QuestionableMaynard8130 wrote on Feb 26^th, 2014 at 7:19am: Joe, maybe in my old age I've confused the dates ---I'll have to go back and check that context. I may have that totally wrong------clearly need more coffee this morning. yep! got the dates wrong ---the London article were Pre-earthquake went back and deleted my previous post. Thank you for the gentle correction Or you could be a "Noodlehead" Joe.

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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2040 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: schuetzen history book???? Reply #17 - Feb 26^th, 2014 at 11:36am	Print Post
	This is a pic of the Berkley ferryboat on display in San Diego. I believe this is the same boat that carried the shooters and revelers across the bay to Oakland where they boarded a special train to Shell Mound Park.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16009 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: schuetzen history book???? Reply #18 - Feb 26^th, 2014 at 11:49am	Print Post
	Schuetzen festivals have often been referred to as the "super bowl" of the early 1900's! These were THE sporting event of the era, and gathered huge crowds of shooters and spectators. Looking at old photos of the crowd you see families all dressed up, as the occasion was a very big event for everyone. Not many other sporting events of that era drew such crowds, nor paid such prize money for the winners. Top professional shooters were making enough money competing, and doing exhibition matches to not have to work a regular job. When I think about this great period of shooting, it saddens me I was born too late to see it first hand!

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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: schuetzen history book???? Reply #19 - Feb 26^th, 2014 at 1:36pm	Print Post
	They had all sorts of other activities associated with them, including concerts, drinking & dining (at several economic and social levels, along with dancing. Some even had bowling tournaments as an organic part off the fest program. I think a lot simply depended on space and facilities and organizational skills of the host group.

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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: schuetzen history book???? Reply #20 - Feb 26^th, 2014 at 2:19pm	Print Post
	QuestionableMaynard8130 wrote on Feb 26^th, 2014 at 1:36pm: They had all sorts of other activities associated with them, including concerts, drinking & dining (at several economic and social levels, along with dancing. Some even had bowling tournaments as an organic part off the fest program. I think a lot simply depended on space and facilities and organizational skills of the host group. In Eric Von Stroheim's 4-hour epic Greed of 1924, the main characters spend Sunday afternoon in what appears to be a real Schuetzen Park (can't remember the name), not a movie set, but what they're doing are the "other activities," not shooting, or even watching shooting.


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