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    • Bear Paw
        February 10, 2011 at 3:54 pm
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        #2620

        Here’s a few old photos I scanned.. My Mother was the Vermont State Field Archery Champion in 1957 and the New England Champion in 1958. That’s her and my Dad in the first photo below.

        The next photo is of their archery club (Middlebury, Vermont)… 1955. My Dad is the one standing to the far left.

        The next photo is of where people would put arrows they found…. People could go there to see if any of their arrows were on the board. That’s my Mother holding me and my sister is standing by my mother. Where do the years go?

      • David Petersen
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          February 10, 2011 at 4:32 pm
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          #11282

          What great luck to have had a toxophilic parents and upbringing!

        • Robin Conrads
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            February 10, 2011 at 4:38 pm
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            #11285

            Great photos, Bear Paw! Thanks for sharing. 😀

          • SteveMcD
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              February 10, 2011 at 4:52 pm
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              #11293

              Very, VERY Cool!! Thanks for sharing! 8)

            • Chris Shelton
                February 10, 2011 at 9:30 pm
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                #11506

                Thats awesome!!! and that quality of that last one is really good, looks like it was taken with a DSLR!

              • aeronut
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                  February 11, 2011 at 12:02 am
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                  #11600

                  Those are some great pictures Bear Paw.

                  Dennis

                • WICanner
                    February 11, 2011 at 12:40 am
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                    #11628

                    Really neat pictures.

                    But I have a question? Is the older lady in the cross checked dress looking for her arrows on the table in the last picture? Real cool! 😛

                  • Bear Paw
                      February 11, 2011 at 2:15 am
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                      #11720

                      It appears that she is looking for her arrows, but I really have no idea…. I don’t know who she is (was).

                    • William Warren
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                        February 11, 2011 at 2:37 am
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                        #11730

                        You are so lucky to have been exposed so early in life and have parents that loved archery! Cool old pics thanks for sharing.

                      • bruc
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                          February 11, 2011 at 3:22 am
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                          #11770

                          Great pictures:!: The bow your dad is holding in the first picture looks very long!! Nice looking bow with the lams in the riser!!
                          Bruce

                        • Bear Paw
                            February 11, 2011 at 1:56 pm
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                            #12319

                            BRUC wrote: Great pictures:!: The bow your dad is holding in the first picture looks very long!! Nice looking bow with the lams in the riser!!
                            Bruce

                            I believe the bows my folks had were Smithwicks. I vaguely remember them having them made. Came from California maybe? My Dad’s shop burned in 1970 and he lost all of his archery equipment he’d accumulated over the years.

                          • Buckhorn73
                              February 17, 2011 at 12:51 pm
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                              #19000

                              A truly original look at history, Bearpaw. Thanks for allowing us the privilege.

                            • Van/TX
                                February 18, 2011 at 4:31 pm
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                                #20246

                                That’s some good stuff! Thanks for posting:D…Van

                              • FUBAR
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                                  February 18, 2011 at 8:23 pm
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                                  #20405

                                  Wow, theres some history in those pics. Thanks

                                • strait-aero
                                    February 18, 2011 at 9:46 pm
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                                    #20462

                                    Brings back memories of when I was a kid and going to shoots with my dad. Too bad your dad lost all his archery gear.:(

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