According to Wikipedia: “Reflecting humor in illiteracy, the establishment’s name was intentionally misspelled “Pitchur Gallery”. In 1940, Gus Thornrose set up shop behind the ‘G’old trails hotel, with standees [a life-size cut-out figure], a Western saloon bar-room scene, and even a stuffed bucking bronco posed in mid throw [the one shown in the picture]. Near the cuspidor (spittoon) was a sign which was captured in many souvenir photographs “Spit on ceiling, anyone can spit on the floor.” Folks could select from a wide variety of costuming and stand for a pose, or choose to put their faces through holes of humorous standees such as lifting weights, prospector dancing with a Can-can girl or sit behind painted oxen hauling a covered wagon to be captured with vintage wooden large format bellows cameras onto glass photographic plates. Digital capture has since replaced the labor-intensive development process. “You’ll never know how good you look, until ya gits yer pitchur took.”
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The first picture is one of my favorites!!! Thanks so much.
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Peggy