Living in the Past: Ralph Murphy Slides

I’ve been sharing photos on my blog since 2015 that are part of my husband’s uncle Ralph Murphy’s slide collection. The slides were given to my husband by his Aunt Jean Murphy in 2012 and consists of 15 boxes (thousands of slides) taken by Uncle Ralph spanning the years 1947 to 1984. Many are scenic shots from their travels across the United States—they liked to visit national parks. Some are family members; others are friends and co-workers. Some people are known, and some not. I converted the majority of the slides to digital and have been enjoying them ever since. Because I like to link the photos together, I decided to create this page to host links to any post where I use Uncle Ralph's photos. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Ralph Murphy

The 15 boxes of slides. You can see on the top photo that either Uncle Ralph
or Aunt Jean added some photo details to a sheet that came with each box.

West Virginia Chapter of the IATSE

The Gregory Sisters

Cole Brothers Circus

Hidden West Virginia racetrack photos

A boy and his bicycle

The beauty of nature

Ruth Miller

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Water sports at Tygart Lake

Nutter Fort, West Virginia Soap Box Derby

Warner’s Skyline Drive-In Theater

Palace Furniture Company and Pepsi-Cola—a colorful combination