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Round Barns, Twin Barns, Grain & Coal Silos, Repaints & Fades – Bob Kisken Out West

Sears Round Barn - Marysville, KS © Bob Kisken

Sears Round Barn – Marysville, KS © Bob Kisken

Sears Round Barn - Marysville, KS © Bob Kisken

Sears Round Barn – Marysville, KS © Bob Kisken

Twin Barns - Sisseton, SD - © Bob Kisken

Twin Barns – Sisseton, SD – © Bob Kisken

Twin Barns - Sisseton, SD - © Bob Kisken

Twin Barns – Sisseton, SD – © Bob Kisken

Grain, Coal & Hogs - Colome, SD - © Bob Kisken

Grain, Coal & Hogs – Colome, SD – © Bob Kisken

Grain - Merriman, ND - © Bob Kisken

Grain – Merriman, ND – © Bob Kisken

Pepsi-Cola - Huron, SD - © Bob Kisken

Pepsi-Cola – Huron, SD – © Bob Kisken

Paper - Duluth, MD - © Bob Kisken

Paper – Duluth, MD – © Bob Kisken

South Dakota Wheat Growers - Tulare, SD © Bob Kisken

South Dakota Wheat Growers – Tulare, SD © Bob Kisken

Kisken recently updated me and said:

This round barn [above] was a Sears kit. For a while, Sears made barn kits both round and not round. This is the only round one that I have seen. I know of or have seen pictures of 3 non-round barns made from Sears kits. If you know of any please let me know. The barn is in Marysville Kansas and the owners are really fixing it up…. I had an exhibit in a museum in Edgerton, Wisconsin of my mail pouch barns. Edgerton used to grow tobacco and they have a Tobacco Heritage Days celebration every year. Will exhibit some of my barns at a tractor dealership in St Joseph, Wisconsin near LaCrosse. Sent about 75 more pictures to Finland. Have sent probably 500 pictures there so far. – cheers bob

Keep up the excellent work Bob! Wish I could go to Finland and see your pictures there!

Bob Kisken & Frank H. Jump featured in Great Falls Tribune

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Ghost signs offer a peek into the past

By RICHARD ECKE • Tribune Staff Writer • July 6, 2008 – [link removed]

Leon Coffee – Barrel Man – Rodeo Clown – Bob Kisken in Casper, WY

Leon Coffee - Barrel Man - Rodeo Clown - Bob Kisken in Casper, WY
© Bob Kisken

Leon Coffee on Flickr
Barrel man ; CNFR – College National Finals Rodeo – Wikipedia

UPDATE JULY 20, 2012 – Barrelman, Leon Coffee Returns to Greeley

Wyoming Stories – Bob Kisken in Casper – In Memory of Matthew Shepard

Casper Rodeo - Bob Kisken

Casper Rodeo - Bob Kisken

Casper Rodeo - Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken

Every year in Casper, Wyoming– the College National Finals Rodeo is held. This was held last week. I get a press pass and have been going the last 6 or so years. It is really a great rodeo. cheers bob

More Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx – Brokeback Mountain
Laramie Project
at Tolerance.org

This post is in memory of Matthew Shepard – December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998. This year will be the 10th Anniversary of his murder.

State Flag Wyoming

Weekend Feature Fade: Heileman's Old Style Lager – La Crosse, Wisconsin – Bob Kisken

Heileman's Old Style Lager - Lacrosse, Wisconsin - Bob Kisken

© Bob Kisken

Heileman's Old Style Lager - Lacrosse, Wisconsin - Bob Kisken

Heileman's Old Style Lager - Lacrosse, Wisconsin - Bob Kisken

Heileman's Old Style Lager - Lacrosse, Wisconsin - Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken

“Ist das nicht eine fine – Heileman’s Old Style Lager– Beer Depot”

Weekend Feature Fade: Amish Picking Corn With A 'Bang Board' – Bob Kisken

Amish Picking Corn with a Bang Board

Amish Picking Corn with a Bang Board
© Bob Kisken

Some Amish still pick corn with a bang board. The Amish man is hidden by the wagon. This was taken last fall near La Crosse, Wisconsin. cheers bob kisken

Just In: From Kisken the Finn – Finnish Round Barn in Montana – Kiitos to Kisken!

Finnish Round Barn

Barn Label
Barn Info
Border
© Bob Kisken

This is a barn built by Finns in Rerd Lodge, Montana. It was a dairy. The woman who owns it now, Kerrie Rochon, is not a Finn. She [Rochon] has done a great job of restoring it. It is a bar and gambling house. I have met lots of neat people who are restoring Finn buildings and keeping our heritage alive. Both Finns and non-Finns are doing this. I wish some American Finn group or Finnish government group would recognize their efforts and give them a “kiitos plaque.” cheers bob kisken.

Kiitos Kisken!

Just In: Kisken in Laurel, Montana – Pepsi-Cola Sign Plus Restored Creamery Sign

© Bob Kisken - Pepsi-Cola in Montana

Other Side of Sonnys

Laurel Creamery - Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken

Fading Ad Blog is Officially One Year Old!

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Time flies when your fading. And blah blah blogging. Fading Ad Campaign Website just turned nine years old. The project’s inception was February 1997. Thank you for coming along for the ride and your collaborations!

Mail Pouch Tobacco – Red Key, Indiana – Bob Kisken

Mail Pouch Tobacco - Red Key, Indiana - Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken