Tiki Archaeology: Moon Islander, South Titusville, Florida - General Tiki

T TikiTomD Grand Member (6 years) Flagler Beach, FL Joined: Sep 20, 2009 Posts: 700	T TikiTomD Posted posted on Sat, Apr 2, 2011 5:05 AM Hoping to find some clear photographs of the Moon Islander, I started with the color post card, which credited Bob Ebaugh Photography, Melbourne, Florida. No luck finding Bob Ebaugh, but I did find Tim Ebaugh Photography and Graphic Design of Melbourne. So I telephoned him on a hunch. He explained that Bob Ebaugh is his Dad and put me in email contact with him. His Dad sent me the following email... Hi Tom, I took the photo for the postcard for Moon Islander sometime in the mid 1970's. Back in those days the postcard publishers required original 4X5 inch color transparencies. Therefore, I used either Ektachrome or Kodachrome film which produced a direct color transparency. No negatives or other prints were involved, and the original transparencies were submitted to the publisher which was then given back to the restaurant owner along with the postcards. So sorry, but there is no way I would have anything in my files other than a sample postcard. Having retired from the business over 20 years ago, many of those old files have been discarded. I will keep your email address on file so I can notify you if by some freak chance, we should find one of the postcards. By the way, I used to work with a guy named Art back in the early 60's at Patrick AFB, I think. We rode together in a car pool and he had several sons. Would Art by any chance be your father? Best Regards, Bob Ebaugh After my reply, he wrote me back... Thanks for your reply Tom, Actually, unlike mine, your last name is a quite common name so it was just a long shot thinking you might be one of Art's sons. Your question: Maybe your work at Patrick AFB involved Eastern Test Range support? Yes it did, I was working in the Tech Lab for RCA at the time in the motion picture laboratory where we produced movies of every missile launch back in those early days. Would you believe "Bomark" and "Atlas" among others whose names I have forgotten? Most of them blew up on the pad or shortly after liftoff. Those were the days, and we were the pioneers of the space industry. Sure happy it is doing much better now. Best regards from Bob Really nice gentleman and I’m so glad I had the chance to make contact with him, but alas, no photos.

Hoping to find some clear photographs of the Moon Islander, I started with the color post card, which credited Bob Ebaugh Photography, Melbourne, Florida. No luck finding Bob Ebaugh, but I did find Tim Ebaugh Photography and Graphic Design of Melbourne. So I telephoned him on a hunch. He explained that Bob Ebaugh is his Dad and put me in email contact with him. His Dad sent me the following email...

Hi Tom,

I took the photo for the postcard for Moon Islander sometime in the mid 1970's. Back in those days the postcard publishers required original 4X5 inch color transparencies. Therefore, I used either Ektachrome or Kodachrome film which produced a direct color transparency. No negatives or other prints were involved, and the original transparencies were submitted to the publisher which was then given back to the restaurant owner along with the postcards.

So sorry, but there is no way I would have anything in my files other than a sample postcard. Having retired from the business over 20 years ago, many of those old files have been discarded.
I will keep your email address on file so I can notify you if by some freak chance, we should find one of the postcards.

By the way, I used to work with a guy named Art back in the early 60's at Patrick AFB, I think. We rode together in a car pool and he had several sons. Would Art by any chance be your father?

Best Regards,

Bob Ebaugh

After my reply, he wrote me back...

Thanks for your reply Tom,

Actually, unlike mine, your last name is a quite common name so it was just a long shot thinking you might be one of Art's sons.

Your question: Maybe your work at Patrick AFB involved Eastern Test Range support?

Yes it did, I was working in the Tech Lab for RCA at the time in the motion picture laboratory where we produced movies of every missile launch back in those early days.

Would you believe "Bomark" and "Atlas" among others whose names I have forgotten? Most of them blew up on the pad or shortly after liftoff.

Those were the days, and we were the pioneers of the space industry. Sure happy it is doing much better now.

Best regards from Bob

Really nice gentleman and I’m so glad I had the chance to make contact with him, but alas, no photos.

Post #583038 by TikiTomD on Sat, Apr 2, 2011 5:05 AM