Misc Items for Phantom Load

 Naturally I took pictures, or got pictures for this story. Some of them were used by Xterm to create her beautiful line drawing. Others were for my on reference. This post includes misc items for the story, including my favorite, mittens on a string!

( Images of Misc Items )

Cemetary Pictures for Phantom Load

I love realism in my stories, so you bet there's a Valmont Cemetary and it's in sad shape, considering how historical it is. It's at the very top of a ridge at the edge of town, right next to Valmont Butte. Valmont Butte has been used for years for gravel and brick making and there used to be a brick making company right there too. I think now it's just where the gravel company is, where their trucks are parked and so on. 

( Cemetary pictures for Phantom Load )

Pics of the Trailer and nearby roads for Phantom Load

One of the most important parts of this story to me was picking the right, downtrodden little location, with access to Platte by foot. I thought of using this dear little stone cabin that was quite small, but it was too nice. Instead, I picked this one.

( Trailer and Road Pics for Phantom Load )

Platte School Outside Pics for Phantom Load

What was once Platte Jr. High School is now Platte Middle School. How this helps the kids, I'll never know. At any rate, I wanted to take pics as the buses were arriving at the end of the day. I would have liked to have pics without any people in them, but when there are buses there are kids so what can you do. Here are the results!

( Platte School Outside Pics for Phantom Load )

Inside of Platte School for Phantom Load

 More realism, yeah! Here are some inside snaps of Platte. Luckily, that day, when I happened to have a camera AND film, the school was open AND empty, having just finished up parent/teacher conferences. My friend and I were able to wander the halls. We did ask permission of the first teacher we saw, told her we were former students, and it was totally cool after that. 

( Inside of Platte School for Phantom Load )