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“The personality of the photographer, his approach, is really more important than his technical genius.” –Lee Miller
Sheila O’Malley has a typically amazing post about photographer Lee Miller, about whom I need to learn more because she is fascinating and because of photography: Much of her history was erased through decades of obscurity and a total and … Continue reading
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On the Romance of Old Maps
Roger wrote a lovely post the other day about old maps: When I was growing up, my grandfather, McKinley Green, gave me the maps included in his subscription to National Geographic magazine. I still have many of those old maps … Continue reading
“Dick, sometimes I understand why they hate you.” Nixon, 30 years gone
A few days after Richard Nixon died (on this date, 1994), I was out riding around with my father as he did some errands. We stopped at the post office in the town where we lived, and Dad noticed that … Continue reading
Overalls in history….
Here’s something I never knew about! Fascinating story, this.
Sixty years….
On this date in 1963, Maestro Erich Leinsdorf was to take the podium in Boston….
“A vision in splendor of the great kings of old”
For lack of anything better to post today, here’s a rundown of the British monarchy, all the way back. Note Edward VIII, saying a hearty “Nope!” to the whole thing. Full-size version here. (And if you’re the artist, let me … Continue reading
Nine Score and One Year ago….
March 4 was the original date mandated by the US Constitution for the commencement of Presidential terms, which means that March 4 was Inauguration Day. This was later changed with the 20th Amendment, which moved the Presidential term of office’s … Continue reading
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