Blogs about: 1880s
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Just an average boy
I have previously commented that people sometimes have faces that can step out of one era and fit right into another. This particular boy in no exception to that idea. He has a nice average fac… more →
Who Were They?
Mapping China's borders in the 1930s (and before)
wrote 3 days ago: I came across with a very interesting map of China. It is not dated, but from the fact that the Jeho … more →
The Rise and Fall of South College Avenue, Bloomington IN
wrote 4 days ago: I often lament on Facebook as we look at old photos of South College from yesteryear that the strip … more →
The Way We Lived, American workers in the early 20th Century
wrote 5 days ago: Speed the Plow – farm workers This book, by author Martin W. Sandler, offers a short course on … more →
Just an average boy
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wrote 5 days ago: I have previously commented that people sometimes have faces that can step out of one era and … more →
Royal Albert Hotel
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wrote 6 days ago: Built: 1880 / 1939 Address: 387 George Street Architects: Louis Boldini / Stone & Sturmer Builde … more →
Trapper
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wrote 6 days ago: “To the man that has never followed the trails of the traplines, I can only say, “You have missed mu … more →
Philip Draper and Jane Oram
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wrote 1 week ago: Cohabiting may be thought to be something new, but Philip Draper and Jane Oram lived together as man … more →
Finding William, Emma and Jessie Heft
wrote 1 week ago: I haven’t shown any of my cabinet card collection in a while so I’ll have go at it today … more →
Baby in a chair
wrote 1 week ago: Babe in a chair This particular cabinet card was trimmed along the top, presumably to fit into a fra … more →
Train & Railroad Tragedies In Bloomington, Indiana
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wrote 2 weeks ago: As I have been combing through thousands of records and articles about Bloomington and Monroe County … more →
"A Noble Groom" by Jody Hedlund
wrote 2 weeks ago: Young German-born Annalisa lives in a bleak world in 1880′s America. Men control every part o … more →
!2 Brass Candlesticks Decorated with Deer Hunting Scene, Antique English Arts and Crafts, 1880s
wrote 2 weeks ago: You can buy !2 Brass Candlesticks Decorated with Deer Hunting Scene, Antique English Arts and Crafts … more →
The "cut direct"
wrote 2 weeks ago: Reblogged from ADOXOBLOG: Etiquette: Rules and Usages of the Best Society was published in Australia … more →
Snuggly bunny
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Snuggly bunny This photo of a baby all bundled up in blankets and cap and what looks like a padded c … more →
On This Day: 'A Struggle with a Thief'
wrote 2 weeks ago: From the Derbyshire Times, 30th April 1881: UNSTONE A STRUGGLE WITH A THIEF On Monday noon an impude … more →
When 302 W 1st Street Came a-Tumblin' Down (1973): The Storm House
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wrote 2 weeks ago: ————————–302 W 1st Street as it would have a … more →
The "cut direct"
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Etiquette: Rules and Usages of the Best Society was published in Australia in 1885 for the benefit o … more →
Before you read this, guess what year the first bibliography of Russian women writers came out
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wrote 3 weeks ago: There are people – like Mary Zirin and Catriona Kelly and Joe Andrew – who want to redis … more →
Books: The Painted Girls
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Usually I go to the book store with a purpose, I know what I want to get and I get it. In the past y … more →
