Posted in pictures, tagged history, pictures on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As promised, from the national archive. Many in the archive are in .tif format and required some work. There are literally thousands in the archive. Just a few more here. Oh, yeah, and don’t forget that mostly these are high resolution, click ‘em for full size.
I Will Fight No More Forever
Surrender Speech by Chief Joseph [...]
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Posted in pictures, tagged history, pictures on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Edward Curtis, produced many thousands of photographs during his epic chronicling of the faces, culture and homes of Native Americans of the Western United States. You can find the wikipedia article about his life here. This is what he looked like (as always, click the pic for larger size):
Much of his photography is available online- [...]
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So, this is a view of the construction area on the site of the demolished sections of the old J Complex at Oregon State Hospital. Some parts that are not yet demolished are in the foreground. The walls coming up in back are going to be the “ABC” (Acute Behavioral Care?) section of the new [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged history, Music, politics on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
rip-utah-phillips-all-used-up
rip-utah-phillips-with-ani-d-the-most-dangerous-woman
Enough said.
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The New York Times
April 1, 2008
Colorado Proposes Tough Law on Executive Accountability By DAN FROSCH
DENVER — For 30 years, Lew Ellingson loved being a telephone man.
His job splicing phone cables was one that he says gave him “a true
sense of accomplishment,” first for Northwestern Bell, then US West
and finally Qwest Communications International.
But by the time [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged animated gifs, history, sound bites on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1923-okeh-laughing-record.mp3
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The copper strike of 1913-14 started in July and lasted nine months. It was one of Michigan’s most bitter labor actions. The introduction of the one-man drill triggered the strike. Miners feared cutbacks on the number of jobs and working alone. Strikers also demanded recognition of the Western Federation of Miners as their bargaining agent, [...]
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