Not all boxing matches are between equally matched fighters.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Gibson Girls
Gibson Girls were the creation of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson in the late 1800’s. Their stories and images flowed from his pen for over twenty years.
The images of the girls quickly became the standard visage of a beautiful woman.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Created from a merger of the Cooper and Bailey Circus in 1881, the Barnum and Bailey Circus quickly established itself as the premiere circus in America.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Klondike Gold Rush
Fifty years after the California gold rush, another gold rush started. On 16 August 1896, Keish Skookum Jim Mason, found placer deposits in Bonanza Creek in the Yukon. Shortly thereafter, the rush was on. A deep recession and related bank failures had plagued residents ‘down below’ and news of the find couldn’t have come at a better time.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Growing Up In The Depression
Almost all wage workers suffered during the Great Depression Their angst and desperation was also reflected in the faces of their families.