Glass making is dangerous hard work, so manufactures hired young men with stamina and feelings of invincibility. Since they had to be careful around all of the glass, a good way to work off frustration and free time energy was to play baseball.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Bingham Canyon Mine
The famous Kennecott Copper mine in Bingham Canyon, Utah. The small Bingham Canyon company town was just part of the operation.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Join The Sheep Club
Young folks were encouraged to raise sheep to provide wool for soldiers during the war. Twenty sheep supported a soldier.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
San Francisco Is A Doomed City
First reports out of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
400 Bodies gathered together. $40,000,000 damage.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Cotton Farmers – Don’t Expect Much Out of Life
The life of a cotton farmer was extremely difficult in good times. Even when a crop isn’t destroyed by bugs, it was frequently destroyed by drought.
Cotton famers learned not to expect much out of life.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Avoiding Catarrh
Nasty colds in the spring were always a problem in days gone by. Fortunately, a tonic creation could protect you.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Panning For Gold
My great grandfather left Plymouth, Massachusetts to make is fortune in the California gold fields. Not many of the men who followed this particular dream stuck it rich as witnessed in this image. They made enough to survive until they could find other work.
Friday, August 21, 2009
The Old Tin Type
Found an old tin-type photo of my great grandmother. Too bad the image continues to degrade, hence a hi-res scan to preserve it.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Warship Diagram
The warships of days gone by weren’t made of metal, but we have to pity the folks that had to find and cut all of that wood.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Almost Missing – Incredibly Strong
A four pound brick sits on top of a small block of aero gel; a compound so lightweight that it is almost appears to be invisible.
The Notorious Albert Tirrell
Albert J. Tirrell just couldn’t stay out of trouble. Acquitted in the murder trial of Maria Bickford by the loosest interpretation of the law, he was soon in trouble again.
This time he robbed a group of sailors on the U.S. warship, “Constitution”. He was lucky to have survived this encounter as well.
See the stories here.
Alfred Farrar Marries Emma Sawtill
Alfred Farrar who was born in England married Emma Sawtill who was born in Virginia on 7 Jun 1869 in Macon, Missouri.
Their marriage entry in the County Marriage book shows a unique hand drawing associated with it.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Lusitania Sunk by German Torpedoes
Known as the “Queen of the Seas”, the ship Lusitania was sunk by German torpedoes on 7 May 1915 off the Irish coast, killing 1500 or more people.
The sinking was front page news in the Boston Journal the following day.
Click to see the full image.
Battle of Antietam on Ancestors Farm
The fury of the terrible Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland raged across my Anderson ancestors farm on the south side of the Potomac in Virginia (now West Virginia).
Friday, August 7, 2009
Lincoln Visiting Civil War Staff
The tall President Lincoln visiting his senior officers in the field toward the end of the Civil War. Note the Ghost on the far right side of the photo. The legs are clearly visible, while the torso and head fade as you follow the body up.
The effect was probably created by someone moving from their original position during the typical long-exposure required for photos in that era.
Brakeman Loses His Leg
Bernard Featherstone lost his leg in an unfortunate train accident in Wyoming.
Gold Nuggets Still Found in California
There is no reason to break your back looking for gold. Just use your chickens to do the work.
Farmers Feud
The Featherstones and Richardsons ended their water rights argument on Sept. 20th in Bonne Terre, Missouri.
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