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.
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, September 9, 2009
Building America
The Magic that is America was created by the hard work and determination of its inhabitants. Let the building begin – again.
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