Gone dancing
I went to something of a ball last night at The Salon, where there were lots of beautiful people dressed to the nines and dancing the night away – so it seemed fully appropriate to put up some missed connection ads from people who were in my shoes over 100 years ago. Also, to the photographer…
Look lively!
I’m currently on my way to Houston, TX for the OAH Annual Meeting (literally on my way, like, I just paid $10 for in-flight internet access. Just closing my eyes to the amount of money I’m spending today), and downloading a tv show to watch from iTunes is taking waaay longer than anticipated so I thought,…
In the Navy
Did you know that this it is the sesquicentennial anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War? And can you pronounce “sesquicentennial”? Say that ten times fast. Yes, folks, it’s been 150 years since the war began and it’s just as fascinating a topic as ever, and it gives me an excuse to write more about some…
Lost girls
The paper I gave at the conference this week was specifically about a particular type of advertisement from the turn of the twentieth century, so it seems appropriate that I should write a blog post about them too – especially as it’s been awhile since I’ve written about any of these, I think. So here…
A cool kinda related link
A friend saw this and I thought it was too cool not to point out. Tomorrow is the 200th anniversary of New York City’s famous grid plan! Perhaps no other document in NYC history has had such an effect on the city’s growth and population. And it does connect to my ads, at least the missed connection ads. …
For pity’s sake
These make me sad. But the second one, at least, makes me fascinated. D – Any night but Wednesday; write at once; come this week; for God’s sake, pity. D.M. – Last delivery made, but no mail for Pennsylvania. Have you no mercy? A dreadful calamity is awaiting him. He wanders like a shipwreck, with no…