June 15, 2013
I should’ve posted this yesterday, on Flag Day, but I found it after I’d already posted yesterday’s old photo. But Phildelphia’s week-long Flag Fest finishes today, so I guess I’m still in good time.
So in honor of Flag Day … here’s a look at the Betsy Ross House, in Philadelphia, c. 1900.
Needless to say, the house and its surroundings look rather different today. (To see the front of the house itself, go to the courtyard portion of the virtual tour and click on the “Betsy Ross House” star.)
June 14, 2013
For today: a look at the mostly quiet street in front of the town building — combination fire house / opera house — in Littleton, New Hampshire, c. 1907.
A driver for the Littleton Village District is filling his horse-drawn water truck at the sidewalk fire hydrant.
June 12, 2013
In case you haven’t already heard my whining (whether on the CAA’s Facebook page, the CAA’s Twitter account, or my own Twitter account), it’s HOT here in the CAA office. Today is the hottest day of the year so far, and our air-conditioning isn’t working … so it’s above 80 degrees here in my office, although the ceiling fan does help a bit.
This situation is making me want to revisit these old horse-drawn vehicles, which have appeared here on the blog before …
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And to cool off a bit more, I think I might just re-watch this old (silent but chilly) video of a 1919 ice harvest, as well.
June 11, 2013
Today’s post is a short but true story, sent to me by a CAA member named Lynne …
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June 6, 2013
A couple of days ago, I shared a few photos from our visit to Omaha beach.
Today, on the sixty-ninth anniversary of the D-Day landings on the Normandy coast, I thought I would share a few more photos from our visits last week.
First, another look at Omaha …
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A couple of views of the coast at Arromanches, and one from the cliffs, looking back toward the town itself …
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Looking out to sea from the remarkable preserved-as-it-was-left German gun battery at Longues …
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And, finally, several views of the craters, the gun-turret remnants, the cliffs, the coast, and the monument at Pointe du Hoc …
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The Slower Road 