This town is known for clock making, which started in 1803, when Eli Terry established a factory in the town. Terry brought mass production to the clock making industry, helping to reduce the cost of clocks. He introduced and patented the shelf clock in 1814 which reduced the cost of a clock from $25 to […]
Tag: American history
What are your top ten historical places to visit in the US?
The United States has many great places to visit to see historical museums and actual locations in history, here are my top ten locations to see history in the US. What are yours? Washington, D.C. Regardless of your political bent , there are plenty of sights and museums to see here Savannah, Georgia Southern , southern, […]
[pictures & film] He held a deed to the greatest fortune on earth but died bankrupt – Here is his story
The California Gold Rush in 1840’s made many people millionaires overnight and you would assume that the people who discovered the initial gold nuggets would be the wealthiest. However, this is not the case. Sutter employee discovers the first gold nugget In 1848, James W. Marshall, a trusted carpenter and employee of John A. Sutter, […]
[Great closeup pictures of cotton pickers Arkansas 1938] as they waited in the fields for cotton to be weighed
Cotton was a major commodity for the Lake Dick Project Community, Arkansas in 1938. (New Deal Project) The fields were so extensive that day laborers had to be employed to pick the cotton. The bags of cotton picked by each laborer was weighed and recorded in the fields as seen by the photographs below taken […]
Rural Michigan in 1941 – photographs show the strength of the people
Photographer John Vachon traveled in Michigan in 1941 and took many photographs depicting the life of the citizens at the time. Farmer. Isabella County, Michigan Farmer. Isabella County, Michigan VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past Farmer. Isabella County, Michigan Farmhouse. Ionia County, Michigan Church. Midland, Michigan – […]
[Old pics & film] Did you know that Arlington was originally built as a museum to honor President George Washington?
Did you know that George Washington Parke Custis actually built Arlington House to honor his step-father President George Washington? Arlington House pre-1861 Born in 1781, George Washington Parke Custis was the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington through her first marriage. After his natural father, John Parke Custis, died in 1781, George Washington Parke Custis […]
[old pics & films] Fired from her second film, she later became a famous actress in the 1940s and 1950s. Do you know her name?
She began her film career at the age of twelve, with the encouragement of her mother. After the film, her mother gave her a make-over, bleached her hair platinum blonde, then she used false identification, and she got a film contract for her daughter. When the deception was discovered, a short time later, she was fired. Do you know […]
It was rumored that President Harding’s wife killed him by poisoning him – what do you think?
President Harding suddenly died in office in 1923 while talking to his wife in a hotel room. He had been ill for weeks and rumors surrounded his death. Some people even accused his wife of poisoning him. Watch the films below and draw your own conclusions. President Warren G. Harding Vintage film from 1920s shows President […]
Who is your favorite baseball player?
Remembering My Favorite Baseball Player – Ernie Banks by Gary Koca On January 23, 2015, my all-time favorite baseball player, Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, passed away. He was just a week shy of his 84th birthday. Ernie Banks – Mr. Cub – 1970 I was just six years’ old when the Cubs purchased his contract […]
When did you first start wearing lipstick?
LIPSTICK BY INEZ MCCOLLUM When I first began wearing lipstick, Mother would only permit natural colored which would be much like lip gloss which is so popular today. I finally made it to my all time favorite color of bright red. Through the years, I would experiment with various shades; but always reverted to the […]