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Author ArchiveWhat’s it WednesdayPosted on November 11, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under What's It Wednesday [ Comments: 11 ]
Happy Veteran’s Day
What’s it WednesdayPosted on November 4, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under What's It Wednesday [ Comments: 10 ]
Thoughts? The Last Days of Stonewall JacksonPosted on November 2, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Arts, Literature & Culture, Book Reviews, history, military [ Comments: 8 ]
The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson *S&R’s very own Chris Mackowski Reading The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson is like poring over a treasure chest of family relics as a wise uncle explains the contents. The wise uncles are the authors Chris and Kristopher. These two historians and writers have taken an amazing number of primary and secondary sources and woven a fascinating tale of the last week in the life of Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, accidentally shot by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. They report documented events with insights and an obvious love and respect for the topic. Full Story » It’s a very special Wednesday – our wonderful friend J.S.O’Brien has given us a photo to consider. Have a guess…
Scurlock StudiosPosted on October 25, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Arts, Literature & Culture, ArtsWeek, Photography, civil rights, culture, history [ Comments: 7 ]
In our time they are a brand: three artistic African Americans from one family, who captured Washington, the District, this community of freedmen. Their images spoke clearly: here are our efforts, our military men, our debutantes, our ministers, our friends, our tuxedos, our cotillions, our geniuses, our great minds, our children. Our lights, our cameras, our work. – A.J. Verdelle Verdelle is speaking about Addison Scurlock and his two sons George and Robert Scurlock of Washington, D.C. Addison Scurlock’s photography has been called the visual record of W.E.B.Du Bois’ strategy to uplift Black America by the “Talented Tenth.” Full Story » Half dollarPosted on October 18, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Photography [ Comments: 3 ]
In honor of climate week… one is bad enough – but 500!
Beam me upPosted on October 11, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Photography [ Comments: 5 ]
This is an unusually personal post for me. I lost my Dad to cancer several years ago. I wasn’t ready for that – he still had more to teach me. He was an avid photographer. The last of his personal effects amounted to several boxes filled with slides, negatives and prints from a life long hobby. One series of pictures I found especially moving were from two January days in 1958. He photographed his home town to share with his fiancee, my Mom. Here is a look at London in 1958.
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Red Sails in the SunsetPosted on September 27, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Photography, environment, global warming [ Comments: 2 ]
With thanks to Brian and Russ for the title idea… Sydneysiders awoke to red dust on the 23rd. It was the biggest dust storm to hit Sydney since 1942. A second storm covered Sydney on Saturday, millions of tons of dust have been dumped on Eastern Australia. Australia is a dry nation; in July Melbourne was named the driest city in Australia. Recall that last year Melbourne suffered catastrophic fires? What does a million tons of dust look like? Today is not so much “what” but “why”?
Black tiePosted on September 20, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Photography [ Comments: 7 ]
This one is a little different… Gritty worldPosted on September 13, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Scholars & Rogues [ Comments: 6 ]
What do you see?
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The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise a photo exhibition currently at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Gallery. The exhibition runs through November 2009.
