Photography
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Gildersleeve: Waco's PhotographerIt was 1905 when the man destined to become Waco's photographer first opened his shop. Fred Gildersleeve documented the city he loved, establishing his legacy through iconic images that have become Waco's visual memory. The 186 Gildersleeve images within capture the spirit of early...
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Idaho's Crown Jewel Priest Lake: Nature in PoetryEvery now and then, a prize stands out as if light and nature conspired to create a masterpiece. There is nothing better than to find that scene that speaks to me in a special way, knowing that life thrives on beauty. As we view...
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New Hampshire Covered BridgesA new guide to the more than 50 historic Covered Bridges in the New Hampshire area. Up to date information on each one. Included for each bridge are detailed directions and GPS coordinates. If you've ever spent time looking for a Covered Bridge and...
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Selma 1965: The Photographs of Spider Martin"Spider Martin, more than any other photographer of our time, has used his camera to document the struggle for civil rights and social change in the State of Alabama. . . . In viewing Spider's collection, one is literally walking through the pages of...
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The Workboats of Core Sound: Stories and Photographs of a Changing WorldAlong the wide waters of eastern North Carolina, the people of many scattered villages separated by creeks, marshes, and rivers depend on shallow-water boats, both for their livelihoods as fishermen and to maintain connections with one another and with the rest of the world....
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2012 Vagina Beauty PageantIn January 2012, over 100 contestants removed their clothing, spread their legs, and put their best vagina forward (and extremely close-up to the cameras) in hopes of taking home the top prize (Miss Vagina Universe) and additional cash prizes. These females were from around...
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Solving the West Palm Beach Murder of Jeffrey HeagertyA gay love triangle, drug deals, and a murder. Just another night in West Palm Beach in 1984?Jeffrey Heagerty was like most young gay nineteen-year-olds in South Florida in the 1980s, commonly finding himself and his friends at the popular Kevin's Cabaret in West...
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The Erie Canal Sings: A Musical History of New York's Grand WaterwayLife working along the banks of the Erie Canal is preserved in the songs of America's rich musical history. Thomas Allen's Low Bridge, Everybody Down has achieved iconic status in the American songbook, but its true story has never been told until now. Erie...
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Hidden History of AshevilleThe milestones of Asheville's long history are well known to locals, but so many interesting stories are all but forgotten.Thankfully, the staff and volunteers of the North Carolina Room at Pack Memorial Library have unearthed the best of those hidden tales. Meet daredevil aviatrix...
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Tilden Regional Park: A HistoryA jewel in the hills above Berkeley, Tilden Park is one of the premier recreational centers for the San Francisco Bay Area. Spread across more than two thousand acres, the property's thirty-nine miles of trails, two lakes and nature area offer an escape from...
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Lost Aiken CountyFrom a home to the fierce Westo tribe to a hub of the equestrian industry, Aiken County has had a huge influence on South Carolina. And some of the structures that mark that history have disappeared. More than two hundred years ago, the Horse...
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Creating Sarasota CountyThe creation of Sarasota County in 1921 inspired intrigue and drama, pitting local economic rivals against one another.The civic leaders of the Sarasota district fought what they saw as an incompetent and biased Manatee County Commission for seven years to build the roads needed...
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World War II POW Camps in OhioDuring World War II, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch camps at Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington. From the start, the camps were a study in contradictions....
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Haunted PrescottWhen Arizona was created as a U.S. territory in 1864, Prescott became its first capital. Accompanying the city's rich history is an equally dramatic heritage of supernatural manifestations. Visitors report a strange chill in the Palace Restaurant and taps on the shoulder at the...
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Hampton Roads Murder & MayhemHampton Roads is an iconic destination, but the birthplace of America has a nefarious past.Dive into the story of cannibalism in the Jamestown colony and learn the gory details of the tale of the Witch of Pungo. Blackbeard and his men wreaked havoc in...
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Winnebago County Beer: A Heady HistoryWinnebago County has long been a bellwether of Wisconsin beer making.In the mid-1800s, German immigrants launched small breweries in Butte des Morts, Menasha, Neenah, Oshkosh and Winneconne. By the 1950s, breweries such as Walter Brothers, Peoples and the Oshkosh Brewing Company had a combined...
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Cape Cod Nights: Historic Bars, Clubs and DrinksThe Cape has been home to hundreds of popular nightclubs and watering holes over the past hundred years, featuring such timeless drinks as the Cape Codder and the Sea Breeze. From orchestras to digital playlists, the clubs have evolved with the times. While many...
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Sears in Chicago: A Century of MemoriesFrom watch catalog to international retail empire, revisit Sears's Windy City history with author Val Rendel and remember how good the Good Life once was.In 1887, Richard W. Sears started a Chicago mail-order house that quickly outpaced its competitors, including Montgomery Ward. For millions...
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Ghosts of Bell County, TexasCenturies of violent history have laced Bell County with a potent compound of haunted activity. Spectral conquistadors stand guard over the Treasure of the Golden Bull, hidden in Salado caverns by the Coronado expedition. Countless frontier skirmishes, bank robberies and stage holdups echo along...
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Colorado's Deadliest FloodsRanked among the top ten states for both disasters and dry climate, Colorado has a long history of extreme weather. On May 19, 1864, residents of the fledgling gold rush town of Denver awoke to a wall of water slamming into the city with...
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