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Old Florida hotels & historic resorts: Trip back to these amazing Victorian vacation destinations
A look back at some of Florida's historic hotels -- the most magnificent resort hotels of the Victorian era, and where -- and if -- they stand now.
Victorian etiquette for men: 72 simple rules for the dinner table (1889)
Want to see what Victorian etiquette was like? In short, there were rules for everything when you were at the dining table. Please pass the salt, and take a trip back here.
See the fun from Cheyenne’s Frontier Days: Wyoming’s old Wild West festival (1897-1902)
Up in Wyoming, the Cheyenne's Frontier Days festival featured bronco riding, a wild horse race, stage hold-up, hanging bee, cow-pony races, etc. and other rodeo events.
70 vintage Coney Island beach, boardwalk & amusement park scenes (1890s-1920s)
As you can see from these Vintage Coney Island photos & postcards, This beach area just outside New York City was one of the most popular resorts in the United States.
Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’ came to life in 1977, and TV would never be the same
I am at loss for the proper word to use to describe what television has done with Haley's book Roots. "Enhance" will not do, nor is "heightened" sufficient. There is no word that is adequate.
Say, Say, Oh Playmate: We traced the story of this old song and hand clapping game, and have the lyrics
Millions know 'Say, Say, Oh Playmate' - also known as 'Playmate' - but few today know much about the rhyming song & hand clapping game. Find out more here!
What was it like to be a telephone operator? Behind the scenes in the early switchboard days
In the olden days, you needed a telephone operator to connect your call manually through a switchboard. Her job wasn't as easy as you might think.
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s famous ‘Little House’ books have long enchanted readers, young and old
For generations, the Little House books have enchanted adults & children, historians & romantics, with stories of the Midwestern frontier of the late 1800s.
Victorian graphic design: Stylized paint labels (1870s & 1880s)
Paint: Stylized product labels from the Victorian era Artist ivory black antique paint label Antique Victorian furniture paint label Florentine fresco colors – Turkey red
The Gettysburg Address: Photos, analysis & the full text of Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech (1863)
See what it looked like during President Lincoln's historic Gettysburg Address speech, plus eyewitness accounts, analysis, full text & and a handwritten copy.
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