Shorpy February 12, 2017

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San Francisco, 1928. “Franklin dual cowl phaeton.” Date night for Andy Hardy? 5×7 glass negative by Christopher Helin.

November 1942. “At the Central Market in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.” Photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information.

December 1942. “Chicago. An unusually heavy fog in the early afternoon.” Medium format negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information.

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APRN Alaska News

Biden vows to block Pebble mine project if elected August 10, 2020
“It is no place for a mine,” the former vice president said in a statement to news media.
The Associated Press
Need: Mentors for youth aging out of the state foster care safety net August 8, 2020
Alaska has approximately 3,000 youth in foster care, and many of these young people have stepped forward to ask for a mentor. Their wish is for the steadying guidance of an adult as they exit the foster care safety net and take their first steps into independent adulthood. This transition to responsible adulthood is hard […]
Kathleen McCoy, KSKA - Anchorage

Delanceyplace.com

norma rae -- 8/7/20 August 7, 2020
Today's selection -- from History by Hollywood by Robert Toplin. Norma Rae was an award-winning 1979 film that cemented Sally Field's stardom. It was based on the union-organizing efforts of Crystal Lee Sutton. But when Sutton persisted in efforts to assert editorial control, the screenwriters were forced to create a more generic character and proceed without […]
the thought police -- 8/6/20 August 6, 2020
Today's encore selection -- from Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix. In 1928, Hirohito was enthroned as the new emperor of Japan. However, there was a growing skepticism regarding the deification of the emperor, along with new opposition to Japan's form of government by communists and other radicals -- especially […]

Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
feigleycommunications
2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
feigleycommunications

Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – D. G. Kaye Explores the Realms of Relationships – August 2020 – #Intuition – Do you trust your gut instincts? August 9, 2020
Welcome to my August edition of Realms of Relationships. Today I’m going to talk about our intuition, how to trust it, and how to sharpen our own intuitive skills. Intuition What is intuition? There are a plethora of descriptions and … Continue reading →
Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.

WASP Final Flight

Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP. They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area. But I didn’t wait for that. I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up. And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
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Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five. I loved it! I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella. This was less than successful..." WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
Unknown

The Old Motor

Streamline Moderne Postwar Good Gulf Service Station August 8, 2020
This impressive Gulf Oil Company service station located in an unknown area of Philadelphia, PA, was designed in the manner of the then-popular Streamline Moderne architecture. This form of building construction was fashionable from the mid-1930s to the ’50s, both here in the US and around the world. The “Good Gulf Nonox” neon sign out...
David Greenlees
Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 266 August 7, 2020
Today’s colorful lead image is a view of a well-known west coast tourist attraction taken in the mid-fifties and a street filled with 1940s and ’50s automobiles. Two-tone paint schemes and pastel colors were popular throughout the decade in stark contrast to the vehicles produced in the forties and the late sixties. As is the...
David Greenlees

Shorpy Reader Comments

Similar, but different August 9, 2020
In reply to Eggerss-O'Flyng: 1938: That is a North Western E-4, loafing with a short consist -- humiliating for an engine capable of more than a hundred miles per. But the orange engines mentioned (more gray than orange, actually) were the similar locomotives owned by the Milwaukee Road. The North Western ones, as seen here, […]
damspot
Budget Remodel August 9, 2020
In reply to The Old Paxton Place: 1938: Need to get rid of some windows? Stucco 'em over!
Dave

Debra Lynn Dadd

Vinyl Peel Stick Flooring August 6, 2020
Question from Echo II have vinyl peel and stick flooring in three rooms in my house. They are about 3-4 years old. I want to remove or cover them all as I have small children. Do I need to remove it completely and then cover it? If I cover it with ceramic tile or organic […]
Lisa Powers
LVP Flooring August 1, 2020
Question from Rita I have asthma and mild copd & shopping forr a 10×10 ktchen floor, probably LVP . Gotnew bedroom carpet 2 years ago and jwas told no formaldehyde & it’s been fine. Saw not that deep water cleaning which Im scheduling very soon is the best. The luxury vinyl ;planks are afordable. I […]
Lisa Powers

BloominThyme

Successful Pineapple Harvest July 31, 2020
At last, I have achieved a successful pineapple harvest from my backyard garden. It didn’t require much effort, but it did require patience. Years of patience. Generally pineapples take about two and a half years to harvest. On the advice of a friend, I planted these pineapple four and five years ago. He said it […]
gardenfrisk
Summer Buttercup Squash July 18, 2020
In Florida, summer is the time I plant buttercup squash in the garden. It’s a fall favorite around my house, and is pretty easy to grow. Unless you don’t provide enough water. Then, this large sprawling squash plant will rebel. Worse, it will wither away and die. Very sad, indeed. But with the proper care, […]
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AV Club Wiki Wormhole

Get ready, golden gods: It’s Y2K Week here at The A.V. Club August 10, 2020
Society might have jumped the gun by about 20 years when it predicted the menacing arrival of a society-toppling virus, but it did manage to cultivate some pretty iconic pop culture. While we’re taking the downtime to revisit some tried-and-true favorites, we cannot think of a more opportune moment to celebrate the…Read more...
Shannon Miller on News, shared by Shannon Miller to The A.V. Club
Metallica sues, chads hang, and Survivors survive: 19 pop culture windows into 2000 August 10, 2020
The world didn’t end. The lights stayed on, airplanes remained in the sky, and when the clock struck midnight on January 1, 2000, the world’s computerized systems were properly primed to handle the roll over from years that started with “19” and years that started with “2.” Not that the 365 days that followed needed…Read […]
Erik Adams, Katie Rife, William Hughes, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat, Danette Chavez, Patrick Gomez, and A.A. Dowd
Paula Pell brings the mystery with the Mapleworth Murders August 10, 2020
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Monday, August 10. All times are Eastern.Read more...
Sulagna Misra on TV Club, shared by Sulagna Misra to The A.V. Club
Director Tim Van Patten discusses the unanswered questions from Perry Mason’s first season August 10, 2020
Timothy Van Patten started out in show business as an actor, most notably in the basketball-themed series The White Shadow from 1979 to 1981. By the ’90s, Van Patten made the switch to behind the camera, honing his craft by directing over 30 episodes of Touched By An Angel before finding critical success over at […]
Gwen Ihnat on TV Club, shared by Gwen Ihnat to The A.V. Club

DamnDelicious

Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork August 9, 2020
The easiest + BEST pulled pork ever! Serve with your favorite BBQ sauce. So smoky, so flavorful, so juicy, and SO SO GOOD. Hello, summer. Please don’t leave us just yet. I’m not ready for the Chiberia snow. (FACTS ONLY – it snowed Halloween day in 2019.) No, but really, let’s get back to the […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
Easy Grilled Vegetables August 2, 2020
Perfectly crisp-tender grilled veggies served with an amazing, tangy, garlicky basil sauce. You’ll want this sauce on everything! I’ll be honest. I’m not entirely the biggest veggie-eater. Nope, my priorities are typically on bread, pasta, anything with cheese, more bread, and maybe more pasta. But if they’re grilled, I will eat every single vegetable there […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious

The Authors’ Billboard

Cooking in the Time of Pandemic August 5, 2020
My sister and I were talking a few days ago. She said, “I’m tired of having to provide meals day in and day out.” Yeah, me too. In normal times, we like going to restaurants. And, of course, we can still get carryout. But it’s not the same experience. I do feel guilty about not […]
Rebecca York
Harvest Time Recipe by @Donna_Fasano August 3, 2020
I went to a local farmer’s market yesterday and discovered that it’s HARVEST TIME. I bought eggplants, tomatoes, a red onion, and some peaches. Yum! Today, I made a veggie bake that turned out really delicious. Here’s my simple harvest time recipe: Eggplant Tomato Parmesan Bake 4 baby eggplant, peeled and sliced lengthwise2/3 cup seasoned […]
Donna Fasano

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I didn’t have my glasses on…

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Legends of Windemere

Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

Bluebird of Bitterness

Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing

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The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.

Joan Reeves: Slingwords

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