Edmund Hillary's Introduction to Shackleton's Boat Journey  by F. A. Worsley, June 28, 1976... "I would venture to guess that if a survey...

My great, great grandfather's Bible purchased in New York City in 1853. My interest in the Apostle Paul was triggered by a question...

Houses of Parliament before 1834 In the fall of 1774, the colonists sent a petition to George III explaining the contentious issues from...

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Hurley's Journal, May 19, 1915 A form of mid-winter madness has manifested itself, all hands being seized with the desire to have their...

Orde-Lees Journal, May 19, 1915 Aboard Endurance, May 19, 1915 We have had side splitting fun this evening. Everyone submitted to having...

A couple of blasts about U.S. Army life in 1918... "Well about camp life, when we got here Sunday we had dinner then we took our...

Running the Guns at Vicksburg, 1863 To commemorate Memorial Day, I've posted a photo-essay based on the letters my grandfather sent to...

Three weeks after British troops burned down the White House and the U.S. Capitol in 1814, the British Navy took aim at Fort McHenry,...

When I lived in Manhattan, I used to ask professional photographers for advice on what was the best camera to have. They invariably...

Image by Foster and Sons This monster wave off Oahu gives us an idea of what Shackleton saw from the 22' James Caird at midnight on May...

Over the past month, I've been updating the site and have now decided to integrate the bibliographies and images into the photo essays....

Irises , Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, May 1889. Vincent van Gogh. Getty Center. Just started on a new project and I was thinking of blogging...

On the link to Paul's 1st journey. Now fixed.

Jane Austen colorized by ChatGPT When Emma was published in December 1815, Jane's brother Charles read it three times over the course of...

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There were greenhouses on the west lawn of the White House! West lawn of the White House, 1889