Ostensibly exploring the practice of law before the internet. Heck, before good highways for that matter.
Friday, August 12, 2022
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Friday, May 19, 1922. Going for the Gold.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Friday, October 13, 1921. Giants take the Series, Turks take former Imperial Russian Territory, Hine takes photographs of 4H Club members.
The Giants took the World Series with a 1 to 0 victory over the Yankees.
While both nations were in a shaky position at the time, it's worth remembering that Turkey, while on the defensive, was holding its own against Greece. France and the UK, initially allies in the Greek effort, had abandoned Greece as it became more aggressive in regard to its territorial demands and efforts. The Turks, on the other hand, had shown an inclination to look East into Turkic territories, something the USSR didn't need to happen. Moreover, the Soviet Union was having difficulty imposing its moronic economic system on an unwilling population and its political thumb on various ethnicities, so it was arguably in a worse position than Turkey was. Also, its population was enduring famine to the lunatic nature of its farm policy.
After World War Two Stalin pressed for the return of Imperial Russian lands, but Turkey resisted it, and the Western Allies backed Turkey's position. Soviet demands were dropped, but Georgia and Armenia have never been happy with the border that the treaty created.
A photographer took a photo of Jacksonville, Florida.
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Friday October 7, 1921. 4H Clubs and Baseball Clubs.
The photos speak volumes. She's of our age, but not Very plainly dressed and very adult looking.
On this day in 1921, The New York Giants beat the Yankees 13 to 5 in Game 3 of the 1921 World Series.
China responded to a demand from Japan for certain rights in Shantung province with a complete rejection. The demands were based on the Treaty of Versailles transferring German possessions to Japan following World War One, which included port cities in the province. The Chinese were not willing to go along with the treaty on these points, and ultimately their position prevailed.
The same photographer that toured schools in West Virginia took the photos of members of a 4H Club.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Thursday October 6, 1921. Winners and Losers.
On this day in 1921, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giant 3 to 0 in game 2 of the 1921 World Series.
California Here I Come, April Showers and Toot, Toot, Tootsie were introduced in the musical Bombo at Jolson's 59th Street Theatre. The songs were popular enough that I actually learned the lyrics to all three as a kid somehow, probably from the Lawrence Welk Show. The production was one of the popular, weird, racist black face musicals of that era.
The dog funeral of Buster Snook, a Spanish poodle, owned by, Selma Snook, of Washington D.C., took place.