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Tag Archives: New York
Caesar’s Short Skirt
Snippets 189. An early name for a film camera was a “bioscope”, and the name was chosen for a film journal during the silent era of film, published in London. It ran from 1908 to 1932. The Bioscope was aimed at … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, History, Humor, Humour, Law, Magazines, News, Newspapers, Snippets, USA
Tagged Bioscope, Censorship, Cinema, New York
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New Year Across the Pond
Snippets 177. One hundred and fifty years ago, at the dawn of the year 1869, the British papers were all full of reports of new year celebrations. The local papers tended to recount meetings in church halls with speeches delivered … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, History, News, Newspapers, Snippets, USA
Tagged New Year, New York
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Glorious Murmurations
Ramblings 5. We are blessed to live in a rural area, where a countryside walk is never far away. With winter upon us it is tempting to shut ourselves away from the cold, assuming that nature has no wonders for … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, 19th Century, Britain, History, Inspiration, Nature, Poetry, Ramblings
Tagged New York, Ornithology, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Starlings
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New York New Year, 1889 (Snippets 48)
One of my favourite ‘forgotten’ authors is Max O’Rell, a travel writer whose books are funny and readable, despite now all being well over 100 years old. His 1889 book, Jonathan and his Continent, tackled the subject of American life … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, History, Snippets, Travel, USA
Tagged Mark Twain, New Year, New York
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Journals 5.4 – A Frenchman in America by Max O’Rell (Part 4)
The following is a continuation of my essay on A Frenchman in America. For the previous parts, please see the earlier entries from 17th, 21st and 25th July 2015. Visiting the New York Stock Exchange, O’Rell was amazed by the … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Education, History, Journals, Travel, USA
Tagged Ancestry, Annie Edson Taylor, Max O'Rell, New York, New York Stock Exchange, Niagara Falls
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Journals 5.2 – A Frenchman in America by Max O’Rell (Part 2)
The following is a continuation of my essay on A Frenchman in America. See the earlier entry from 17th July for the first part. O’Rell’s first impressions of New York were not overwhelmingly positive, but this was not helped by … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, History, Journals, Travel, USA
Tagged Boston, Flu Pandemic, Journalism, Max O'Rell, New York
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Edward VII and his turn-ups (Ramblings 2)
One lesser known fact about Edward VII was that he was something of a trend-setter and “invented” the trouser turn-up. For many years it had been common practice to fold up the hems of a pair of trousers when walking … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ramblings
Tagged Edward VII, Fashion, George Crum, Inventions, New York
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911 and Father’s Day (Guest Post 3)
The following post has been kindly contributed by Mike Loschiavo, a talented and insightful writer who will be covering more recent topics for Windows into History, with a particular focus on early film, television and sci-fi. However, his first article … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Guest Posts, Recent History, Science Fiction
Tagged 911, Father's Day, New York, Staten Island, Technology, Twin Towers, World Trade Centre
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