“View of harpooner ironing a Sperm Whale. From The Capture a lithograph made in 1862 by Endicott & R. S. Gifford, corrected by Benjamin Russell.” What sort of corrections could have been required? Did the Giffords read Moby Dick and think all whales were white? Did they draw Captain Ahab’s leg in there somewhere? This [...]
“Bright sunshine, blue sky, rolling surf, and beautiful sand make Sea Isle City Beaches popular for families.” That was the case for the family of my childhood friend, Mike Smith, who had moved from New Jersey to Wallingford, Connecticut, oh, must have been around 1979. We kept in touch for a few years (and I [...]
I guess we’ll have to take the postcard writer’s word that this is in fact the view off Cape May. For all we know, one could drive up the road an hour or so and buy an identical card that says “Sea Gulls Dip over Breaking Waves, at Barnegat Bay, N.J.” Oh, wait — they [...]
Greta was kind enough to send me a postcard of this incredible image by Chao-Pang Hsu of Photographic Works of Taiwan. Although the card lacks a description, Greta was kind enough to provide me with some excellent details and insights: “Located in Hualien County in the eastern part of Taiwan, Ching-shei (or 清水, i.e. pellucid [...]
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