Among the Ruins
Coaxing stories from the shadows. That was the title of the last post on the blog—I know, it was a while ago—and that seems to be what we’re still up… Read More»
Tag: Visual History
By the Book
IMAGE: The Librarian (1566) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Wikipedia Commons)
Still More on Peter Briggs
A couple of weeks ago now, the photography blog Shorpy published an image of a man identified only as “Buzzard Pete.” With the help of Coy Barefoot, we identified him… Read More»
A Mere Figurehead
IMAGE: Postcard of HMS Raleigh figurehead (postmarked Plymouth, May 31, 1966) depicting Sir Walter Raleigh; the original ship wrecked in 1922, and this photograph likely was taken here (Matthew Boyington/Anywhen)
A Short History of Virginia Indians
This spring, the Virginia Indian Programs at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, in collaboration with Encyclopedia Virginia, launched the Virginia Indian Archive. (Funding was provided by the Mary Morton… Read More»
Uncle Peter and the Rebel Yell
Yesterday I received an e-mail from Coy Barefoot referring to my speculations about the identity of one “Buzzard Pete” and what he may have meant to the University of Virginia community:… Read More»
This Day (Virginia in April Edition)
On this day, sometime between 1853 and 1857, Lewis Miller composed an ode to the Virginia spring in his notebook: the Beautiful Sugar Maple’s Tres are Growing here, and we find honey… Read More»
Who Was Buzzard Pete?
Yesterday I was pointed to the photograph directly above, which appeared on the photoblog Shorpy, and asked: Who was this guy Buzzard Pete? Well, for starters, here’s what Shorpy tells… Read More»
Rise and Shine
From the National Geographic Tumblr Found: Cars parked at a drive-in theater with a 53-foot wide screen in Alexandria, Virginia, December 1941. Photography by J. Baylor Roberts, National Geographic While… Read More»
The Overview Effect
Not because this has anything to do with Virginia history, but because we’ve already posted about the Blue Marble and, this morning, the Black Marble, the above video is worth… Read More»
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