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Posted on 4/25/23 at 8:13 am to kywildcatfanone
quote:I’m thinking that’s all iron.
Timber Railroad Bridge
Now Herman Haupt for the Union during the Civil War reconstructed bridges out of what ever was at hand in rural Virginia.
“Haupt was called to service in early 1862 and put in charge of the operations of military railroads in the Virginia theater of operations. He could also get railroads and bridges repaired in short order.
One of his most famous feats was the speedy reconstruction of a railroad bridge a few miles north of Fredericksburg, Virginia, a job that greatly impressed the commander-in-chief, Abraham Lincoln, even though the bridge looked flimsy.
In a visit on May 28, Lincoln observed, "That man Haupt has built a bridge four hundred feet long and eighty feet high, across Potomac Creek, on which loaded trains are passing every hour, and upon my word, gentlemen, there is nothing in it but cornstalks and beanpoles." Haupt and the Construction Corps mastered the art of bridge reconstruction during the war.”
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Posted on 4/25/23 at 8:24 am to mauser
The days before bookbags were awkward when a lot of homework was assigned.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 11:29 am to gumbo2176
Julie-dAubigny, famous opera singer who died at age 33
She killed three men in duels, and Zwas pardoned for her duels, this time through the intervention of Monsieur, the King’s brother, and returned to the stage. She performed for the court at Versailles, appeared once again in most major Opéra productions, and introduced the Italian idea of the contralto voice to France. She defended chorus girls against lecherous barons and pompous tenors, became infatuated with the soprano Fanchon Moreau, tried to kill herself, threatened to blow the Duchess of Luxembourg’s brains out, and ended up in court for attacking her landlord. She and Thévenard remained best of friends until her retirement, although they also had some infamous spats, and one evening on stage she bit his ear so hard he bled.
She killed three men in duels, and Zwas pardoned for her duels, this time through the intervention of Monsieur, the King’s brother, and returned to the stage. She performed for the court at Versailles, appeared once again in most major Opéra productions, and introduced the Italian idea of the contralto voice to France. She defended chorus girls against lecherous barons and pompous tenors, became infatuated with the soprano Fanchon Moreau, tried to kill herself, threatened to blow the Duchess of Luxembourg’s brains out, and ended up in court for attacking her landlord. She and Thévenard remained best of friends until her retirement, although they also had some infamous spats, and one evening on stage she bit his ear so hard he bled.
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Posted on 4/25/23 at 11:31 am to chinhoyang
quote:
She killed three men in duels, and Zwas pardoned for her duels, this time through the intervention of Monsieur, the King’s brother, and returned to the stage. She performed for the court at Versailles, appeared once again in most major Opéra productions, and introduced the Italian idea of the contralto voice to France. She defended chorus girls against lecherous barons and pompous tenors, became infatuated with the soprano Fanchon Moreau, tried to kill herself, threatened to blow the Duchess of Luxembourg’s brains out, and ended up in court for attacking her landlord. She and Thévenard remained best of friends until her retirement, although they also had some infamous spats, and one evening on stage she bit his ear so hard he bled.
I want to party with her
Posted on 4/25/23 at 11:45 am to La Place Mike
quote:
Spee-Lunkers Cave Six Flags over Texas circa 1960s
Many years ago, they were selling the original figures from the cave. I wish I had bought one.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 11:46 am to chinhoyang
quote:
Spee-Lunkers Cave Six Flags over Texas circa 1960s
Many years ago, they were selling the original figures from the cave. I wish I had bought one.
when I was a kid that was my go to ride to get cooled down, never seemed to be a line and the ac in that cave was set at about 33 degrees
Posted on 4/25/23 at 3:06 pm to 777Tiger
Posted on 4/25/23 at 3:11 pm to Kafka
Ava Gardner c. 1942
Posted on 4/25/23 at 5:08 pm to Kafka
1926
Posted on 4/25/23 at 5:09 pm to Kafka
1926
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Posted on 4/25/23 at 5:11 pm to Kafka
Posted on 4/25/23 at 5:12 pm to Kafka
1979
Posted on 4/25/23 at 5:13 pm to Kafka
Just look at how well they project
Posted on 4/25/23 at 5:17 pm to Kafka
Anti-Smoking PSA from Judges Magazine (1912)
Posted on 4/25/23 at 7:22 pm to Kafka
Woody Guthrie's guitar
Posted on 4/25/23 at 9:31 pm to kywildcatfanone
Love nostalgia!
Posted on 4/26/23 at 4:28 am to gumbo2176
No bookbags-that was me, even into college. Had a book satchel in Jr High. Books wrapped with a strap were before my time. In grade school rode a bicycle to school and carried my books in a Boy Scout backpack. Wasn't smart enough to keep using one.
Posted on 4/26/23 at 6:19 am to mauser
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