I really like this photo postcard from 1907. The woman looks like so much fun. I blogged a bit about the card because I was trying to work out what I could say without assuming too much.
#OldPhotos #OldPostcards #Gender #EverythingHasAHistory #MastoArt #Ohio #History
#PastAndPresent #MassDeportation
“The First Time America Tried Mass Deportation It Was a Disaster. Why would we consider trying it again?” by Claudio Saunt, Politico, October 25, 2015. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/10/donald-trump-2016-mass-deportation-213287/
"Child Labor as 'Necessity' (1912 Cartoon)"-- See description, analysis, and source details at https://markstoneman.com/2025/04/22/child-labor-as-necessity-cartoon.html. Click on the image there to see additional details for yourself.
Freshly blogged: “Knock-Out Blow to the Russian Bear: Postcard from 1904–05”
This was the last in a series of six postcards that marked the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05).1 I chose it because its caption speaks to Russia’s current war against Ukraine. The Russian Bear’s smaller opponent says, “Your size and weight don’t count in my style of wrestling.”… (continued at https://markstoneman.com/2025/03/04/knockout-blow-to-the-russian.html)
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This Italian fascist poster prefigures the disgusting rhetoric of Putin and Trump: "On them rests the blame!" by Gino Boccasile, ca. 1942–45.
Via David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4bp0064p.
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"What Felt Impossible Became Possible," https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-02-23-dale/.
Some stood up to the seemingly unstoppable Ku Klux Klan resurgence of the 1920s. Dan Sinker finds inspiration for today in the example of a beleaguered newspaper editor a century ago.
Mark R. Stoneman
