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I believe it was U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt who said, "Speak softly, carry a big stick, and go roller skating." Or words to that effect.
Originally posted on Ipernity: Theodore Roosevelt and the Roller Skate Craze.
It is interesting to speculate if there was another, rival and unofficial handbook to the Chester Historical Pageant - also Searchlight Tattoo - of 1937 but I think it unlikely! The '30s seems to have been a decade of such historical pageants and Chester's was the usual fare of a series of tableaux presented by a vast cast that endeavoured to tell the history of this ancient city from its foundation as the Roman Deva, "a magic realm" that is introduced by Clio, the Muse of History who enters the arean with the burning torch of history so as to entice two groups of Chester children to hear the tale.
There are nine 'episodes' listed as well as the Searchlight Tattoo and this took place at the College Grounds in the city during the evenings of the 5th to 10th of July 1937. There was also an Industrial, Historical and Bygones Exhibition at Grosvenor Park and, for the lucky few one suspects, a Pageant Fancy Dress Ball at the Town Hall on the evening of Thursday 8 July. The whole event was for charitable endeavours and there are vast lists of patrons, organisers, committees, designers, writers, actors and participents.
The programme, printed in Shrewsbury, contains many advertisements that obviously helped defray the cost of the publication. The front cover is in a 'poster' style artwork and is signed C. Bridge.
A recipient of this Fourth of July postcard in 1907 would have recognized this puzzling array of fireworks as a parody of then-President Theodore Roosevelt's facial features.
The lit firecrackers and smoke portray Roosevelt's toothy grin and moustache, the two interconnected diamond-shaped arrangements represent his characteristic pince-nez glasses, and the cavalry hat with the crossed sabers reflect his service in the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War.
Even the "D'lighted" caption for the scene of the boy lighting the fireworks derives from Roosevelt's frequent use of "Dee-lighted!," which along with "Bully!" was one of his favorite exclamations.
Originally posted on Ipernity: D'lighted, July 4, 1907.
A real photo postcard of a young girl holding an issue of the North American newspaper (see a close-up view of the paper—I haven't been able to determine a date or decipher any of the headlines, unfortunately).
The girl has a smirk on her face and a pair of pince-nez glasses on her nose as she looks down at her newspaper. I'm not sure what might be in the case that's on the floor next to her chair.
A photo of readers (people reading books or magazines) for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. (Or people reading newspapers? Hopefully my fellow VPTPers will indulge my topic drift from magazines to newspapers.)
A detail showing a close-up of the North American newspaper from a real photo postcard. For more information, see the original photo.
My favorite shot in this set! I was really amazed with the end result.
Elizabethton's Covered Bridge
Stretching across the beautifully flowing, clear and cool water of the Doe River, Elizabethton's Covered Bridge is one of Elizabethton's premier and most photographed attractions. It is one of two bridges in Tennessee identified by a Tennessee Historical marker and is included on the National Registry of Historic Sites.
Built in 1882, the Covered Bridge is believed to be the oldest such bridge that is still in use for pedestrians. Constructed at a cost of $3,000 by contractor Dr. E. E. Hunter, George Lindamood and three carpenters, it spans the river for 134 feet, resting on earth and limestone abutments. Hunter hired Colonel Thomas Matson, who had engineered the elevated railroad tracks in New York City, to design the bridge and serve as construction chief. The original structure was made entirely of wood; mainly mountain oak and white pine beams that were hauled down the steep slopes of the mountains by draft horses and mules, weatherboard of mountain poplar, and shingles cleaved by mallet and form chestnut. Hand forged steel spikes and hand threaded bolts fastened together the massive pieces of oak flooring. Termed an "engineering feat" and listed in the Historic Engineering Record, the Covered Bridge survived numerous floods, including the great flood of 1901, which destroyed all the other bridges in the county that crossed the Doe River.