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Bought a rocking chair for the teeny tiny worm (book worm of course) so she can enjoy her reading habit. The chair came on Sat & she's enjoyed it till then but it has rained every single day here since weekend so I hesitated to take grainy pictures (as always shhhhh). I'm also struggled with finding a home for Coco :(
According to my mom, this rocking chair has been in the family for around 100 years. My grandmother used to rock my mom in the chair when she was a baby, and mom fed me while rocking in the chair as well. It was painted bright blue in the 1950s by my grandma, unfortunately, and then they put a thick layer of black paint over that in the 60s or 70s that obscured the carved detail. Also, the chair was singed in a fire at some point, so when I was given custody of the heirloom in the 90s, we had it stripped and restored to our best guess at the original appearance. I know the Antiques Roadshow people wouldn't approve, but it was falling apart and now you can see the detail. It's quite comfortable, and low enough for my short legs to comfortably reach the floor. M-kitty likes to sit under it. In this view, dropcloths temporarily protect the carpet.
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Local call number: RC18866
Title: Reading and Rocking in St. Andrews, Florida
Date: May, 1902
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 8 in.
Series Title: Reference Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.myflorida.com
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From negative via camera shot of the negative
sometime late December 1972 or early Jan 1973
detail extractor Efex Pro Curves Levels
5192
March 1940
Black and white photograph
Patients and nurses in the Sunbeam Children's Ward of the Galt Hospital. The child in the bed in the far left background is Hilda Schumaker. She has her doll with her in bed. The nurse beside her bed is a student.
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P19891079001
It's August 21, 1859, on William Ellison's cotton plantation in Como, Mississippi. Ellison discusses politics with George Palmer, the town's local judge. They sit rocking in their chairs overlooking Ellison's cotton fields, taking short puffs of their cigars while a mulatto girl without a name slowly fans Ellison. Moments later, Mrs. Ellison brings out some fresh lemonade from the kitchen and sets it on the table between the two men. She leans over and kisses Ellison on his sweaty forehead and walks back into the mansion to begin her cross-stitching.
Meanwhile, the 300 men, women and children are bent over in 112 degree heat, hand picking cotton one by one and loading it into woven grass baskets strapped to their backs. A small slave boy by the name of Carter walks by with a wooden bucket of stream water and a ladle. He stops by each pair of workers and offers a drink.
Off in the distance, a newly purchased slave by the name of Humphrey starts humming a well known tune, Old Man River; a song taught to him by his mother when he was 8 years old. It had been 24 years since he had seen her, yet he remembers every word and note. He pauses to remember what she always told him. "The only thing you own in this world that The Man can't take from you is your soul". After a few minutes, he slightly smiles and starts singing the words out loud.
"What do you got that boy doing over there?", asks Palmer.
"He's watering my cattle.", replies Mr. Ellison.
"Watering your cattle? Now why would you want to do something like that? Seems sort of wasteful. You can't eat them. They don't even produce milk. The only thing those things are good for is working and reproducing; sometimes a little pleasure if you find the right one. I prefer the 12 year old ones myself, they're fresh and they're easier to hold down", Palmer says with a chuckle.
"It's hard to squeeze milk from a hungry cow, George. It's more cost effective to keep them healthy and happy. Healthy and happy cattle work harder and produce more", Ellison replies while glaring at him from the corner of his eye.
Palmer now uncomfortable, clears his throat and takes two quick puffs of his cigar. After a few minutes of silence, he says,"There are talks of war you know."
"So I've heard."
To be continued.......
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.214
Title: Harper's June
Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist)
Date issued: 1896 (inferred)
Physical description: 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 49 x 35 cm.
Summary: A man sits in a rocking chair reading.
Genre: Book & magazine posters; Lithographs
Subjects: Men; Rocking chairs
Notes: Title from item.
Date note: Date from: American Art Posters of the 1890s in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Including the Leonard A. Lauder Collection.
Statement of responsibility: Edward Penfield
Collection: American Art Posters 1890-1920
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions.
the restaurant chairs is outdoors of the more stunning nature and amazing at the wall area of sunlight hit the area need is looking sharp of the area for the outside the weather temperature came from the of the sunlight of the natural is brighten sunlight
In time for our Easter Party I recovered a Craftsman style rocking chair built by my grandfather around 1910. The Calder print material covering it was a recover from my mother- it used to be covered in all leather.
Software: Photoshop CS5, Photomatix, Nik Viveza, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail, Topaz DeNoise 5, Topaz ReMask
Type L. Best viewed as large as you can get it.
The corner in our new living room. Sitting in all of that light is amazing. Even more amazing? Sitting under the glass when it's pouring outside.
I just love it.
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This Saturday I had a photowalk with the Vero Beach photography group at the Driftwood Resort. This hotel is actually listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. The Driftwood Resort was founded in 1935 by Waldo Sexton and placed in the registry in 1994. As the name would insinuate the resort is entirely built from driftwood. If you're into wood textures, this wood* be a great to take pictures.
It seems lately like I'm getting up earlier and earlier to take photographs and since I don't go to bed till around 2-3am thats bad for me. So now my sleep schedule is all messed up. Oh well, the things I do in the name of photography
I never use textures, but I played with this some and I think I like it
PS Texture is from Rita @ the Coffee Shop coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/