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Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris
Bonnie Henderson
Published by OSU Press
"In Strand, travel writer and amateur naturalist Bonnie Henderson traces the stories of wrack washed up on the mile-long stretch of Oregon beach she walked has regularly for more than a decade.
Henderson’s writing conveys both a keen attention to the specifics of place and an expansive field of vision. The burned hull of a long-abandoned fishing boat, a glass fishing float, the egg case of a skate, a beached minke whale, an unusual number of dead murres, and an athletic shoe are the starting points for essays that reach across the globe. Henderson takes readers from Coos Bay, Oregon, to Vancouver, B.C.; from the currents circulating through the North Pacific to the 'Eastern Garbage Patch' between Hawaii and California; from China's Shenzhen Special Economic Zone to fishing villages on the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
As Henderson uncovers these odysseys, she meditates on current issues, events, and phenomena—oil spills, the proliferation of ocean debris, international trade, the evolution of sharks, and the survival prospects of whales. The characters that emerge range from the world’s leading minke whale researchers to the crew of a Coast Guard airbase to a small-town salvager of wrecked fishing boats, glued to the radio and praying for disaster.
Strand offers a thoughtful look at the surprisingly far-ranging journeys of what washes up on our Pacific shores."
Seizing a rare opportunity to take a closer look at this tunnel which is of course full of traffic 364 days of the year but was closed on New Year's Eve. I've always been fond of the tunnel - and if you get the chance it's a lot of fun to cycle through!
Now for a bit of history:
Also known as the Kingsway Underpass, this tunnel links Waterloo Bridge with High Holborn. Opened in 1964 it occupies part of the space of the original Kingsway Tramway Subway, which was in service from 1906 until 1952 when London's tram network was closed down. Much of the rest of the tram subway still lies abandoned, but isn't accessible from this tunnel despite surrounding it.
Massale aanspoeling van Ensis directus, de Amerikaanse zwaardschede.
langs het hele strand liggen de lege schelpen van de Amerikaanse zwaardschede, maar bij dam 20 ligt een enorme bult.
Tijdens de recente storm uit de buitenbank voor de kust gespoeld en op het strand geworpen.
Liffey Taxi Ltd. (171c North Strand Road and Shamrock Place, North Strand) [Two taxis on road outside premises]
Photograph illustrating some of the damage caused by the German bombing of the North Strand, 1941.
On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. Charleville Mall Public Library was designated as the headquarters for the bombed area and City Architect Horace O’Rourke was in charge of the clearance project.
This particular photograph is one of 57 in the North Strand Bombing collection housed in the Dublin City Library and Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
The original photograph measures 28cm (w) x 20cm (h) .
The photographs of the destruction caused by the North Strand Bombing in May 1941 were commissioned by Dublin Corporation as evidence for the assessment of insurance claims. The work was entrusted to a local photographer, H. McCrae, of 152 Clontarf Road, who began work on 4 June and continued until the end of the month. Further photographs were taken in July and September, and the final photographs were taken on 31 October.
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Gilford Terrace, nos. 1, 2 and 3 (not in Thom's Directory)
Photograph illustrating some of the damage caused by the German bombing of the North Strand, 1941.
On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. Charleville Mall Public Library was designated as the headquarters for the bombed area and City Architect Horace O’Rourke was in charge of the clearance project.
On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. Charleville Mall Public Library was designated as the headquarters for the bombed area and City Architect Horace O’Rourke was in charge of the clearance project.
This particular photograph is one of 57 in the North Strand Bombing collection housed in the Dublin City Library and Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
The original photograph measures 28cm (w) x 20cm (h) .
The photographs of the destruction caused by the North Strand Bombing in May 1941 were commissioned by Dublin Corporation as evidence for the assessment of insurance claims. The work was entrusted to a local photographer, H. McCrae, of 152 Clontarf Road, who began work on 4 June and continued until the end of the month. Further photographs were taken in July and September, and the final photographs were taken on 31 October.
Dublin City Libraries and Archive
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Aldborough Avenue, nos. 5 to 10.
Photograph illustrating some of the damage caused by the German bombing of the North Strand, 1941.
On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. Charleville Mall Public Library was designated as the headquarters for the bombed area and City Architect Horace O’Rourke was in charge of the clearance project.
On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. Charleville Mall Public Library was designated as the headquarters for the bombed area and City Architect Horace O’Rourke was in charge of the clearance project.
This particular photograph is one of 57 in the North Strand Bombing collection housed in the Dublin City Library and Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
The original photograph measures 28cm (w) x 20cm (h) .
The photographs of the destruction caused by the North Strand Bombing in May 1941 were commissioned by Dublin Corporation as evidence for the assessment of insurance claims. The work was entrusted to a local photographer, H. McCrae, of 152 Clontarf Road, who began work on 4 June and continued until the end of the month. Further photographs were taken in July and September, and the final photographs were taken on 31 October.
Dublin City Libraries and Archive
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© Dublin City Council
North Strand, nos. 12 (T.F. Buckley, victualler), 13 (B. Murray, grocer), 13a (McKevitt, greengrocer), 14 (Thomas Byrne, grocer) [Delivery bicycle for Thomas Byrne parked in front of his shop; tram tracks visible in road].
Photograph illustrating some of the damage caused by the German bombing of the North Strand, 1941.
On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. Charleville Mall Public Library was designated as the headquarters for the bombed area and City Architect Horace O’Rourke was in charge of the clearance project.
This particular photograph is one of 57 in the North Strand Bombing collection housed in the Dublin City Library and Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
The original photograph measures 28cm (w) x 20cm (h) .
The photographs of the destruction caused by the North Strand Bombing in May 1941 were commissioned by Dublin Corporation as evidence for the assessment of insurance claims. The work was entrusted to a local photographer, H. McCrae, of 152 Clontarf Road, who began work on 4 June and continued until the end of the month. Further photographs were taken in July and September, and the final photographs were taken on 31 October.
Dublin City Libraries and Archive
Rights
© Dublin City Council