Category Archives: American History

APR 11th

Got $189 Million? Titanic Interiors and Auction Items

Did you win the Mega Millions?  Yes?  Get over to Guernsey’s and submit a bid for the 5,500 piece collection of Titanic artifacts! It is the only time that recovered Titanic objects have been offered for sale.  There are stipulations … Continue reading →

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SEPT 30th

Boardwalk Empire & Prohibition: Gangsters, Set Design and History

Growing up in the city of the Big Shoulders I have a fascination with all of it’s historical drama. Good or bad, Chicago is notorious for it’s share of gangsters and kings of crime. In the 1920′s and 30′s there … Continue reading →

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AUG 1st

We Aren’t There Yet: Dorothea Lange & Her Heart Breaking Photography.

With all the talk of the looming debt ceiling disaster, predictions of economic doom and gloom and the possibility of the next Great Depression, one can’t help feeling a bit pessimistic. However, we aren’t there yet and hopefully never will … Continue reading →

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