In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, protestors in Bristol toppled the statue of Edward Colston (1636-1721) in an act representative of an accelerated global reckoning with the legacies of enslavement and colonialism.
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Posted December 2, 2020A common and complex practice within Tibetan Buddhism is the millenia-old, slow and careful creation of sand mandalas.
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Pres. U. S. Grant signed an act making @YellowstoneNPS the first #nationalpark #OTD in 1872. In celebration, check out this Atlas on the Geology of the Yellowstone National Park, by Arnold Hague (1904). 🥳🏞️ @WMLibraries https://t.co/brj2dShspU -
Today we're sharing our 1st ed. of Nobel Prize winner, Derek Walcott's, The Bounty (1997). This copy belonged to a former W&M instructor, Reetika Vazirani, & contains her bookplate, as well as the author's signature. #BlackHistory #rarebooks #literaryhistory @WMLibraries https://t.co/Qxd6XfhM5S -
The Jamestown Expo took place in 1907 at Sewells Point in Hampton Roads, & was a draw for new innovations. As the airplane was in its infancy, the dirigible or airship was the thing. Note the single person riding below the dirigible. @WMLibraries #StereoviewSaturday https://t.co/USjQ3hrUaZ -
Summer at the beach (or in New Jersey, the Shore) has a long history. This stereoview shows a scene in Atlantic City, NJ where thousands of people have congregated. How about that swimming attire? Ca. 1900. @WMLibraries #StereoviewSaturday https://t.co/G2eeVxzZ4J -
Bruton Parish Church is a familiar Williamsburg landmark. This stereoview from 1872 shows the church from the Capitol side, a side of the church that is covered with ivy. DoG street is muddy with puddles & ruts. D.H. Anderson. SCRC collection. @WMLibraries #StereoviewSaturday https://t.co/9UAxYvUA2A -
You may think that cute pictures of #pets appeared during the advent of the internet. Yet they were are common feature of stereoviews. This poor dog got the full dress treatment. Group Series, circa 1900. Ramsey collection. @WMLibraries #StereoviewSaturday #petsofinstagram https://t.co/51gbwB23lR -
Stereoviews document natural disasters, including the Chicago fire, San Francisco earthquake, & the Johnstown flood. A cat-4 hurricane hit Galveston, TX on 9/8/1900, killing 6,000-9,000 people. This view shows a RR power house. B.L. Singley, 1900. @WMLibraries #StereoviewSaturday https://t.co/qEVLbyz69b -
Celebrity portraits were an important part of the stereoview business. Gurney & Son made a living photographing theatre & opera celebrities in NYC. Minna Peschka-Leutner (1839-90) was an Austrian opera star. Photo pre-1874, J. Gurney & Son. @WMLibraries #StereoviewSaturday https://t.co/IQQkktr6nU -
