GA – PEACHES.

Georgia is for peaches! 1. Smyrna, 1953. Church Service Ad. Roadside object.–from field notes.2. Dalton, ca. 1930. Afghan woven by Blanche Gardner.3. Georgia Peaches.4. Roswell, 1978. Runner Terry McCarver does not miss a stride in reaching for a drink from Lynn Roberts during a local road race.5. Atlanta, Georgia, 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., [...]

FL – MOD DUTCH.

Enjoy Florida beaches & The Wolfsonian’s Modern Dutch Collection at the State University Libraries of Flordia. This goes out to my old boss/friend Arjen & who is moving back to Holland this summer with his wife Christie. They will be missed and hopefully visited by me in Holland soon! 1. Ons thuis : geïllustreerd maandschrift [...]

CO – BASKETS, BIRDS, BUSTS.

Colorado. Colors & coils make these Apache & Hopi baskets beautiful. Birds & wolves of prey, so gorgeous. Pink & blues, sunset hued images of Chief Sitting Bull & Sacajawea made with Ming Turquoise by Van Briggle. baskets & ceramics via Colorado Springs Pioneers Museumanimals via Colorado State University

AR – ARTS&LORE.

Arkansas was a tough dig image-wise. The shiniest gem I found was a folksy collection of alphabetical MP3s recordings. Subjects reflecting on life in the Ozarks ranging from Anglo Saxon Seed Bed to Zinc. I liked the Superstitions broadcast. According to the Ozark omens I should expect an unwanted visitor tonight as I happened to [...]

AZ – IRENE’S BEADWORK.

In real life I would boycott an Arizona tour but virtually I will admire its photograph collection. Apache woman, Irene, doing beadwork at Whiteriver, Arizona, 1940.via Cline Library – Northern Arizona University

AK – GOLD & COLD.

Alaska is a beautiful land, with lush vibrant archives. Thanks to Weird Friends for turning me onto the wonders of digital Alaska many months ago. 1. $1,250,000 clean up2. A woman gathering walrus intestines3. Masks on exhibit in display case with mounted birds on top4. Robe5. Lilly Abbot Nigh, Haines, Alaska, skin sewing, Alaska, Skin [...]

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