VIRGINIA in FLORIDA.

I’m heading south to Florida for the holidays. NisN Shop will be closed for a few days, reopening Dec 26. Fingers crossed I get to see a manatee outside my parents home on Manatee River! Polaroid photos by Walker Evans of Virginia Hubbard in Destin, Florida, 1974.
via Metropolitan Museum of Art

W.V. MOUNTAIN MAMA.

Take me home country roads… Despite a harsh history of coal mining Big Coal River Valley is located in a lush temperate zone filled with rich homegrown gardens and deep forests. Ramps, black walnuts, beets, kale, squash, potatoes and molly moochers run wild in Southern West Virginia! I also enjoy the clever automotive and textile [...]

SHARKS.

Hello from Florida! I’ve been here for a long Halloween weekend.
Enjoying the sun, surf, sand, sharks and spooks!
via Museum of New Zealand

THE VISIONAIRES.

Every other Thursday night The Visionaires met to discuss civic, cultural
and social affairs of African American women in Gainesville, FL. Besides
being a positive influence on the community, The Visionaires composed
an unbelievably beautiful scrapbook with vivid accents of their club
colors—yellow and blue. The Visionaires, 1938-1948.
via University of Florida – George A Smathers Library