Recent content by DDTJRAC

Source: LoC

Hello scientists, engineers, etc. I have not had any questions for you recently, so have not participated here. I was scanning some material and ran across these 2 ads. I had posted them at another forum, and I thought you may be interested in them as well. History is fascinating stuff! Some...

Thanks, had no idea!

Hello scientists, etc. Here is an old-time smithy. I thought it may be of interest to you. Looks like he specialized in horseshoes. These types of images (RPPC) are hard to find. Yes, lots of blacksmith cards, but not with piles of horseshoes...unless you want to pay a lot for them. Here is...

Hello people! What were the purpose of these things on this dam? LOC Thanks!

You've never had it easier with digital...no darkroom or film. You can experiment like crazy, for free so to speak. I don't do much photography anymore, not like I used to. I was a photographer from 1969 to just a few years ago when covid hit. Health issues messed things up. I just work with...

Hello scientists, engineers, physicists and deep thinkers! I developed a technique to deal with moldy books / paper. I run the Peoples' Archive and acquire a good deal of moldy things. Some of it is so bad I don't even want to handle it to scan it. Yet some of it is still important material and...

I saw some humongous coal barges in a photo. But will have to find it. If you have seen a coal barge, then multiple it by 40 or 50 strapped together. Crazy what they used to do.

Sternwheelers have the paddle in the rear. Sidewheelers have paddles on both sides.

Forgot all about 'Death Valley Days' series. I may have watched some as a kid but can't remember any of them. Ordered season 1 from the library. They have seasons 1-4 and season 13. Odd they don't have more of them. They usually have most or all of a run on DVD for popular TV series.

Bellows Falls, Vermont 1907 LOC

Yes...kind of. I will never by a nanny state car that has remote shutoff or subscription heated seats. Yes, to the old school machines that seemed to lasted forever and could be repaired. Although I just bought a thermal scope and it is V2 and better than V1. So, just depends.

That is good to know. You can stock enough of an item to last a predetermined time if you have worries or expect shortages. I get 6 or 7 days from large roll.

Yes, that is true. I never thought about the bugs. I was talking to a small-scale farmer. He said pawpaw fruit blooms smell terrible, like rotted meat. He told me flies pollinate them. Maybe if bees disappear, fruits will have to develop some stink to attract the flies. How long do such...