An Election, You Say? The Most Relevant Precedent May Be 120 Years Old
byIt’s like déjà vu—from 120 years ago. In this last week before the 2016 election, let’s take a look back to 1896. This way,…
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PERIOD DRAMA ALERT: The Adventures of Selika
byhttps://twitter.com/equestrianfilm/status/790535843509395456 According to Black Female Equestrian, “Selika Lazevski, a 19th century equestrian was photographed here by Felix Nadar in 1891 in Paris, France. She…
Annie Oakley, Sharpshooter, 1894
byhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmnQvMHlRs Filmed November 1, 1894, via Kinetoscope in Thomas Edison’s Black Maria studio by William Heise and W.K.L. Dickson, Annie Oakley was about the…