As I’ve mentioned before, one can spend quite a bit of time lost in the digitized photography archives hosted by the digital library at the University of Southern California. It’s the single best resource I’ve found for large- and medium- format Los Angeles photography. Wherever possible, I try to look for ways to group photographs together. IContinue reading “Venice Beach, 1940”
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Hajj stampede death count 4,000: Hezbollah
Honestly, I don’t believe it. I mean, first off, they’re a terrorist group. And I know the Saudis own a big chunk of Fox; but, I mean — c’mon. How much can this news get filtered, really? A high-ranking Hezbollah commander told IBT the number of victims is much closer to 4,000. They say theContinue reading “Hajj stampede death count 4,000: Hezbollah”
Intelsat II (1967)
Found this for sale on eBay. It is a scanned photo print of one of the Hughes Intelsat II communications satellites.
Two monks inventing paintings
I don’t know the story behind this, but it’s one of the best things I’ve seen lately. Two monks inventing paintings – Album on Imgur.
Atmospheric Gyre off BC Coast
On an unrelated note, the NOAA weather forecast for next week says 4-6 foot west swells. From a Navy weather satellite. 20150403.1745.goes_15.visir.bckgr.North_Pacific_Overview.DAYNGT.jpg (1200×1200).
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