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Lordsburg and La Verne in Southern California (Postcard by Marlin L. Heckman

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By Marlin L. Heckman

From the Nineties in the course of the Twenties, the postcard used to be a very renowned technique of verbal exchange, and lots of of the postcards produced in this "golden age" can this present day be thought of artworks. Postcard photographers traveled the size and breadth of the state snapping photos of busy highway scenes, documenting neighborhood landmarks, and assembling crowds of neighborhood young ones simply too chuffed to pose for an image. those photographs, published as postcards and bought quite often shops around the nation, live to tell the tale as telling reminders of a big period in America's historical past. This attention-grabbing background of Lordsburg and l. a. Verne, California,showcases greater than two hundred of the easiest classic postcards on hand.

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Some of the delegates seemed more interested in exchanging greetings or arguing with other delegates than in taking the chairs provided for them. Judge David A. Smalley of Vermont, with gavel in hand, waited impatiently at the lectern to call the meeting to order so that the convention could be organized. Vallandigharn knew that many plays and operas had been staged in Institute Hall in previous years. He could hardly have guessed that no drama would effect the course of American history more than the one unfolding.

Dayton Democrats looked forward to Douglas's scheduled visit of September 23 as the highlight of the '60 presidential 9 5, 10 5 11 2 10 March 1860. September 1860. August 1860. 43 CAMPAIGNING FOR DOUGLAS campaign. V. journeyed to Columbus to hear Douglas's speech in the state capital and to escort him to Dayton. Although Douglas's train was very late, Montgomery County Democrats turned out en masse to give him a rousing reception. Cannons belched a noisy welcome and four bands, each trying to play louder than the others, added to the din.

Northern Democrats, he told Yancey and company, had worn themselves out defending Southern interests. Neither he nor his fellow Democrats of the North would give in to the ultimatum. "33 Two dozen delegates sought the floor when Pugh, flushed with indignation and wet with perspiration, resumed his seat with the Ohio delegation. Some wanted to reply to Pugh or endorse his arguments. Others wanted to make a motion to adjourn so tempers might cool and a compromise might be contrived. " Finally a Missouri delegate who had jumped on a table and outscreamed the others gained the chairman's attention and offered a resolution to adjourn.

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