December 15, 2025
Tag: Arches
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Arches: A Series, Part IV-London
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Postcard History’s tour of the world’s famous arches moves to London, England. An ancient compatriot, Dr. Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” He was right, you know this because London is the past, the present and tomorrow. It is my honour to guide you through…
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June 24, 2019 5 Comments
Forty miles north of New York City, “up the Hudson River,” Sing Sing Prison got a new warden in 1915. Thomas Mott Osborne ushered in a wave of penal reform. Out went the lockstep, in came (limited) prisoner self-governance. T. Fred Robbins, a nearby photographer and constable, was allowed to document many of the changes and he published postcards of his photos.