March 11, 2026
Tag: H.H. Tammen Company
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The Crying Cayuse Twins Postcards
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Bob Toal tells the story of these iconic postcards, which were widely circulated and sometimes misidentified by several publishers at the height of their popularity. Learn why these twins were special on the Umatilla reservation and will always exemplify the comedy and tragedy of life.
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April 23, 2020 4 Comments
This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of America’s journey into the dark, dry years of Prohibition. The Eighteenth Amendment, ratified on January 16th, 1919, forbid the production, sale and transport of “intoxicating liquors,” but was ineffective in curtailing the consumption of alcohol, beer, and wine in the United States. President Woodrow Wilson vetoed the Act, but it was overridden by the House and Senate. Read how Americas behaved in a dry society.