December 14, 2025
Tag: Niagra Silk
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Niagara Silk and How the World Dressed In It
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Silk! The word alone conjures thoughts of enchantment and carnal sensations. Americans have dressed in silk for more than two centuries, but others have been doing so for thousands of years. We use silk for many things: parachutes to socks. Learn the fascinating history of an American silk mill.
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November 8, 2022 3 Comments
Today it would be unthinkable, but in 1923 having a rodeo in Yankee Stadium, the first ballpark to be named as a stadium, seemed to be a good idea. The first, last, and only all at the same time. The award-winning, rodeo photographer Ralph P. Doubleday was there to preserve the action on film. A few souvenir books, some newspaper clippings, and postcards are all that’s left.