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A replica of my Sanitary Commission Stamp United States Sanitary Commission Shortly after the beginning of the War, the attack on Fort Sumter April, 12, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation for the United States Sanitary Commission. The purpose was to work for better field and hospital conditions for the soldiers. A call for quilts or comforts was issued in 1861. The size requested was “8 feet long, 4 feet wide”. America’s ‘industrial war complex’ of the mid 19 the Century…

Friendship… by John Bendtsen

Mamika is the alter-ego of Sasha Goldberger’s 91 year old grandmother. The story goes that Sasha realized his grandmother was lonely and dreamed up a collaborative photo project to lift her …

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) Rebel Without a Cause as Jim Stark East of Eden as Cal Trask Giant as Jett Rink

It was Henny Youngman, the violin playing comedian discovered by king of hilarity Milton Berle, whose quick wit and flair for one liners coined the infamous phrase…”take my wife, please.” Even though Henny and Milton weren’t really comedians of my time, I inherited an appreciation for their dry sense of humor through my father and it has left …

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