Category Archives: history

Market Street in 1906

By Dave | Published: January 24, 2010
Footage from the front of a cable car, traveling down Market Street, circa 1906. Fantastic. I absolutely adore these old videos of San Francisco! Originally, this video was thought to have been recorded sometime in 1905. Recently, someone analyzed the weather, vehicles, and shadows from people / objects and concluded it was filmed four days before [...]
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Contrasting an American Life

By Dave | Published: December 7, 2009
Last year, I read Walter Isaacson’s fascinating biography on Albert Einstein, titled, “Einstein: His Life and Universe.” Earlier today, I decided to look for more work by Isaacson and found that he wrote another great biography, this time about Benjamin Franklin. The book was titled, “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.” The tagline, “an American life,” struck a [...]
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The dark side of Dubai

By Dave | Published: November 30, 2009
Source: Mohamed Somji, via flickr (2007). Just read this fascinating article about the dark side of Dubai, posted by the Independent in April of this year. The article is quite long, but it’s a pretty gripping exposé on the seedy, behind-the-scenes underworld of Dubai and the blind eye that rich tourists, ex-patriots, and locals take to [...]
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Tut at Twilight in San Francisco

By Dave | Published: September 23, 2009
Source: Unknown Last night, Kerry surprised me and took me to see the King Tutankhamun exhibit that is currently on display at the de Young museum in San Francisco. This is an exhibit I’ve been wanting to see for a long time and it was an absolute blast. It’s hard to believe some of the artifacts on [...]
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Recently heard this quote by Salvador Dali

By Dave | Published: June 22, 2009
“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.”  - Salvador Dali It’s quickly becoming one of my favorite quotes. Posted via email from Dave Schumaker’s Posterous
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1901 Map of Undersea Cables

By Dave | Published: February 9, 2009
Pretty cool map of undersea cables from 1901! [Via History of Atlantic and Submarine Telegraphy]
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