Fancy Borders and Fashion Plates

In 1903 "the vogue was to embellish groups of portraits, with fancy borders, of which these are typical". How far we have come in 106 years!

What Happens on Thin Ice

Thanks to Barbara McDowell for the "Life Lessons" books!

Kansas City Women in 1901, by Barbara's Grandpa

Picking up the Scrapbook

So, tomorrow I have an appointment with the folks at Hudson Microimaging to pick up the original scrapbook and to drop off Gaga's letters to Bibsy & Brad, Dean & Trudy and John, Suzy, Lyd, Betsy-Liz and Lin...So happy to have some of the letters together at last!!!! We'll see what they will do for us.

Well placed home, 1850 Kansas City

So the house on the hill becomes the storefront on Main Street in 50 years.

Gridlock 1901

Could this possibly be the first illustration of gridlock?

1901 Story Illustration

The next page in the scrapbook...