The finest nineteenth century skyscraper in the world. Photo from HABS, Library of Congress.
Scrapper Truck
Or, in this case, a charcoal truck in Somalia.
Photo from National Geographic by Pascal Maitre
Rocket Stove
A small one, built by Mike Harter at The Foundry before October’s puppet show. Wikipedia says a rocket stove “is an efficient cooking stove using small diameter wood fuel which is burned in a simple high-temperature combustion chamber containing an insulated vertical chimney which ensures complete combustion prior to the flames reaching the cooking surface.”
Oklahoma Wind
Oh the Oklahoma wind slides across the burning sand
Over double crosses mother nature made.
And nothing’s ever come as far as I’m concerned
From those dead tomorrows planted yesterday.
Listen on YouTube to Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings sing Oklahoma Wind
The First Printed Photograph
The first photograph printed in ink on paper, New York Daily Graphic, December 2, 1873. This lead to halftone printing within a few years. Wikipedia: Halftone
Live Forever
I’m gonna live forever
I’m gonna cross that river
I’m gonna catch tomorrow now
You’re gonna wanna hold me
Just like I’ve always told you
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
Nobody here will ever find me
But I will always be around
Just like the songs I leave behind me
I’m gonna live forever now
You fathers and you mothers
Be good to one another
Please try to raise your children right
Don’t let the darkness take ’em
Don’t make ’em feel forsaken
Just lead ’em safely to the light
When this old world is blown asunder
And all the stars fall from the sky
Remember someone really loves you
We’ll live forever you and I
I’m gonna live forever
I’m gonna cross that river
I’m gonna catch tomorrow now
Listen on YouTube to Joe Ely Singing Billy Joe Shaver’s I’m Gonna Live Forever