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First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Buick Century

Active lifestyle has led to long life for Morris Goldstein

Morris Goldstein has been working the counter at Frank's News in downtown Scranton for the past 21 years.Ask him how much longer he has to go until he gives up the gig and he'll tell you, "21 more years." And you sort of take him at his word, even knowing ... [ Published May 27 2012 by Scranton Times-Tribune ]

Entities: Buick Century, Works Progress Administration, Vending Machine

First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Works Progress Administration

Aquatic Park's silent speaker towers echo the past

In an age of earbuds and mobile devices, the communal aspects of sound can seem as archaic as these concrete ghosts standing watch at either end of Aquatic Park. They flank the bathhouse and bleachers, a stylish ensemble built by the Works Progress Administration ... [ Published May 27 2012 by San Francisco Chronicle ]

Entities: Works Progress Administration, Architect

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

National Endowment for the Arts

Old State Capitol gala will help refurbish grounds

The majestic chambers of the Louisiana’s Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd., will come alive with music and merriment at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, as the historic building hosts “The Jewel of the State Gala.”Proceeds will be used to complete a master plan ... [ Published May 13 2012 by The Advocate ]

Entities: Lee Michaels, Works Progress Administration, National Endowment for the Arts

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Michigan author's novels going digital

_ Michigan State University Press is bringing three classic novels by Michigan author Harriette Simpson Arnow into the digital age this July, offering The Kentucky Trace, The Weedkillers Daughter and Mountain Path as e-books.Arnow, who was born in Kentucky ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Lansing State Journal ]

Entities: Michigan State University Press, Works Progress Administration, E-book

First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 1 Documents

April 24, 2012 From stately bridges to grisly deaths, 870,000 NYC archival photos go online

The rare crime scene photograph from Nov. 24, 1915, is one of 870,000 images of and its municipal operations now available to the public on the Internet for the first time. The city officially announced the debut of the photo database Tuesday. A previously ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Cape Breton Post ]

Entities: Luc Sante, Manhattan, Bard College, Works Progress Administration, Database

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

First National

The history of Bradley makes for a big book

Although a fierce blue and black dragon gleams on its golden cover, I'm more inclined to think of a phoenix when I look at the shiny new tome "The Chronicles of Bradley, Oklahoma Thru 1968."After all, the ashes of his old schoolhouse and the fire-hot ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Individual.com ]

Entities: First National, Dale Jones, Drought, Works Progress Administration

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

New York City portrayed online in 870,000 images

This circa 1983-1988 photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives shows 172 Norfolk Street, which is now the Angel Orensanz Foundation, in New York. Over 800,000 color ...Buy china wholesale products from reliable chinese wholesalers on DHg ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by China Post ]

Entities: New York City, China, Manhattan, Works Progress Administration

First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 2 Documents

From stately bridges to grisly deaths, 870,000 NYC archival photos go online

" / NEW YORK, N.Y. - The two men were discovered dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft in a 12-story Manhattan building, as if dumped there, one man sprawled on top of the other.The rare crime scene photograph from Nov. 24, 1915, is one of 870,000 images ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Alaska Highway News ]

Entities: Manhattan, New York Police Department, Randy Herschaft, Luc Sante

First Reported Apr 10 2012 - Updated Apr 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Antiques column debuts

The Republic | azcentral.comWe all collect something - even if we don't realize it."If you have three Stephen King books, you're a collector," insists Larry Cox, a longtime antiques enthusiast and recent Phoenix transplant."I've never been in a home that ... [ Published Apr 10 2012 by AZCentral.com ]

Entities: Larry Cox, Federal Writers' Project, Phoenix (Arizona, United States), Works Progress Administration

First Reported Feb 15 2012 - Updated Feb 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Depression-era prints explore the meaning of work

The “At Work: Prints from the Great Depression” exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts includes images of powerfully muscled workers who swing mauls, attack oil rigs and wrestle hard-rock drills deep underground. The exhibit might cause one to wonder ... [ Published Feb 15 2012 by Salt Lake Tribune ]

Entities: Etching, Workers, Grant Wood, John Price, Works Progress Administration

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"I worked seven days a week. Six days a week on the road, and the seventh was for buying" he said

Active lifestyle has led to long life for Morris Goldstein [Scranton Times-Tribune - May 27 2012]

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Active lifestyle has led to long life for Morri... [ Published May 27 2012 by Scranton Times-Tribune ]
Exploring culture, history, art along Tacoma's ... [ Published May 27 2012 by Seattle Times ]
Aquatic Park's silent speaker towers echo the past [ Published May 27 2012 by San Francisco Chronicle ]
Hurricane Monument hosts Memorial Day service [ Published May 25 2012 by Keynoter.com ]
International exhibit to feature painting in IS... [ Published May 17 2012 by Tribune Star ]
Old State Capitol gala will help refurbish grounds [ Published May 13 2012 by The Advocate ]
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Michigan author's novels going digital [ Published May 10 2012 by Lansing State Journal ]
Son publishes mom's book, a product of more tha... [ Published May 07 2012 by Jacksonville Journal Courier ]
NJ Gallery Celebrates WPA-Era Art and its Moder... [ Published May 04 2012 by WNYC ]
HBO's 'The Corrections' Adaptation Is Dead -- W... [ Published May 04 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]
What The Failure Of 'The Corrections' Means For... [ Published May 02 2012 by TV Squad ]
Son self-publishes mom's book 'Secrets and Whit... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Southern Illinoisan ]
April 24, 2012 From stately bridges to grisly d... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Cape Breton Post ]
The history of small town Bradley, Oklahoma, ma... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by NewsOK.com ]
The history of Bradley makes for a big book [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Individual.com ]
New York City portrayed online in 870,000 images [ Published Apr 25 2012 by China Post ]
Posters for the People - Opening Reception & Bo... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Verona-Cedar Grove Patch ]
From stately bridges to grisly deaths, 870,000 ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Alaska Highway News ]
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Monterey Museum of Art opens New Exhibitions in... [ Published Apr 11 2012 by Art Knowledge News ]
An exhibition of photographer Zoe Strauss in Ph... [ Published Apr 10 2012 by World Socialist Web Site ]
Antiques column debuts [ Published Apr 10 2012 by AZCentral.com ]
Two books of Sierra Nevada writings, with Davis... [ Published Apr 09 2012 by Davis Enterprise ]
Spring season opens at the Monterey Museum of A... [ Published Apr 09 2012 by Artdaily.org ]
Hagley Museum and Library Debuts Film 'Conversa... [ Published Mar 28 2012 by PRWeb ]
Depression-era prints explore the meaning of work [ Published Feb 15 2012 by Salt Lake Tribune ]
Diego Rivera at the Museum of Modern Art: Then ... [ Published Dec 21 2011 by World Socialist Web Site ]

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HBO's 'The Corrections' Adaptation Is Dead -- W... [ Published May 04 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] On Tuesday, HBO made two announcements in the realm of acquisitions. The network said it would be producing "True Detective," a crime series based on the hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana starring Matthew McConnaughey and Woody Harrelson. ...
What The Failure Of 'The Corrections' Means For... [ Published May 02 2012 by TV Squad ] On Tuesday, HBO made two announcements in the realm of acquisitions. The network said it would be producing "True Detective," a crime series based on the hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana starring Matthew McConnaughey and Woody Harrelson. It also ...