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at a standstill

As often happens with old photos, what is intended as a photo of some building or other ends up showcasing a variety of horse-drawn vehicles as well. In this case, the buildings in question are the Jefferson County Courthouse and St. Paul’s Church in Birmingham, Alabama, c. 1906. In addition to a couple of bicycles propped […]

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merry, merry

On this Christmas Eve day, I hope you enjoy this cute photo of the children’s parade (kids! babies! a dog!) during the 1909 Midwinter Carnival in Upper Saranac Lake, New York. The CAA office will be closed from tomorrow (Dec. 25) through next Friday (Jan. 2), and we’ll re-open on Monday, Jan. 5 … so

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the January CJ issue

It would seem that I’ve been missing in action for a week or so, while I was laying out the January issue of our CAA magazine, The Carriage Journal. We reviewed the (gorgeous, of course!) proofs of the issue yesterday, and I wanted to go ahead and share the pretty January cover with you here …

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