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Italian immigrant family, Ellis Island, 1905

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Photograph of an Italian immigrant family. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. – Notes & Sources Italian immigrant family at Ellis Island. Photograph. Retr...

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1948 Arab-Israeli War

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

On May 14, 1948, the British Mandate over Palestine officially ended. That same day, in a modest ceremony in Tel Aviv, came the establishment of the State of Is...

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Frances Benjamin Johnston: Pioneering Photography

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

“It is wrong to regard photography as purely mechanical. Mechanical it is, up to a certain point, but beyond that there is great scope for individual and ...

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Skyward Dreams: The Willa Brown Story

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Willa Brown biography Willa Brown loved flying. She admired aviators. But black pilots were rare in her day. In 1939, only a couple of years after Willa earned ...

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Theodor Herzl and the Jewish State

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

“The idea I have developed in this pamphlet is a very old one: It is the restoration of the Jewish State.” – Theodor Herzl — Theodor Her...

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Harmony in Design: The Life of Frank Lloyd Wright

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

“Form follows function—that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.” – Frank Lloyd Wright –...

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Snapshot Bessie Smith Biography

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Bessie Smith was a big woman with a temper, unafraid, and capable of fighting anyone, including a man. And fight, she sometimes did. But she was also a generous...

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Snapshot Sister Elizabeth Kenny Biography

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

In a survey of Americans conducted in 1951, Sister Elizabeth Kenny was voted the most admired woman in the world. Hollywood had already brought her story to lif...

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Snapshot Golda Meir Biography

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Golda Meir: The Inspiring Life and Legacy of a Pioneering Israeli Leader She was just a child of about four, watching her father and neighbors barricade the doo...

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Snapshot Betty Skelton Biography

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Betty Skelton was just eight years old but already in love with the idea of flying. With that passion, she convinced her parents to let her take a flight. Four ...

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