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St. Charles Christmas Traditions Part 3 – The Architecture

Posted on December 17, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

Main Street in downtown historic St. Charles is a brick road but what about the buildings? Well, they’re brick too… as well as stone and wood with some of them dating back to the 1800’s. Quite a few of them … Continue reading →

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Billy visits Scotland and goes to jail

Posted on May 4, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

After we landed at the Edinburgh airport, picked up our rental car and then got terribly turned around trying to get out of the area and onto the right highway (or is it called a motorway)  we headed west to … Continue reading →

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The Ohio Theatre

Posted on July 19, 2019 by imagesbytdashfield

Welcome to the Ohio Theatre!  Designed by Scottish born architect, Thomas W. Lamb, who wanted it to be a palace for the average man.  It opened in 1928 as a Lowe’s movie house with it’s own orchestra and theatre organ.  … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day and memories sparked by the movie Battleship

Posted on May 27, 2019 by imagesbytdashfield

(This is a repost from 2012 with some editing) Today is Memorial Day;  a day when we here in the states honor and remember those men and women who have served in the various branches of the military and ultimately … Continue reading →

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Movie Memphis Belle

Posted on June 28, 2018 by imagesbytdashfield

While the real B-17F Memphis Belle is now in the National Museum of the United States Air Force, this Belle starred in the 1990 film and is a very close copy of the real one.  The real Belle is one … Continue reading →

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Coloring Eggs

Posted on March 31, 2018 by imagesbytdashfield

Since I was a child Easter meant coloring eggs, a basket of candy and wearing a brand new extra special dress to church on Easter Sunday.  But what do eggs really have to do with Easter and where does the … Continue reading →

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1967 Ford M151A1 MUTT (Military Utility Tactical Truck)

Posted on March 7, 2018 by imagesbytdashfield

In 1951 the Ford Motor Company was awarded the contract to develop new 1/4 ton 4×4 trucks to replace the old M38 series of Jeeps.  They first saw service in the U.S. Army in 1960 with production ceasing in 1982. … Continue reading →

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1943 Ford GPW

Posted on March 6, 2018 by imagesbytdashfield

In July of 1941, after a grueling trial and design competition initially won by Bantam, Willys-Overland Company was awarded the contract to produce a light, cross country recon vehicle ultimately named The Jeep. By October 1941, it became apparent that … Continue reading →

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Pere Noel

Posted on December 20, 2016 by imagesbytdashfield

Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), “Father Christmas”, sometimes called Papa Noël (“Daddy Christmas”), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas and/or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories. Though they were traditionally … Continue reading →

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The Annie C. Maguire

Posted on October 1, 2016 by imagesbytdashfield

Annie C. Maguire was a British three-masted bark (barque), sailing from Buenos Aires on 24 December 1886, when she struck the ledge at Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Lighthouse Keeper Joshua Strout, his son, wife, and volunteers rigged an … Continue reading →

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