http://www.metafilter.com/tags/1890 Posts tagged with '1890' at MetaFilter. Sat, 07 Jul 2012 09:36:40 -0800 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 09:36:40 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/117651/You%2Deat%2Dtoo%2Dfast%2Dand%2DI%2Dunderstand%2Dwhy%2Dyour%2Dantidyspeptic%2Dpillmakers%2Dcover%2Dyour%2Dwalls%2Dyour%2Dforests%2Deven%2Dwith%2Dtheir%2Dadvertisements In 1891 author and lecturer ”<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_O%27Rell">Max O’Rell</a>” (being the pen name of one L&#0233;on Paul Blouet) published an amusing account of his travels through the States and Eastern Canada - "<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32261/32261-h/32261-h.htm">A Frenchman In America</a>" - that, along with the charming illustrations, reflect on then popular national stereotypes and character and is presented on Project Gutenberg in its entirely. (<a href="http://beatonna.tumblr.com">via</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.117651 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 09:36:40 -0800 1890 America book canada character class cuspidores diary england essay europe EWKemble france germany gildedage humor illustration journalism longread projectgutenberg race Scotch travelogue writing YEOLDEBLOG The Whelk http://www.metafilter.com/101237/Photos%2Dof%2Dthe%2DWest%2D18801890 <a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2011/02/23/from-the-archive-frontier-life-in-the-west/2713/">Between 1887 and 1892, John C.H. Grabill sent 188 photographs to the Library of Congress for copyright protection. Grabill is known as a western photographer, documenting many aspects of frontier life – hunting, mining, western town landscapes and white settlers’ relationships with Native Americans.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.101237 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:33:09 -0800 1880 1890 american dakota deadwood frontier history mines native photo photography sheep US vintage wildbill The Whelk