In the early 1980s,
Roni Horn travelled to Iceland and lived alone for a few months in the (
supposedly haunted) lighthouse at Dyrhólaey. While there, she made rocky, earthy drawings. They formed the first volume of a currently incomplete, abstract
encyclopedia of the country [flash navigation] which has now progressed to include beautiful photographs of
hot pools, glaciers, lava and rivers. A river's surface has appeared in different guises within a university. She has even made
a library of water in
a little Icelandic town. However, those currently in or near London can visit
an exhibition in Tate Modern.
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posted by paperpete
on Apr 4, 2009 -
7 comments
Canal Zone Images is a collection of stories and images about the Panama Canal Zone. Did you know that the construction workers were paid in
gold and silver ('spiggoty' dollars)?
"Paper money was not used on the pay car at all. In the first place, there was always a danger of its blowing away, and in the second place paper money in the hands of negro workmen soon assumed a most unsanitary condition." [more inside]
posted by tellurian
on Feb 25, 2008 -
12 comments
The Klondike Gold Rush, the last great gold rush of the 19th century.
On August 16, 1896 huge quantities of gold was found in the remote
Yukon region of Canada. Word spread slowly, until eleven months later, the steamship Portland arrived in
Seattle from Dawson with "more than a ton of gold". Within six months, approximately 100,000 gold-seekers set off on
the perilous journey north to the Yukon. Only 30,000 completed the trip.
Resources:
Eric A. Hegg's photograph's of the gold rush,
stories from the gold rush,
women of the gold rush, Klondike Gold Rush
Historical Database,
info and teaching resources (warning: annoying frames),
links,
Librarians' Internet Index.
posted by MetaMonkey
on Jun 27, 2006 -
11 comments
