This is the second episode of One Day in the Life of John B. Roberts, picking up where our Lyons Republican story left off and following a young canal‑town photographer into the years of Lincoln, the Civil War and Frederick Douglass. No images? Click here John B. Roberts Republican Photographer 1850 Federal Census, Roberts Family … Continue reading 17.04.2026 – Once Upon a Time in Wayne County: The Curious Case of John B. Roberts, Enthusiastic Rep ublican Photographer
Month: April 2026
02.04.2026 Harar, in Rimbaud’s time, or shortly thereafter – Photographs of an ancient city in souther n Ethiopia
Rimbaud arrived in Harar for the first time in December 1880, after a journey from Aden to Zeila, followed by a twenty-day horseback caravan through the Somali Desert ... No images? Click here Harar, ancient city in southern Ethiopia Harar, in Rimbaud’s time, or shortly thereafter Photographs of the ancient city in southern Ethiopia Rimbaud … Continue reading 02.04.2026 Harar, in Rimbaud’s time, or shortly thereafter – Photographs of an ancient city in souther n Ethiopia