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Antiques, Old Toys, Toy Trains, Transportation Memorabilia and Ephemora, Old Cameras, Negatives and Home Movies (as sorted), Historical Photographs and Negatvies, Color Slides, Old Books, Ship Models and Toys, Transportation Prints and Original Oils, Pastels and watercolors.

05/22/2026

Senator Thom Tillis (R NC) said about the Jan. 6 protesters who had attacked police, "these people don't deserve restitution , they, many of them deserve to be in prison... I mean this is just stupid on stilts."

Alexander Hamilton was George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury. Later as President he wrote that he would be "ash...
05/14/2026

Alexander Hamilton was George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury. Later as President he wrote that he would be "ashamed ... to bring forward... (cabinet) candidates who had ... (little) merit..., or possessing the necessary insignificance and pliability to render them the obsequious instruments of his pleasure." Still applies today except replace 'ashamed' with 'happy to.'

A Virginian Railway Shop worker handles the small lathe at Princeton, WV. George K. Shands photo c. 1953.
04/09/2026

A Virginian Railway Shop worker handles the small lathe at Princeton, WV. George K. Shands photo c. 1953.

Durham, NC is a historic community with old textile mills and to***co drying warehouses preserved into lofts, condos and...
03/23/2026

Durham, NC is a historic community with old textile mills and to***co drying warehouses preserved into lofts, condos and apartments. Everything looks fairly decent but under the surface with major Universities voluntarily paying taxes and running their own transit services, all isn't well.

The local housing authority is $2 million in debt and needs another $1.4 million this coming fiscal year. The city itself owes another $650 million and the School system has $1billion (that's with a B) in deferred maintenance.

And talking about fiddling while Rome burns. They started building a HUGE new Arts School in 2024 to move it from its decaying downtown campus (not near finished in late March 2026 and the cost in Bonds has swelled to $250 million).

Somehow, they are AAA rated. Between you, me and the fence post, I wouldn't be buying Durham Bonds.​ And reportedly, they have a moratorium on new water and sewer connections limiting growth, which seems that increasing the tax base is not an easy option - at least until they fix the infrastructure.

So there is a message here. Politicians hate spending money on hidden things like water and sewer. First of all the voters hate the annoyance, street closures and the mess. Second, when completed there is no big, shiny thing to show the voters. Finally it takes a big bite out of the budget with only a restoration to normalcy to show for it.

I would recommend that we do have a ribbon cutting and invite all the out-of-office politicians to take a bow along with current elected officials, so everyone can see what real heroes look like both here in Pulaski, VA and far away in Durham, should anyone in Durham have tried to fix the problem.

Absolutely no one is flying the plane. Just relax, have your snacks, adjust your seatback for a long flight and we'll se...
03/04/2026

Absolutely no one is flying the plane. Just relax, have your snacks, adjust your seatback for a long flight and we'll see where we land.

02/06/2026

Perhaps the most despised of the retired ferries, the UNCATENA passes a sloop, which is the cause for this photograph. One of very few pictures I shot of this seemingly stackless, unattractive vessel. Martha's Vineyard April 1991.

A great photo from the Cape Cod And Islands Railroads And Trains History page. Worth A visit. Also this is their link ...
11/19/2025

A great photo from the Cape Cod And Islands Railroads And Trains History page. Worth A visit. Also this is their link to a short New Haven Railroad film including scenes of the Islander in 1952. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Gv5WddZ8i/

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