– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Williamsburg Militia Company March on the Governor’s Palace During the night of April 20-21, 1775, British sailors, acting on royal governor Lord Dunmore’s orders, removed the gunpowder of the Williamsburg Militia Company from the Magazine alongside Market Square. The following day the Militia Company...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe M160 Doodlebug In the United States, “Doodlebug” was the common name for a self-propelled rail car. Developed during the early 20th century these rail cars, most of which were powered by gasoline engines and not diesels, enabled railroads to reduce operating costs associated with...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – St Georges Cycle Livery One of the popular ways for the cruise ship passengers to tour the town of St Georges on the island of Bermuda is by moped. One place to rent your moped is St Georges Cycle Livery operated by Eve’s Cycles. The mopeds did not interest me as a photographic subject, however the old...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – St Peters Church Bermuda St Peters Church Bermuda, is the oldest surviving Anglican church in continuous use outside the British Isles. It is also reportedly the oldest continuously used Protestant church in the New World. It is located in the historic centre of the town of St George’s. St. George’s...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – St Georges Bermuda Summer vacation is just around the corner. As many people spend their vacation on a cruise, I thought I would take a look over the next few posts at one of the smaller, albeit nicest ports of call on the cruise ship circuit. St Georges Bermuda, due to the narrow natural harbor entrance cannot...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – 1930 Willys Knight Great Six Plaidside Roadster Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s book, Wind in the Willows, about the four friends from the river bank, Mole, Ratty, Badger and the cantankerous Mr. Toad was first published in 1908. Mr. Toad is a jovial, friendly and kind-hearted but somewhat aimless...
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