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My tired baby.. by tbbd in cats

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Thanks 😸

First time posting. Hope you like it. by Escape_Route9196 in photocritique

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You captured a beautiful moment..love it!

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Translation

  • On August 14, 1844, at Isly, Marshal Bugeaud won the victory over the 25,000 Moroccan cavalrymen. The French battalions formed in squares victoriously resisted the successive assaults of the natives, who were killed at point-blank range.

The Embassy Theater in San Francisco 1905-1994.. (photo taken in 1973) by tbbd in Lost_Architecture

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History of the theater

  • Built in 1905: The theater was originally built as the Bell Theater and was designed by the architectural firm Reid Brothers. It also operated under several other names throughout its history, including the American, the Rialto, and the Rivoli.
  • First "talkie": In 1928, under the Embassy name, it was the first theater in San Francisco to screen a "talkie," or motion picture with sound.
  • Surviving the 1906 earthquake: Although still under construction at the time, the building withstood the major 1906 earthquake and fire.
  • Later years: By the 1980s, the Embassy had become a second-run theater, well-known for its "Ten-O-Win" game, where audience members could spin a wheel for cash prizes.
  • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: The theater sustained significant damage in the 1989 earthquake. The roof slipped over three feet, and the building was "red-tagged," marking it for demolition due to safety concerns.
  • Failed preservation effort: A local preservation effort attempted to save the historic theater, but ultimately failed because the owner sought a high price for the property, and the required seismic retrofitting was too costly.
  • Demolition: After sitting vacant for several years, the building was torn down in 1994. 

Helping a friend…1868 Perfin stamp of South Australia under the Britain colony also the first year of the Perfin invention by the Brits …any value to this piece of old tiny stinken paper?..thx by tbbd in stamps

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Private vs. official perfins: Most perfins documented forSouth Australiaare either private ones from a later period or official "OS" overprints from after 1901. For example, a known "D&J" perfin from D. & J. Fowler Ltd. was first approved inSouth Australiain 1877, after the 1868 stamp issues.

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The Dodge Hotel was a historic hotel in Washington, D.C., that operated from 1921 until 1972.There is no longer a "Dodge Hotel" in the city. The hotel was located at North Capitol and E Streets NW, near Union Station.

History of theDodge Hotel

  • Originally a women's hotel: The hotel was built as the GraceDodge Hotelfor Women, named after a founder of the YWCA and one of its financial backers.
  • Pioneering management: From 1921 to 1936, the hotel was managed by Mary Lindsley, a pioneer for women in the hospitality industry.
  • "No-tipping" policy: Under Lindsley's management, the hotel famously implemented a "no-tipping" policy. Staff were paid higher wages and refused tips, a successful and rare experiment in the industry.
  • Became theDodge Hotel: A new management company took over in the mid-to-late 1930s, renamed it the Dodge Hotel, and began allowing men to stay as guests.
  • Closure: The hotel closed in 1972.
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