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Our Banner in the Sky

our banner in the sky

1861 "A pro-Union patriotic print based on Frederic Edwin Church's oil painting 'Our Banner in the Sky,' which in turn was inspired by the highly publicized Confederate insult to the flag at Fort Sumter in April 1861 and by a sermon by Henry Ward Beecher published shortly thereafter. The print shows a lone Zouave sentry watching from a promontory as the dawn breaks, his rifle and bayonet forming the staff of an American flag formed by the sky's light. In the distance is a fort, probably Sumter." Lithograph by Sarony, Major & Knapp. Image compliments of Shorpy.com


Kitchen Appliance

alcohol kitchen appliance

A three-burner alcohol stove with griddle and toaster attachments circa 1915. National Photo Company Collection via Shorpy.com
With sleeves like that, she may be burning more than toast!
Alcohol stoves are notorious because the flame is nearly invisible.


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