On March 12, W. W.  Norton published "Girl in Black and White ", subtitled "The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the...

Antique photographs of American slaves have been much in the news lately.  Three days ago, on March 21, the front page of The New Y...

 I keep reading about the new Emily Dickinson show at the Morgan Library& Museum in Manhattan and I can't wait to see it.  It...

This is one of my favorite posts about vintage photographs in my collection.  It was originally posted  six years ago. ...

This post was first published on 7/23/12   (Please click on the photos to enlarge them and see them better) The Story Behind the Ph...

(What do I do about my blog when outside writing deadlines are driving me crazy?  I re-post something from the past!  This post appeared in...