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"Antiques Roadshow" 2013 Tour Announced
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Antiques Roadshow, PBS’s highest-rated ongoing prime time series, has announced its summer 2013 tour and that it is increasing the tour by two cities and the overall number of new episodes in its 18th season to 35. “By adding more cities to this year’s tour, Roadshow’s fans will get their fill, ... (Read More)

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About the Names of Boats, Pilot Boats in Particular
by A.J. Peluso, Jr.

"Electus Comfort—Beau Brummel of the Sea/ Captain of the pilot boat J.F. Loubat No. 16—Captain Comfort was in active service 42 years." From the booklet, p. 19: Cigars, "plug hats, and frock coats constituted the au fait apparel for a Sandy Hook pilot. On shore the pilot invariably was the ... (Read More)

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A Close Look at Edward S. Curtis
by Jeanne Schinto

A Book Review A Close Look at Edward S. Curtis by Jeanne Schinto Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtisby Timothy EganHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012, 384 pages, hardbound, $28. On April 10, 2012, at Christie's in New York City, a complete set of Edward S. Curtis's ... (Read More)

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Interesting Antiques Web Sites
by John P. Reid

WPA poster, 1938, available from the U.S. Library of Congress' Prints and Photographs Division with digital ID cph 3b49049. URLs for Web sites mentioned in column. 1. www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos2. www.folkartmuseum.org3. www.roughandtumble.org4. www.pinterest.com/stlyn/repurposed-antiques5. www.youtube.com6. www.video.about.com/antiques/Repurposing-Antique-Items.htm7. www.retrash.com/repurposed-usb-typewriter8. www.pinterest.com/nyssamahree/cute-antiques9. www.folkpotterymuseum.com10. www.hagley.org/library11. www.metmuseum.org/collections12. www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care13. www.emuseum.history.org Computer Column #289 Interesting Antiques Web Sites by John P. Reid, [email protected] It has been a ... (Read More)

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Detroit’s Duty
by S. Clayton Pennington

Editorial Detroit's Duty On August 7, 2012, voters in the Michigan counties of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb narrowly approved a ten-year millage increase to support the Detroit Institute of the Arts (DIA), providing the needy institution with a steady supply of tax dollars and ensuring its survival. The property tax—a 0.2 mil levy—amounts ... (Read More)

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