Remember to Vote Here’s a little history about voting: Americans first began the custom of weekday voting in 1845, when Congress passed a federal law designating the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as Election Day. Before then, states were allowed to hold elections any time they pleased within a 34-day period before the first Wednesday in December, […]
By Grover Brinkman Since civilization was first accredited, man has made his mark, turning a symbol, logo or caricature into a statistic. Our first Americans, the Indian, scrawled his pictographs on cliff walls; our first explorers, the breed of trappers called Mountain Men, scrawled names and dates on stone or wood, attesting he had been here. The American hobo of […]
By Barb Azczek American Political Items Collectors Photos featuring political candidates have been very popular since 1860. Ferrotypes, also known as tintypes, were one of the earliest forms of photography. They are pictures on tin or iron in a decorative frame and were first used in the 1860 election. Since four candidates, including Abraham Lincoln ran in the 1860 race, […]
Our correct guesses for our October’s What Is It include one from Christine Green of Westminster, Colorado. She writes, “My guess is it’s a foot stool and has a fur foot warmer to put your feet in to warm them. Back in those days it wsn’t very warm in the houses. Thank you and I so enjoy your paper.” Annette […]
Old Crows Antique Mall is proud to present a special Autograph Event for our newest NFL HOF Senior Finalist Randy Gradishar. The event will take place on October 14 from 12-3 p.m. at the Mall. As a potential member of the Class of 2024, Gradishar will find out the results of the competition mid-January when the Hall of Fame’s full […]
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