thenandnow

Everglades Lounge at the Clewiston Inn – Then & Now

60+ years later, the mural (as well as the leather seats) look just as good.
Yay for historic preservation! ;-)
 
"Clewiston Inn (2010)" by main man walkin   "Everglades Lounge (1948)" by Steinmetz
   
 

Pixel Wrangler Great photo. Thanks for sharing!

A beautifl photo... Very interesting...thank you,...Real,...:-)

 
Easington Windmill – Then and Now (100+ Years Later)

"Easington Windmill 1905" by East Riding Archives



"Easington Windmill Stone" 2012 by Hedon Blog
"This 'polo' is all that remains of Easington's Windmill which ceased to operate in the 1920s and was demolished in the 1960s. The windmill originally stood at the site now occupied by the Langeled gas terminal." – Ray Duffill, Hedon Blog

Thanks for the info Ray. Such a shame that so many windmills have been demolished.

 
                        Wilson Declares War on Germany

One hundred years ago today, April 6, 1917, (at 1:18 PM ET) President Wilson declared war on Germany. A few days earlier Wilson made an address to a joint session of Congress asking that a resolution be passed, making the important distinction that a state of war with Germany already existed – and requesting Congress to declare it. (The particular photo uploaded last week shows a later Bain News Service publication date of 1919.)


    Headlines • The New York Times • Page One • April 7, 1917
                                                              – Read the full page (pdf)


The President's proclamation to the American people announcing the existence of a state of war is as follows:

                                     A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, the Congress of the United States, in the exercise of the constitutional authority vested in them, have resolved by joint resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives, bearing date this day, "that a state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government which has been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared." – full text


            "America Has Never Begun a Foreign War"
– Editorial • The New York Times • April 8, 1917