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I'm reading Time Exposure, the autobiography of William Henry Jackson. I find it interesting because he lived and had adventures in the United States from the 1840s to the early part of the 20th century, an incredible time of change and relatively speaking, quite a recent moment in history. It's amazing to think that at that time, less than 150 years ago, they had a civil war, and after that the railway was just pushing its way west. Los Angeles was a town of 5000 people. A minor but amusing note is that in 1865 the waltz was still quite shocking. It's hard to imagine in our modern days, but at that time the fact that waltz partners embraced while dancing was considered quite risqué. posted by Richard at 12:50 / permalink (post) | permalink (numeric)