Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greetings to all. This week brings some history of interest. Austin was of very mixed politics in the 1860's. We had a very popular governor step down over succession and very conflicted feelings about integration. This first image is a home built by an African American near what would become UT. This individual sub divided their land over time to help the African community post Civil War: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/both+date+from+the+post+Civil+War+era.jpg.html There is a cemetery in old Austin that holds memorials to many famous Texans: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/Col_+Travis+and+Cedar+Tree.jpg.html This tree was in NJ with some pegs drilled into the trunk that mimicked cut branches: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/interesting+details.jpg.html All the best. -- Don don.dory at gmail.com