Colonel Arguellet
Daily Alta California, Volume 16, Number 5211, 9 June 1864 Miscellaneous. Colonel Arguellet, who lately arrived in this city from Havana, was yesterday morning at an early hour arrested in his hotel, by two persons who represented themselves to be United States Deputy Marshals. No information was given the Colonel as to the cause of … [Read more…]
California Digital Newspaper Collection
I discovered the California Digital Newspaper Collection a few months ago. Now, as part of my daily routine, I log in and correct text. It is most interesting as it contains scans of newspapers from 1846 to 2012. To start, I was working on the Alta California from San Francisco in the 1849-1850 time frame. … [Read more…]
CABLE CARS ARE HELD UP BY A CRIPPLE
San Francisco Call, Volume 99, Number 135, 14 April 1906 CABLE CARS ARE HELD UP BY A CRIPPLE Wooden Leg Caught in Slot Causes a Blockade. A man with a wooden leg and an oversupply of cocktails delayed traffic on Market street for nearly a quarter of an hour during the busy part of yesterday … [Read more…]
Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden is no more. From the New York Times of Sunday 13 July, 2014: Charlie Haden, Influential Jazz Bassist, Is Dead at 76. “Mr. Haden, who liked to say he was driven by concern for “the struggle of the poor people,” hardly restricted his opinions to the Liberation Music Orchestra. While playing a festival … [Read more…]
Murder in San Francisco 1849
California Digital Newspaper Collection – Daily Alta California Murder in San Francisco WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 19, 1849 The Recent Murder. We cannot refrain from saying a few words with regard to recent sad occurrence at the Bella Union which resulted in the death of one of the parties concerned, and the utter ruin and disgrace … [Read more…]
Orchid Flowers
Orchids make great pets.
Time Lapse
I’ve been fascinated by time-lapse photography since the days when the Wonderful World of Disney was the only color television show and they had those great nature films. You can see the time-lapse film I’ve made over the last few weeks here http://www.sergneri.net/weather_data/index.php. I included some of the older time-lapse I’ve made over the years … [Read more…]
Apostles of Moudon
While attending fashnact in Moudon Switzerland circa 2008, I photographed these three individuals in the crowd. They inspired the creation of the digital collage seen here. I have no idea who they are save for the fact that there is a home for people with disabilities in Moudon, I think they may be residents. (Originally … [Read more…]