Felisa Rincón de Gautier was the first woman to be elected Mayor of a capital city in the Americas.
On the Día de los Reyes (Three Kings Day), she would bring gifts and treats to the poor and needy children. In 1952, 1953 and 1954, she had plane loads of snow delivered to San Juan so that the children who had never seen or played in snow would be able to do so.
In the early 20th Century, there was no welfare on the island; no social department to provide money or clothing or food for the poor, but no jibaro would let another jibaro starve. The jibaros were a people steeped in tradition, the noblest of which was their hospitality, and Rincón de Gautier lived that tradition to the fullest. (Wikipedia)
Map of Texas and Loyal Colonies, sometimes referred to as the United States
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1880 Plan for U.S. Treasury Building on St. Paul Island, Alaska
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Vintage illustration of Saint Paul Island, Alaska. The image was originally created in 1880 and shows the preliminary sketches for the building. Sourced from the National Archives.
Vintage Map of Rochester, Minnesota from 1869
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Historic Rochester landmarks on the map include Bear Creek, Lumbro River, Rochester Railroad Depot, Public School, Court House, and Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist, German Methodist, Presbyteria, Universalist, and Roman Catholic Churches.
Vintage Map of Beverly, Massachusetts from 1886
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Vintage Map of Beverly, Massachusetts from 1886
Vintage map of Georgia, one page history dedicated to the Old Timers
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Vintage pictorial map of Georgia with amazing hand drawn historical images
45 Patriotic Quotes from Presidents of the United States
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Series of 45 patriotic quotes, one from each U.S. President.
Vintage Map of Florida, a one page history dedicated to the Old Timers, 1951
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Vintage Map of Columbia, Missouri from 1869
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Historic bird’s eye view of Columbia, Missouri from 1869
Historic bird’s eye view of Belleville, Illinois in 1867
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Historic bird’s eye view of Belleville, Illinois from 1867
Killenworth Mansion, Russia’s Hidden Long Island Paradise
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On the crest of a hill in Glen Cove, New York sits Killenworth, one of the country’s finest mansions
Historical Michigan Map, a visual history created for the Old Timers
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Beautifully restored map of Columbus, Georgia from 1886
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Historic old map of Columbus, Georgia from 1886
Historic map of Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1871
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Historic old map shows bird’s eye view of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1871
Beautifully restored map of Topeka, Kansas from 1869
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Historic bird’s eye view of Topeka, Kansas from 1869
Detailed map of Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1867
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Historic old map of Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1867
Historic old map of Appleton, Wisconsin from 1867
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Historic bird’s eye view of Appleton, Wisconsin from 1867
My business is not to remake myself, but to…
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My business is not to remake myself, But to make the absolute best of what God made. – Robert Browning
Get out and do something. Work, sweat, hike, push yourself…
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“Genius is talent set on fire by courage. Fidelity is simply daring to be true in small things as well as great. Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage and slavery.”