Category John E. Mangelsdorf
In 1925, John E. Mangelsdorf was four years old. The steamer boat had only been in operation for one year, sailing passengers on the Hudson River between New York City and Albany, New York. We’ll update this post if we… Continue Reading →
The manufacturer’s date on the seed package is Feb 14, 1893, but that appears to be the date the envelope design was patented, so we can’t tell what years it was used by the seed company. We have a few… Continue Reading →
The oldest of the photos taken by the Mangelsdorfs in Hawaii are in the form of plates to be viewed on a wooden stereoscope as pictured. Sadly the 3D effect created by the two off-set photos and the viewer lenses… Continue Reading →