David’s Blog

THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco’s famous fog rolls in through the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The fog has been referred to as the city’s natural “Air Conditioning.”

General Sherman Tree
Sequoia National Park, California

the General Sherman tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, is the largest living thing on planet earth. This giant sequoia stands 274.9 feet high, weighs 1385 tons and has a base diameter exceeding 36 feet. Between 2,300 years and 2,700 years old, the tree continues to prosper, adding about 40 cubic feet of wood to its immense bulk each year.

“OLD CENTRAL SCHOOL”
“This building was built in 1895 for a cost of $30,000 and stands as a memorial to pioneer education in Northern Minnesota. The first high school seniors from Northern Minnesota graduated in 1902. the original Itasca County school district no. 1 also had offices here.”

You may want to compare this picture of the building to a more recent postcard.

“Grand Rapids, Minnesota: The restored Central High School contains historical displays, art galleries, gift and craft shops.”

“Wed 5th Feb 1997
Thank you Randy and Helen for a very wonderful christmas and perfect holiday. I miss you four very much. My house is too quiet and Oh! how I miss those little voices of Matt and Dave. I did call Lyn on the phone and Eric Dunne answered. He was visiting Lyn and took her to Chester, 5th Feb. She picked up her pictures from W. Rose. Bea had left on Sunday 2nd Feb.”

“(It’s very cold here- zero degrees. Furnace running steady and good. Car ran good today, lovely to drive again, I feel like a queen.)”

“Chosen by Minnesota’s Legislature in 1961, the Loon becomes the official state bird. This scene of a pair of Loons is from the original canvas painted and presented to the State of Minnesota by Minnesota’s famed wildlife artist Les Kouba.”

“Dear Randy,
Just a few lines! To say again, we love you and think of you every day. John & Joyce have both left home. John to work and Joyce to BSC to take Graduate courses. She is taking ‘modern math and how to teach it’. She will be home on the 24th of July, SHE HAS A GIFT FOR YOU.

From Canada. All our love, Mom & Dad. xx”

“The unique Aerial Lift Bridge and Ship Canal Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor is an outstanding attraction of this popular summer vacation city. Total bridge load lifted is 900 tons. Only 55 seconds are required to lift the span 135 feet. The Harbor is second only to that of New York City in shipping tonnage and through it passes about 60 per cent of America’s iron ore production, from the great iron ore ranges just north of Duluth.”

Area view of the Charlottenburg Palace.

Fernsehturm, Marienkirche und park inn Hotel bei Sonnenaufgang.

Television Tower, Church of Our Lady, and park inn Hotel at sunrise.

The Brandenburg Gate, 1961.

A postcard of Checkpoint Charlie. This is particularly special because the red thing to the right is a piece of the Berlin Wall. In the middle of the picture is a soviet tank, and Checkpoint Charlie is toward the end of the street in the background.