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Brenda Elthon, managing editor of "Photo of the Day"
Washington, D.C.
We produce "Photo of the Day," a Substack newsletter and podcast for people who like history. Follow us on Substack: look.substack.com
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By Brenda Elthon the witness tree The weather in Gettysburg was warm on July 2, 1863. By early afternoon, the temperature was in the low 80s. So, Daniel Sickles, the commander of a Union force of more than ten thousand men, set up his field headquarters beneath this tree on Peter Tro Photo of the Day
By Brenda Elthon the witness tree The weather in Gettysburg was warm on July 2, 1863. By early afternoon, the temperature was in the low 80s. So, Daniel Sickles, the commander of a Union force of more than ten thousand men, set up his field headquarters beneath this tree on Peter Tro push lawn mower, c. 1930 By Brenda Elthon king for a day For one day — May 1, 1945 — Joseph Goebbels was the leader of Nazi Germany. He was the Chancellor of the Third Reich, the totalitarian aggressor nation which had destroyed Europe and murdered millions. For that single day, Goebbels ruled supreme from t By Brenda Elthon king for a day For one day — May 1, 1945 — Joseph Goebbels was the leader of Nazi Germany. He was the Chancellor of the Third Reich, the totalitarian aggressor nation which had destroyed Europe and murdered millions. For that single day, Goebbels ruled supreme from t Photo of the Day
By Brenda Elthon king for a day For one day — May 1, 1945 — Joseph Goebbels was the leader of Nazi Germany. He was the Chancellor of the Third Reich, the totalitarian aggressor nation which had destroyed Europe and murdered millions. For that single day, Goebbels ruled supreme from t Two old men who surrendered to British forces in northwest Germany, March 1945. Toward the end of WWII, German males age 16 — 60 who were not in the military were put into defensive units and given military instruction. ….a photo among those included in this afternoon’s letter and Confederate shoes and canteen. Civil War mess kit. Gen. George McClellan’s coat. By Brenda Elthon Saigon’s last day The desperate people clamoring at the gates of the American Embassy. The Marine guards standing on top of the Embassy compound walls, pushing desperate climbers back down into the surging crowds below. Today, the recollection of CIA agents at the sc By Brenda Elthon Saigon’s last day The desperate people clamoring at the gates of the American Embassy. The Marine guards standing on top of the Embassy compound walls, pushing desperate climbers back down into the surging crowds below. Today, the recollection of CIA agents at the sc Photo of the Day
By Brenda Elthon Saigon’s last day The desperate people clamoring at the gates of the American Embassy. The Marine guards standing on top of the Embassy compound walls, pushing desperate climbers back down into the surging crowds below. Today, the recollection of CIA agents at the sc Gen. Grant’s camp chair used during the US Civil War. Los Angeles, c. 1856 A ‘trade tomahawk,’ made in Europe from forged steel and wood, and used by white settlers in North America in trade with Native Americans, c. 1800. By Brenda Elthon a lesson from the little drummer boy His name was Jewett Curtis, a Vermont boy born in 1847. When he was fourteen, he enlisted as a drummer with a New York infantry regiment. The next year, on July 1, 1863, Jewett was one of 309 members of his unit to try, but fail, By Brenda Elthon a lesson from the little drummer boy His name was Jewett Curtis, a Vermont boy born in 1847. When he was fourteen, he enlisted as a drummer with a New York infantry regiment. The next year, on July 1, 1863, Jewett was one of 309 members of his unit to try, but fail,
