Dorothy Lamour
Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan is the official celebration of one of the largest Dutch ethnic events in the Midwest United States. Residents of Holland proudly celebrate their Dutch heritage with a famous American festival known as Tulip Time. I decided to write this article after being inspired by a small unit of Veterans of [...]
Rin Tin Tin
People love dogs. People also love movies about dogs or movies that star dogs. Even cartoon dogs are popular, like Scooby-Doo, Pluto, Goofy, and let’s not forget Snoopy. In 1905 (that was a long time ago), the movie, “Rescued by Rover” was the first movie that starred a dog. The dog’s real name was Blair. [...]
Movie Film Poster
“Cleanliness is the invention of a sick mind” – this is the poster which decorated the walls of my bachelor pad which was shared by 3 of us. We three bachelors were very lazy when it came to keeping the flat clean. Posters are used as a tool to convey a message by protestors, advertisers, [...]
Fran Aise
Coin collectors around the world admire and often covet the historic French 20 Franc Gold Rooster coin. More commonly known as the French Rooster gold coin, or Coq d’Or, it is one of the favorites of and most coveted by international gold coin collectors and investors. This French gold coin was minted at the turn [...]
Music Prints Lithographs
Music Prints Lithographs Modern painter Maurice de Vlaminck was born on April 4, 1876, in Paris. Both his parents were musicians. His mother, Josephine Grillet, was a pianist and his father, Edmond Julien de Vlaminck, was a violinist. Music was like second nature to Maurice. He learned to play violin and bass from his father. [...]