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We Do Photocopy Here

On By Jennifer PrestholdtIn Photography, Weekly ChallengesLeave a comment
"We do photocopy here."
“WE DO PHOTOCOPY HERE”

I really love this photo, which I took at the University of Liberia in Monrovia in February, 2008.  I love it because it of the sheer entrepreneurial spirit that you often witness in post-conflict societies.

The photocopy entrepreneur was not there on that day, but you can bet your bottom dollar that students on campus knew when s/he would be there to provide the services they needed.  Although I have always wondered whether it was possible that the photocopier somehow managed to bring a photocopy machine to this spot by the electric pole.  What do YOU think?

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Express Yourself.”

The Signs of Sandwich

On By Jennifer PrestholdtIn Photography, Travel, Weekly Challenges3 Comments

Nestled between the Lakes Region and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the Town of Sandwich is classic New England. Settlers began moving up from Boston in the 1760s and the town was incorporated in 1763. It was named in honor of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, said to be the inventor of the sandwich.

By 1830, Sandwich had grown to a population of 2700.  During the 1800s, the town contained stores, churches, schools, carpenters, blacksmiths, and wheelwrights, with farms and mills in the surrounding area.  Because the railroad never came to Sandwich and farming was difficult (New Hampshire is called “the Granite State” with good reason), the population declined after the Civil War. Sandwich, which includes part of Squam Lake within the town limits, began to be an attraction for visitors, summer residents and artists.

Take a tour with me through the Center Sandwich Historical District and surrounding areas.

The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen began in Sandwich as “Sandwich Home Industries” in 1920, and continues statewide today
Many old cemeteries in the area are a reminder that the population used to be much larger.
Many historic houses are now bed and breakfasts.
Granite is often used for utilitarian purposes – including signposts!
Many of the buildings in Center Sandwich are Federal and Greek Revival in style.
Sandwich is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sandwich celebrated its sestercentennial in 2013.
Book sale at the Samuel Wentworth Library.
The Corner House Inn in the village center.
Signs show the businesses in the area.
Nature taking over!
Many families have long histories in the area.

 

 

 

But here’s my favorite sign.  I wonder what it says?

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This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge:  Signs. See more responses here.

Unexpected: Weekly Photo Challenge

On By Jennifer PrestholdtIn Photography, Weekly Challenges9 Comments

"Munchkin Village"My daughter discovered this unexpected “Munchkin Village” in our backyard last spring.    There’s so much beauty in the imagination of a child!

This photo reminds me of something Henry David Thoreau once wrote,

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

This post is a response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected.