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Historian. Author: Bank Notes and Shinplasters: The Rage for Paper Money in the Early Republic. Editor: commonplace.online. joshuargreenberg.com

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His bagel defense has a real hole in it.

06.03.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With Kristi Noem out at DHS, I am featuring bank notes with vignettes of good dogs. The first has a dog guarding a safe and the second (in German for the local PA community) has a lumberjack petting his companion. Omaha & Chicago Bank, NE, $2, May 1, 1861 and Lumbermens Bank, Warren, PA, $10, 18--.

05.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With Kristi Noem out at DHS, I am featuring bank notes with vignettes of good dogs. The first has a dog guarding a safe and the second (in German for the local PA community) has a lumberjack petting his companion. Omaha & Chicago Bank, NE, $2, May 1, 1861 and Lumbermens Bank, Warren, PA, $10, 18--.

05.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was the back cover model for the 1991 Walgreens annual stock report.

05.03.2026 06:45 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

John Sayles version of The Octopus: A Story of California

05.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vermont became the 14th state OTD in 1791, so I am celebrating with these Vermont bank notes featuring cow vignettes. The first has a black and white with long horns and the second includes an absolute unit. Bank of Rutland, VT, $1, May 23, 1825 & Passumpsic Bank, St. Johnsbury, VT, $1, May 1, 1858.

04.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like someone born in New Jersey is going to win the Copa del Rey this year.

04.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like you need the full size Cadbury eggs. The mini ones don't cut it on a travel day.

04.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vermont became the 14th state OTD in 1791, so I am celebrating with these Vermont bank notes featuring cow vignettes. The first has a black and white with long horns and the second includes an absolute unit. Bank of Rutland, VT, $1, May 23, 1825 & Passumpsic Bank, St. Johnsbury, VT, $1, May 1, 1858.

04.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is the anniversary of the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876 (look it up if don't know what it is), so I am celebrating with this Civil War era shinplaster from a meat and grocery store that featured a cow's head on the note. Page & Martin's Meat and Grocery Store, Manchester, NH, $.02, Nov. 25, 1863.

03.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
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It is the anniversary of the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876 (look it up if don't know what it is), so I am celebrating with this Civil War era shinplaster from a meat and grocery store that featured a cow's head on the note. Page & Martin's Meat and Grocery Store, Manchester, NH, $.02, Nov. 25, 1863.

03.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
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The Manly Sport of American Politics: Or, How We Came to Call Elections "Races" - Commonplace Nineteenth-century Americans abandoned the traditional English phrasing of "standing" for election and begin to describe candidates who "run" for office. The race was on.

On a related note, see Ken Cohen’s excellent Commonplace piece on why American candidates β€œrun” in β€œraces” instead of standing for election.

commonplace.online/article/manl...

03.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like someone is rejecting Kelloggs.

03.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Epic 1820s Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific | American Antiquarian Society

We need dreams! Dreams make history, even big ones that don’t come true. I’ll be talking about world-changing dreams at @amantiquarian.bsky.social on Thursday (3/5) @ 7 ET. Register for this free hybrid event here: www.americanantiquarian.org/programs-eve...
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#skystorians

03.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What would Stephens know, it is not like he was a cornerstone of the secessionist cause.

03.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is Casimir Pulaski Day in Illinois and he appears here with an excellent moustache on a bank note from Georgia, where he was mortally wounded in 1779 while leading a calvary charge during the Siege of Savannah. Marine Bank of Georgia, Savannah, GA, $10, 18--.

02.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Second the idea of going to Dinics at Reading Terminal Market instead.

03.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is Casimir Pulaski Day in Illinois and he appears here with an excellent moustache on a bank note from Georgia, where he was mortally wounded in 1779 while leading a calvary charge during the Siege of Savannah. Marine Bank of Georgia, Savannah, GA, $10, 18--.

02.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For some reason this reminds me of an antebellum newspaper article I read that reported on a steamboat explosion. It mentioned that tens of thousands of dollars of bank notes enroute back to the bank for redemption were onboard and had been destroyed (so the bank never had to pay out on them).

02.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am looking forward to the day my infectious disease physician wife retires and starts the sourdough.

02.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What makes this all the more noticeable is that the deaths in Afghanistan occurred during something Americans overwhelmingly wanted (withdrawing from a war), while the deaths here are occurring during something Americans overwhelmingly do not want (starting a war).

02.03.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
MST3K 606: The Creeping Terror
MST3K 606: The Creeping Terror YouTube video by MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000

The MST3K version is excellent.

youtu.be/5LSEJ5Q-FZU?...

01.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cat with a hot tin roof.

01.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

01.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

One of my favorite albums.

01.03.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It should be more of an issue that a US senator is less informed of foreign affairs than Marge Simpson was 30 years ago.

28.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like someone needs a Fribble.

28.02.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's birthday today and while the poet did not appear on a bank note, the subject of his famous "Paul Revere's Ride" does. Revere is shown warning a minuteman in this late Civil War era vignette. Rhode Island Union Bank, Newport, RI, $20, January 10, 1865. πŸ—ƒοΈ

27.02.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you crossed Eisenhower with Ed Asner.

28.02.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks a bit like this picture of Eisenhower:

28.02.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0