Winter scenes with Beatty's Steam Crackers of Baltimore

Three snowy scenes on the trade cards for Beatty steam bakery, since many parts of the US are dealing with a large amont of snow and sleet. Talks: Vanilla (2), Philippines & bananas, Women & cheese, Food adulteration...

Storing flour in the US Capitol 1861

Flour barrels everywhere - “I shall have no visitors.”
Jan 6 - Five years. Never forget the horrific attack on the police and the Capitol building in 2021. I never will. Staff included the teenage pages - one of my sons was a page during the summer some years ago. I spent several years researching the Civil War bake ovens in the Capitol and wrote a booklet in 2014.