Suburban Sprawl? Look carefully and you may recognize most of the houses in this photograph, although it is unlikely you…
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Aug 3
These little rascals – Pete Curtiss, Pat O’Connor, Eddie Kelley and Peter Mulville – are enjoying recess at the Norfolk…
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Aug 2
Waiting for the parade? Or the arrival of a train rumbling through the underpass? We don’t know what drew these…
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Aug 2
It is August 30, 1913, and newlyweds Hazel and Irving Whiting are setting out for an afternoon drive in their…
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Aug 2
While The Championships, Wimbledon, founded in 1877, may be the oldest tennis tournament in the world, Norfolk had its own…
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Jul 31
While the sign Martini Hotel may have raised eyebrows during prohibition, it was actually the name of the hotel’s proprietor,…
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Jul 30
This photograph is one of many Marie Hartig Kendall (1854-1943) took of Norfolk farm scenes around the turn of the…
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Jul 28
From Mother Goose to Ogden Nash, March winds have been the poet’s muse. In the familiar nursery rhyme, they bring…
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Jul 26
Harvesting ice was an important industry in Norfolk before the advent of mechanical refrigeration, and frozen ponds were kept free…
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Jul 24
Look carefully and you may recognize most of the houses in this photograph, although it is unlikely you will see…
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Jul 4