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Chelsea Piers in 1912 New York City

By Jim Potter

New Chelsea Piers, New York City (1900-1920) fixp

While researching the New York City waterfront and its piers, I found this incredibly detailed photograph of Chelsea Piers. The photograph was identified as having been taken between 1910 and 1920, but I was pretty sure I could narrow the date down to the exact year.… Read the rest

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RMS Scythia’s passenger list revealed personal information about Gladys Mary Parks. She was eighteen, married, born in 1908 in Kingston-Hull, England. Gladys was five feet, three inches tall (two inches shorter than Robert), with brown hair, brown eyes, and a dark complexion.… Read the rest

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Cobh, Irish Free State

By Jim Potter

Before Gladys Parks could get familiar with the sounds and rhythm of her ship, the RMS Scythia, and prior to traveling in the rougher seas of the Atlantic Ocean, the liner had one port call, Cobh (pronounced “cove”), located in the Irish Free State.… Read the rest

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By Jim Potter

Recently, while at the Wichita Postcard Club’s annual show, I purchased a photo postcard of the residence of Dr. J. S. Graves. He lived in Inman, Kansas, from 1888 until his death in 1915.

I noticed the photo was taken by Marion Bailey (1869-1944), an exceptional photographer residing in Hutchinson, Kansas, working at his trade from 1905 to 1915.… Read the rest

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No One Ever Forgets Their First Car

Blog Post by Jim Potter

Many authors seem reluctant to promote other authors and editors, but when I discover impressive literary work, it’s easy for me to publicly commend their important contribution. Such is the case with writer-editor Mike Durall of Salina, Kansas.… Read the rest

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Horse Stolen – $70 Reward

By Jim Potter

The oldest artifact we have in our home is 148 years old. It’s a postcard from 1877.

The Reward or Wanted postcard informs the reader that a horse was stolen June 5, 1877, from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and that a reward of $70 was offered for the arrest and conviction of the thief and the return of the bright bay (reddish-brown body and black points) mare (adult female horse).… Read the rest

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Leaving Liverpool

By Jim Potter

On June 5, 1926, as Mrs. Gladys Gamble Parks prepared to board the RMS Scythia from Liverpool’s landing stage, she may have considered the many ships she had previously observed from the docks of Hull, her hometown.… Read the rest

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Message to the Reno County Commissioners

By Jim Potter

(To be presented September 10, 2025, at the Reno County Commission Meeting, at 9 a.m., in the Veterans Room, Reno County Courthouse, 210 W. 1st, Hutchinson, KS)

Hello, Reno County Commissioners.

Thank you for your public service.… Read the rest

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Have You Ever Been Seasick?

 By Bud Biery, Hutchinson, Kansas; Sean McArdle, Tetbury, England;

and Tracy Million Simmons, Emporia, Kansas

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Seasickness on the Open Sea

By Bud Biery

In 1977, somewhere between Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Alameda, California, a storm suddenly struck our battle group.… Read the rest

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Western Towers: The Healthy Tree Massacre

By Jim Potter

The so-called “Golden Years” weren’t golden for Archie Lemon. He and his wife, Nancy, had over a million dollars in safe investments and were still working when he had his life-altering accident.… Read the rest

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