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A homeless Muslim man begs on the streets of Paris c.1950.

THE NO-GO ZONES

A “no-go” zone is defined as an area within a city where law enforcement authorities fear to tread creating an enclave which differs from the general society as a whole. This might include an enclave in which crime cannot be controlled. In the current conversation we a referring to sections of European cities which house large immigrant populations, predominantly Muslim, who have failed to assimilate into the host country’s society. This is not all that unusual as immigrant populations tend to isolate themselves in the first generation only to assimilate more easily in future generations.

Taken on the Mississippi River at New Orleans (1935).

ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER

Big wheel keep on turning. Well, you know the rest of the song. This is a photo taken in 1935 of the sternwheel steamship “Columbia” on the Mississippi River at New Orleans.

THE EYES ARE THE WINDOW TO THE SOUL

This image has been identified as Harriet Dorsey. We assess that the photo was taken in the United States c.1880. Research indicates that a Harriet Dorsey was born in 1859. In any event, this Harriet Dorsey would have been born during slavery days. Her eyes are simply haunting and indicate a life of pain to us. We believe that this is an important image reflecting on the times in which she lived.

“THIS IS MY RIFLE. THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT, BUT THIS ONE IS MINE.”

The quote is from the Rifleman’s Creed. We present this recent addition to our Military collection as we remember the the sacrifices made on D-Day, 73 years ago this Tuesday June 6.

It's the first week in May. Where are our gardeners?

WHERE ARE MY GARDENERS?

Our relationship with our lawn service goes back ten years. They are almost like family to us. Before depending on their company I used to mow my own lawn, but a heart attack ended that earlier period. I still do about everything else that a lawn could need myself except the actual mowing. The service has been completely dependable in the past. Occam’s Razor would say that the reason they have gone AWOL is that the truck broke down. That would be reason number one. Sickness might be another excuse. But if you believe in conspiracy theories this could be something else.

Is a scuba diver about to become dinner? Cayman Islands (1994).

SCUBA DIVERS OF THE CARIBBEAN

I can never be accused of being an ichthyologist. DPI has recently acquired a collection of underwater images taken by scuba divers off the Cayman Islands in 1994. It will take some time to edit the entire collection both as a slide show presentation within our blog and as a special event in our Sports collection. We are showing two images at this time in order to give you some idea of what is to come in the weeks ahead.

Home overlooking the Great South Bay is having its foundation raised.

SUPER STORM SANDY

The hurricane, a/k/a Super Storm Sandy, that hit Long Island in October 2012 devastated some communities along the south shore. In particular, Lindenhurst was among the hardest hit. The New York National Guard patrolled the town for several days. Some lost all, all lost some.

Family trip comes to a halt on account of a pebble. Oregon c.1942

“DADDY, THERE’S A PEBBLE IN MY SHOE”

A simple photo captured at precisely the right moment. The “decisive moment” as Henri Cartier-Bresson would say. You have to imagine the conversation which we say is: “Daddy, There’s A Pebble In My Shoe“; Oregon c.1942. We prefer the image with a slight sepia toning. I think the appeal is that in some ways it resembles a Norman Rockwell painting.

A section of the day force of a coal mine in East Gulf, West Virginia (1952).

COAL MINERS

Section of the day force in a coal mine.

The collection of coal miner photos in this blog were taken from a panoramic image of the Day Force of a coal mine in East Gulf, West Virginia (1952). Taken as a whole it is an impressive image. Unfortunately, it does not work well with either DPI’s website nor this blog page. Hence it is represented in these four separate images.

Company C, 2nd Training Battalion, 1st Training Brigade, Dec. '67 - Feb. '68

BASIC TRAINING

The image presented in this blog is not available for licensing. We present it as an homage to Vietnam Era veterans, their families and to all who serve in harm’s way to protect our country.