We’re feasting on strike humor today for #ArchivesFeast! Here we have two menus from two strikes both consisting of 148 days: 2023 and 1960. Creatively expressing frustration with employers is one of the many tools writers have to keep spirits up in tough times.
For today's #ArchivesFeast #ArchivesHashtagParty, Sharon Tera describes her family's restaurant on Coney Island's boardwalk. Fried shrimp and chow mein sandwiches were popular! Listen to the full #OralHistory recorded for us by @triciavita.bsky.social here: www.coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history...
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We’re celebrating this #ArchivesHashtagParty with the publication of our #150th (and 151st) articles! Check out elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/ for an #ArchivesFeast of #OpenAccess content for archives students and practitioners. (1/3)
At Grand Central Market to gather all the ingredients for today’s #ArchivesFeast, the theme for the monthly #ArchivesHashtagParty hosted by US National Archives (on other platforms). #Archivists
Grand Central Market (1935 & 1966) via @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social: tessa2.lapl.org/digital/coll...
People preparing tables of food
A group of people playing volleyball
On June 23, 1999, Somerset held a feast for the Ugandan delegation to the Special Olympics. Somerset staff along with local community members welcomed the delegation with food, beverages, games, music, as well as Somerset souvenirs.
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#ArchivesHashtagParty! For #ArchivesFeast, we're sharing a page with the recipe for “Excellent Pudding” from the handwritten Parsons Family Cookbook & Medicine recipes (1870s-80s). Recipes for cakes, puddings, & home remedies!
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Somerset Place staff cooking cornbread over hot embers
A bowl of cornbread batter in front of the hearth
Every year at our Christmas Open House event, historical interpreters use historic cooking methods to make cornbread on the hearth in the kitchen. These photos are from Christmas Open House in 2022.
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Two women prepare food trays in a cafeteria.
A man moves straps food trays to a cart for delivery.
A woman hands a portion of food to a coworker.
This month we are celebrating #ArchivesFeast by highlighting the work of the Johns Hopkins Hospital food service workers, who provide meals for patients and staff every day. From our collections are images of food service staff circa 1969-1972 preparing meal trays for patients. #ArchivesHashtagParty
