Author: WmX

I stumbled off the track to success in 1968, started chasing shadows that summer. Since then, In addition to farm-laborer and newspaper photographer my occupational incarnations include dishwasher, janitor, retail photo clerk, plumber, HVAC repairman, auto mechanic, CAT scan technologist, computer worker and politico (whatever it takes to buy a camera.) I am on the road to understanding black and white photography.

October

contact printThe “Black Monday” stock market crash of Oct. 19, 1987, saw U.S. markets fall more than 20% in a single day.

The Cosby Show (NBC) was #1
“Trump” by Donald Trump was the #4 nonfiction book
EG, Line and HP sat on the stairs.The girls braided a collar for Line. HP wore her shirt inside out and backwards.

the past past

September 1978 calendar
Prices Fork Road, interior 8×32′ trailer.
President: Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia)
Vice President: Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota)
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O’Neill (D-Massachusetts)
Senate Majority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia)
September 17 – Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin the peace process at Camp David, Maryland.