"I heard Erroll Garner play it when I was in my teens. There were no lyrics yet. I blurted out, ‘Mr. Garner, I am going to record your song if I ever make a record.'" -Johnny Mathis "Look at me/I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree." I was sitting in my favorite diner … [Read more...]
You Can’t Win If You Don’t Shoot (2009)
On the evening of Valentine's Day 1963, Calvert High School lost to La Plata High School by the score of 4-1. The two Southern Maryland schools weren't playing soccer, baseball or hockey; they were playing basketball. I know, because my brother, then called Bobby Manning, was a … [Read more...]
NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS
North Adams is a small city in the Berkshires. This strangely beautiful community is surrounded by hills dotted with rows of large tenements and Victorian houses, and the steep roads that wind up to them. Its incredible skyline of church steeples symbolizes the indomitable spirit … [Read more...]
No Empty Chairs At Milton Hall (2007)
Open Mic In Milltown, a poem by Joe Manning Main Street, Friday evening. I count ninety-six windows in the tall gray building; all are dark except one which reflects the half moon. Two boys in college windbreakers hang out by the clothing store. Several people … [Read more...]
Lizzie McKenzie & The Baxley Children, Dillon, South Carolina
Lewis Hine caption: Dillon Mill (tallest) Lizzie McKenzie, Has helped 1/2 year. Mamie Baxley (holding baby). Been in mill 3 years. Runs 4 sides = 40 cents a day. Maud & Daisy "help." Location: Dillon, South Carolina, December 1908. "She said she was on her feet 12 to 14 … [Read more...]
Warren Franklin family, Guilford, Vermont
Jack Delano caption: Children of Warren Franklin, FSA (Farm Security Administration) dairy farmer near Guilford, Vermont, Aug 1941. On the Library of Congress website, there are over 700 photos taken in the summer of 1941 by Jack Delano, for the Farm Security Administration. … [Read more...]
Tony Valenti, Tampa, Florida
Lewis Hine caption: One of America's youngest newsboys. 4 years old and regular seller. Tampa, Florida, March 1913. "The first time I saw the picture, it was in the magazine for the 13th Annual Italian-American Invitational Golf Tournament. That was in 1990. The picture was … [Read more...]
Carmine & Edward Zizza, Newark, New Jersey
Lewis Hine caption: Eddie and Carmine Zizza, twelve year old twins who make $1.50 a day. They belong to a family of 13 children many of them newsboys, August 1st, 1924. Location: Newark, New Jersey. "He worked for the A & P food market for over 30 years. He was a vegetable … [Read more...]
Mancini’s Peter Gunn Score Launched Dozens Of Careers (2007)
On a late summer evening in 1958, at Radio Recorders, a legendary recording studio in Santa Monica, California, a mild-mannered 34-year old conductor, pipe in mouth, gives the downbeat, and a guitarist, also 34 years old, starts grinding out a heavy, rolling ostinato. Two bars … [Read more...]
Crossing A New Bridge (2012)
At the lower end of Rita Street, in Springfield, Vermont, there is a short, steep path through the woods that leads down to the intersection of River Street and North Main Street. Just across River Street is a footbridge that crosses the Black River and connects to the front … [Read more...]
Warren Frakes, Comanche County, Oklahoma
Lewis Hine caption: 6-year old Warren Frakes. Mother said he picked 41 pounds yesterday "An I don't make him pick; he picked some last year." Has about 20 pounds in his bag. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine, October 11, 1916. Lewis Hine caption: Family … [Read more...]
William Gaynor family, Fairfield, Vermont
John Vachon caption: Mr. and Mrs. William Gaynor, FSA (Farm Security Administration) dairy farmers, near Fairfield, Vermont, September 1941. Jack Delano caption: The Gaynor family at dinner on their farm. Fairfield, Vermont, September 1941. There are 67 photos of this … [Read more...]
Albert Lynch family, Dummerston, Vermont
There are nine photos of this family on the Library of Congress website. Many of the family members still reside in Vermont. They have copies of the photos, having discovered them only several years ago. One of the sons in the family still lives in the same farmhouse where he was … [Read more...]
Western Massachusetts Scenes
I drive to North Adams from Florence, Massachusetts at least once a week. I nearly always take Route 9, west to Windsor, make a right on Route 8A, then a left four miles later on Route 116. Several miles west on 116, I make a right on Stewart White Road, which crosses through the … [Read more...]
Michael Fernicola, Newark, New Jersey
Lewis Hine caption: Smallest boy is Mike Ferinco, 75 Monroe St., 10 years old. Sells until 8:30 P.M., Newark, N.J. Other is Duar Feriari, 60 Monroe St. Sells until after 9 P.M. Location: Newark, New Jersey. December 1909. The following appeared in New Jersey Review of … [Read more...]
Turner Falls, Massachusetts
Turners Falls is another little gem of a mill town. It's actually a village in the town of Montague. When I was taking pictures of the International Paper mill along the canal, I was told to leave by a security guard. I convinced him to give me five more minutes. He asked why I … [Read more...]
Much More Than Meets The Ear (2007)
Knowing my penchant for hyperbole, my best friend is fond of saying, "I've told you a million times not to exaggerate." Well, here I go again. Andre Previn may be the greatest all-around musician since the advent of recorded music. Born in Berlin in 1929, he escaped Nazi … [Read more...]
Mill In Ware, Massachusetts
There are several mill outlet stores in Ware, and one day while my wife was shopping, I took a walk around with my camera. This is what I discovered. I was back again five years later, and I couldn't resist taking a few more photos while my wife was shopping. The … [Read more...]
Joe Beafore, Fairmont, West Virginia
Lewis Hine caption: Monongah Glass Co., Fairmont, W. Va. Jo Before a glass wks boy going home, 5 P.M. He says he is 12 years old, and has been at it one year: is a "ketchin-up-boy" $.70 a day: says glass business is all right. Asked if he was going to be a glassblower when he … [Read more...]
Haydenville, Massachusetts
Haydenville is a tiny village along the Mill River, in the town of Williamsburg, just northwest of Northampton, Massachusetts. In the mid-1800s, many factories were built here, and reservoirs were placed upstream to store water sufficient to power the mills in the summer. In … [Read more...]
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