© Bob Kisken
January, 2008:
R & G Corsets – Greenpoint, Brooklyn 2000
© Frank H. Jump
Produced from 1898-1901. A white colored jean corset with coutil bone casings made by R & G (Roth & Goldschmidt) in South Norwalk, Connecticut. This era of corsets saw transitional styles between the Victorian hourglass corset and the straight fronted corset of the Edwardian era. Corsets from this turn of the century time period often have straight or slightly curved busks foreshadowing the S bend style yet still retain an hourglass shape.¹
AP Reports: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy May Be Shifting
Sgt. Darren Manzella, an openly gay active duty soldier back from Iraq, speaks with reporters about serving under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, Tuesday, Jan. J. Scott Applewhite
Soldier: Policy on Gays May Be Shifting
By SUZANNE GAMBOA (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
January 08, 2008 7:56 PM EST
© Frank H. Jump
Let’s not forget, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was a Clinton screw-up – as was the ban on HIV/AIDS immigration. Should we give Hillary a shot at either ignoring us or making things worse? Can Obama get his head out of the sand on these issues?
Kranich Soap Co (Ten Years Later) – Red Hook, Brooklyn – January 2008
© Frank H. Jump
This defunct soap factory on Richards Street was one of the thousands I shot over ten years ago (previous posting).
