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Eileen V. Wallis
@hstgrrl.bsky.social
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Studies 19th-early 20th C. history of race, gender, ethnicity, and disability with a focus on California. Author of California and The Politics of Disability, 1850-1970 and other stuff, too.
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Yeah, that seems about right.
A movie poster for First Blood in which Sylvester Stallone holds a machine gun.
January 6, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Everyone: This 300 lb. giant 1896 book is a vital primary source on LA's past! It must be saved!
Me: Done. Now, who wants to give it a permanent home where researchers can access it?
Archives: *crickets*
Libraries: *crickets*
Everyone: But it's been saved! That's what matters!
Me: *smacks forehead*
A giant 300 lb. boon with a red leather binding sits on a luggage cart.
June 10, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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The #cppfaculty got very soggy on our am shift, and a few angry commuters' cars got a little too close for comfort. But we were still out there fighting for a better #csu for everyone! #csustrike #unionstrong #cfastrike #livebetterworkunion. After today, four more days of our CSU faculty strike!
A group of strikers in rain gear prepare to cross the street in front of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. A group of strikers are in the crosswalk holding a banner that says "On Strike" while a black sedan tries to make a left turn across the same crosswalk in front of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
January 22, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Psst, wanna see a really big book? A very rare 1896 #losangeles Chamber of Commerce visitors register, now safe and awaiting transfer to our uni archives. Once upon a time, there was one of these for every year, documenting the thousands of annual visitors to the city. #latimes #lahistory #books
Inside page that reads "Visitors Register" dated January 25, 1896. Below that is a list of handwritten names. Exterior image of a very large boom bound in red leather. Gold text on spine reads "visitors register 1896 Los Angeles chamber of commerce: Image of a very large red book sitting in the trunk of an SUV Close up image of one page of visitors register showing handwritten names and advertisements for local businesses.
November 5, 2023 at 5:10 PM