Old Women Rule Blond Indians San Blas tribe of Panama studied by Smithsonian
Smithsonian Bulletin 136 by Herbert W. Krieger profiles the San Blas Indians of Panama, a pure-blood group with albinism-like traits. They sustain isolation, have advanced crafts, medicine, sanitation, and a matriarchal political influence where elder women direct elections.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
San Blas
Panama
Israel
Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian
Yucatan
Mr. Krieger
Berlin Returns Jefferson Desk From Berlin to Independence Hall
The desk Jefferson used to sign the Declaration of Independence, shown in the Bismarck museum for 25 years, is promised a home in Independence Hall. Gifted to Mr Coolidge of Boston and later to Prince Otto Bismarck on April 1 1896, it bears a Jefferson inscription. Dr James F Dickie of Berlin recovered the desk during a 15 year search.
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Boston
Thomas Jefferson
Bismarck Museum
Berlin
Independence Hall
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge
Prince Otto Bismarck
Jefferson
Coolidge
Ben Randall
Philadelphia
James F. Dickie
Detroit
Harbor Sailors Face Winter Storms in New York Harbor
In a cold New York spell a small vessel braved ice floes in Hell Gate while delivering supplies to hospitals. Harbor workers endure frost and hard weather, keeping fuel and food flowing. Tugboats battle gales as steamers, barges, and canal boats move to and from docks amid winter routines.
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New York
Hell Gate Channel
Win
Ter
Seamen's Church Mission
South Street
William A. Maher
Associated Marine Workers
Miami
Florida
Long Island Sound
Rye Beach
Highlands
Bear Mountain
Rockaway
Coney Island
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Krieger
Pacific
Cuna
Chocos
Oderly
Uncle Dan Beard
Dan Beard
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Fire Girls of America
General Motors
Oldsmobile
Oakland
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Fisher Bodies
Delco and Remy
Harrison
General Motors Steel
Ruby Brandon
Home Beautiful
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
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