Otto Standke, 1920s In March of 1888, Otto Standke made his entrance at the family farm in eastern Missouri, the sixth of seven children. ...

Snowy day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The day before my father died last March, I moved in close to his right ear and asked h...

Typical street on Mt. Vernon's North Side; around 1913 when Dr. Holmes became superintendent Superintendent Holmes was an intim...

Upon entering his shop, you bumped into a glass case  full of what’s now called “Boho” jewelry. . .  In the summer of 1971, I w...