Did You Know?

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, "Improvements in transportation, communication, and photography made people naturally curious about other places."

Furthermore, "people had readily consumed photographers' images of distant lands, so when the amateurs were able to shoot their own images, they were more than ready.

The smiling faces of family members in front of scenic locations or landmarks became trademarks for the budding amateur. And as these landmarks became well known, more people visited them and they became tourist destinations. The more destinations there were, the more they photographed and included in the family album."

For further reading please see, "The Appraisal of Amateur Photography" by Deirdre A. Scaggs

Did You Know?

Women's basketball was organized as a sport before men's basketball at the
State College (University of Kentucky).


Women's basketball team, Kentucky State College, 1903
http://name.kdl.kyvl.org/KUKUARP-2001UA025-0157

In 1902 the program was established for women and men's basketball followed in 1903.