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...shouldn't it serve as the pencil of history too? If faces and flowers could inscribe themselves on the photographic plate, why not battles, ribbon- cutting ceremonies and earthquakes? By 1839, when the invention of photography was made public, a number of illustrated periodicals were already flourishing. But it would require time and a series of technological advances before they could take advantage of the possibilities that the new kind of picture making offered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Early Days 1839-1880 | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

...meeting, school affiliates told the council that race was the predominant factor in neighborhood objections that led the school to sell its property and move out of the affluent Brattle St. area. At the instigation of Walsh and Councillor Saundra Graham, the council voted to establish a blue ribbon committee to investigate allegations of racial harassment...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Duehay, Walsh Clash in Commonwealth Day Debate | 9/19/1989 | See Source »

...found him very tough, very smart, and very sensitive to the complexity of what was going on," says Pforzheimer UniversityProfessor Sidney Verba '53. Verba, at 57 one ofthe most respected of Harvard's 300-plus seniorfaculty, chaired the blue-ribbon committee thatreviewed faculty hiring after the MSA--made up ofOcasio and leaders of four other undergraduateminority groups--attacked Faculty of Arts andSciences affirmative action policy for "confusion"and "complacency...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Holding On, Speaking Out, Moving Up | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...qualify for regionals, a rider has to attain at least 28 points. In the last show of the season, the freshman won a blue ribbon (seven points) to reach regionals, her fourth ribbon of the year...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Equestrian | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

...Blue ribbon committee originally presented its report to the council at the February 27 meeting. Councillors commended them for their hard work but asked if the committee would continue to meet in order to draft specific suggestions for the council...

Author: By Kirsten L. Parkinson, | Title: City May Sue State to Get Medical Funds | 4/11/1989 | See Source »

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