Tag: #CLIRWater

Last week, I had the audacity to question Mr. Frankish’s third
highlight, an “abundant water supply,” to describe the “Model Colony of
Southern California.” Ever since, it has been raining cats and dogs. I
stand corrected once again.

On a side note, my tip of the week is as follows: Please hack in your
email address in your umbrella handle. I know chiseling takes effort; but in
case you lose it, you’ll thank me later.

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According to the Crystallinks.com/numerology, “the alchemy of three is
demonstrated by its power of multiplicity. For example, one gave rise to two
(1+1=2) and two gave rise to three (2+1=3) and three gave rise to all numbers
(3+1=4, 3+2=5, 3+3=6, 3+4=7, 3+5=8 3+6=9).” It is then written that 3 is the “number
of good fortune, multiplicity, and alchemy.”

Importantly, in the third paragraph of a letter to Messrs. Lee &
Sumner, Mr. Frankish requests a more prominent heading to describe the “Model Colony
of Southern California.” He highlights the following three: i) fine climate,
ii) famous avenues, and iii) abundant water supply. However, one may argue with his third highlight.

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The new hourly rate is $12: 1 + 2 = 3

I am back!  As Germans say, “Guten Rutsch!” It means happy New Year. Literally, it means “a good slide.” Personally, I am a big fan of its literal translation. It makes me feel as if I am sledding between galaxies at warp velocity.

I hope that the 2019 space-time continuum- or Minkowski space- will be a great win for all. As for me, I started the year by listening to Puccini’s aria, Nessun Dorma. I can hear the aria now,

Set, stars! Set, stars!

At dawn, I will win!

I will win! (Vincerò).

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So 2018 has been one of the most fascinating years of my life. Many great things happened this year. I took on big challenges which will potentially shape the rest of my life. I had the opportunity to work with great CCEPS-CLIR people and learn from them. Above all, the words “Euclid Avenue” now has a special place in my heart.

Thank you everyone. Stay tuned for 2019 because it will be even better than 2018! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Today marks the completion of the 2,000th scan of the All-American Canal Project Histories at NARA. The first 1,000 pages were completed the week of September 10th. Below is a photo of the 2000th page. Printed in 1947, this page comes from a larger packet that was given to contractors looking to offer bids to work on a section of the canal. At the time, work needed to be completed to reinforce the flood zone embankments. 

NARA Series: All-American Canal Project Histories, 1948-1954. Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826-2009. National Archives Identifier: 2292770

Being the last week of work for this semester, I was able to work on both photography as well as do metadata. Some of the items had black dots on them and they had to be re-photographed. Apart from that, I continued working on the metadata and I was happy that I was able to upload a majority of the items that I had completed.
Overall, the CLIR-CCEPS fellowship has been a great experience for me so far. I hope to continue next year.

I had the opportunity to attend
the CCEPS (non-CLIR) presentations on Wednesday. I was taken aback by the sheer
amount of information and historical photographs presented by the students.
What surprised me most was that even though I have been working with two of the
students, Marcus Liu and Justyna Misiewicz, I was not
really aware of the resources they were working on. Overall, a great
experience!

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Circled in red in the photo below, three surveyors with minimal safety gear are preparing anchorage lines for an aerial tram in Boulder Canyon. 

Scanning old papers,