Bush. Sarah duke spoke to us about his influence and legacy. He began working career in 1929 six months before the Great Depression. There was a moderate conservative in his start and he was radicalized, not like left left, but it pushed him further toward the center by the Great Depression and the injustice of world war ii. In 1933 he join the new the scripts Howard Company Newspaper Enterprise Association which was situated in cleveland, ohio. In 1946 right after the Second World War he joined the Washington Post where he spent the rest of his career and he died about six weeks after his last cartoon appeared in the Washington Post has last cartoon appeared on august 26th 2001. He died a week shy of his 92nd birthday in october. The library of congress has the her block collection. We have about 14,460 of his editorial cartoons he did give away cartoons to friends. We have the majority of his output. You that see how his career has evolved, his opinions have changed. It gives a sense
To us about his influence and legacy and showed us many of his exhibits in the herblock gallery. Herb block was a midwestern born cartoonist. He began his career in 1929, six months before the Great Depression. He was a moderate conservative in his start. And he was radicalized, not leftleft, put pushed him further towards the center but a Great Depression and then the injustice of world war ii. In 1933, he joined the Scripps Howard company, the Newspaper Enterprise Association which was situated in cleveland, ohio. And then 1946, right after the second world war, he joining the Washington Post where he spent the rest of his career, and he died about six weeks after his last cartoon appeared in the Washington Post. His last cartoon appeared on august 26th, 2001. And he died just a week shy of his 92nd birthday in october. The library of congress has the herbblock collection. We had about 16,000 of his editorial cartoons, but we have nearly all of the work he produced for the Washington
8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. Each week, american artifacts taking viewers into archives, museums and historic sights around the country. The library of congress the largest collection of political cartoons of herbert block known as herblock. Herblocks career spanned 20 years. 72 yores. Years. The librarys sarah duke talked to us about his influence and legacy and showed us many of his exhibits in the herblock gallery. Herb block was a midwestern born cartoonist. He began his career in 1929, six months before the Great Depression. He was a moderate conservative in his start. And he was radicalized, not leftleft, put pushed him further towards the center but a Great Depression and then the injustice of world war ii. In 1933, he joined the Scripps Howard company, the Newspaper Enterprise Association which was situated in cleveland, ohio. And then 1946, right after the second world war, he joining the Washington Post where he spent the rest of his career, and he died about six weeks afte
To be the first woman to make the solo trip. Smithsonian national air and Space Museum Curator Dorothy Cochrane discusses some of the theories around her disappearance. Good evening. Im lauren with Smithsonian Associates and im so glad youve joined us for tonights program. To members im glad youre here. Its your ongoing support that make events like this possible. Any of you joining us for the first time a warm welcome and the opportunity to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is a perfect time to turn off your cell phones. Thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month Amelia Earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. On may 21st, 1932, exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh floyd solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. We are thrilled to welcome Dorothy Cochrane. She curates the collections of general aviation aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras and h
Exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. We are thrilled to welcome dorothy cochrane, curator in the economics department. Secure is the collection of general aviation aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras, and the history of general aviation and women in aviation. She is the coauthor of the aviation careers of igor as well as an essay on Amelia Earhart that is included in the published book smithsonian american women. She earned her private pilot license in 1994 and is a member of the aircraft owners and Pilot Association and experimental aircraft association. So now please join me in welcoming dorothy cochrane. [applause] dorothy good evening, everyone. Thank you so much. Can you use the mic . Dorothy all right, i it is am. Supposed to be on. Can you hear me now . It is a pleasure to be here. I thank the Smithsonian Associates for inviting me. As i