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Hooverville. A Hooverville in Seattle, 1933. Hoovervilles were shanty towns built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was President of the United States during the onset of the Depression and was widely blamed for it. The term was coined by Charles Michelson. [ 1]
DC Shoes, Inc. is an American brand specializes in footwear for action sports, for skateboarding and snowboarding. The company also manufactures apparel, bags, accessories, hats, t-shirts, and posters.
Damon Way (born September 23, 1971) is an American designer, brand marketer, entrepreneur and musician. He co-founded DC Shoes [1] [2] in 1994. In 2008 he became a partner at Incase Designs, and transitioned to Chief Brand Officer. [3] In 2016 he launched skateboarding apparel brand, FACT. [4] In 2018 he cofounded spatial audio brand Syng, [5 ...
Ruby slippers. The ruby slippers are a pair of magical shoes worn by Dorothy Gale as played by Judy Garland in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film The Wizard of Oz. Because of their iconic stature, [ 1] they are among the most valuable items of film memorabilia. [ 2] Several pairs were made for the film, though the exact number is unknown.
The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River was first selected by President George Washington. The city came under attack during the War of 1812 in an episode known as the Burning of Washington. Upon the government's return to the capital ...
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is one of two in Washington honoring Roosevelt. Dedicated on May 2, 1997, by President Bill Clinton, the national memorial ...
38°54′05″N 77°02′46″W. / 38.901444°N 77.046167°W / 38.901444; -77.046167 ( Cleveland Abbe House) Cleveland Abbe, a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service, lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James ...
Mark Cuthbert - Getty Images. Her shoes were made by Silvia Lago, a Barcelona-based line; they are the "Valentina 8 riviera" style, and are handcrafted by master cobblers in Spain. The brand notes ...