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April 5, 2012 by 16stone
For nearly 70 years this amazing vocational school taught values to young black children. The students made such an impression that even Albert Einstein himself gave lectures and sponsored scholarships. This little known story is told through the words of those who attended in the film ” A Place out of Time” : http://www.bordentownschool.tv/
From Wikipedia: The Bordentown School (officially titled the Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth, the State of New Jersey Manual Training School and Manual Training and Industrial School for Youth, though other names were used over the years), was a residential high school for African-American students, located in Bordentown in Burlington County, New Jersey. Operated for most of the time as a publicly-financed co-ed boarding school for African-American children, it was known as the “Tuskegee of the North” for its adoption of many of the educational practices first developed at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The school closed down in 1955.
The school was founded in 1886 in the New Brunswick house of the Rev. Raymond Rice, a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and former slave from Laurens, South Carolina. Born in 1845, Rice had fought as a volunteer with the Union Army during theAmerican Civil War and went to New Jersey to get an education, after completing his military service. When it was first founded, it was known as “The Ironsides Normal School”. The school’s mission was to train African-American students “in such industries as shall enable them to become self-supporting”. The state passed legislation in 1894 to designate the school as the state’s instructional institution forvocational education. With this legislation, the school was placed under the aegis of a board of trustees composed of state and county officials. The school came under the direct auspices of the New Jersey Board of Education in 1903, with its capital expenditures, curriculum and staffing under state approval. In 1886, the school moved to Bordentown and moved in 1896 to a 400-acre (1.6 km2) tract there that had been owned by United States Navy Admiral Charles Stewart and known as the Parnell Estate. The state originally leased the land, and purchased it in 1901.
The school operated on a year-round basis. It had its own farm, cattle, and orchards that supplied the school with its food; scholarship students could work on the farm to cover their tuition. The school was selective and initially offered its 500 to 600 students an education in the Classics and Latin as part of its overall curriculum, which earned accolades from both W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Among notable lecturers at the school were Albert Einstein and Paul Robeson. In 1913, Booker T. Washington recommended that the school identify occupations prevalent among African-Americans as a guide to developing a curriculum for the school, suggesting that training in automobile repairs for boys would help meet the growing demand for chauffeurs, while girls should be offered “domestic science” training. Students were instructed in a trade in addition to the educational curriculum, with boys instructed in agriculture, auto mechanics, and steam boiler operation, and girls being taught beauty culture, dressmaking, and sewing. During the Great Depression, Bordentown graduates were better able than many to find jobs using the skills they had learned at the school.
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April 1, 2012 by 16stone
I’m so sick of this rain, but I’m lucky to have an awesome assortment of vintage umbrellas.
Here’s some inspiration for your own collection.
16 Stone Vintage umbrella treasury on etsy.com
Category Vintage Pin Ups | Tags: 16 stone vintage,1950's,african american,April,black women,fashion,glamour,jet magazine,magazine,pin up,retro,umbrella,vintage,vintage clothing,vintage magazine,vintage umbrella | No Comments
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March 29, 2012 by 16stone
This week has been full of bad news reports. Have a drink to get your mind off the craziness in this world. Grab a Bud…
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March 26, 2012 by 16stone
Category Vintage Lifestyle, Vintage Magazines, Vintage Music | Tags: 16 stone vintage,1960's,1970's,african american,afro,black women,jet magazine,music,pam grier,retro,singer,soul,soul music,vintage,vintage clothing,vintage magazine | 1 Comment
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March 15, 2012 by 16stone
This gorgeous lithograph will be all mine hopefully by next week.
I’m head over heels for it right now. Enjoy!
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March 13, 2012 by 16stone
Oh my goodness, I can’t believe I’m about to do a blog post about Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. I’d forgotten all about this movie. As a kid, I remember renting this from Blockbuster at least 5 times. I had my own VCR in my room, so my parents never knew about the cursing and the sex scene. They figured it was some tween movie I was watching. Yesterday, it popped up as a suggestion for me on Netflix and I had a sudden flashback to 1992. It’s hard to believe that was 20 years ago already.
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. is a classic hood movie based on a 17 year old girl named Chantel. When I was little I wanted to be just like her. I wanted those braids she had and those round sunglasses she wore. But I watched the movie again last night and my feelings about it have changed slightly. As an adult, Chantel’s character now looks to be rude, naive, and just plain dumb. At one point in the movie she dumps the boyfriend she’s seeing for a new guy just because he had a Jeep, lol. Not to mention she curses at her teachers and parents throughout the movie. She’s certainly not the type of character I’d look up to now. Regardless of the over acting and sketchy plot line, it still remains a cult classic to me. This movie had a lot of heart and a banging soundtrack. For those of us who remember, here’s a look back…
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March 9, 2012 by 16stone
This magazine is impossible to find. I have no info about the publisher or how long it was around. I came across this by chance during my many hours of obsessing over vintage magazines. I promise I will find more. I love a challenge of finding the rarest of the rare. I love how vivid the covers are, hence the name. Enjoy!
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March 7, 2012 by 16stone
I had a few Barbie dolls growing up. But truth be told I only really liked one of them. Mine were all from the thrift shop and slightly used so that took away from the thrill for me. But there was a cheaper option that was sold at the grocery store called Shani dolls. I had one called Asha. I still have her to this day somewhere in Chicago in my mom’s storage. I loved that doll with all my heart. I felt like we looked just alike and I loved the built in gold earrings she came with. I would put on my mom’s big gold earrings and pretend to be Asha. When I played with my other dolls, Asha was always the Queen. Strawberry Shortcake, Barbie, and Polly Pocket were her loyal subjects in her kingdom. Here’s a trip back down memory lane…
Asha and Shani Beach Dolls
The Shani dolls came in different editions. My Asha doll was the beach hair streak version above on the left. I wanted a Soul Train one so bad. I might still get one the next time it shows up on ebay.
Shani Dolls Soul Train Special Editions: Asha, Jamal, Shani, and Nichelle
Asha Soul Train
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February 28, 2012 by 16stone
Check out this fun pin up print by S. Harkey
Buy this print
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February 22, 2012 by 16stone
So I posted some covers from Brown magazine way back in 2010. I found a few more so here’s the full spread of them. I absolutely love the colors on this magazine and the poses too. These are a lot of fun. Enjoy!
Category Vintage Beauties, Vintage Magazines, Vintage Pin Ups | Tags: 16 stone vintage,1950's,african american,black women,brown,fashion,fashionista,glamour,magazine,natural,pin up,poster,retro,vintage,vintage clothing,vintage magazine | 1 Comment
