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Joe Dragovich

@joedragovich

History writer sharing what he finds along the way. Words in @nytimes, @sdtimes and @HistoryToday 📚 https://nitter.cf/t.co/DHOrbWNbZL

 Cardiff, UK
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Joined August 2011
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Introducing my new project: The Road People. A micro blog about the travelers who lived on the road, and made America. Pack your bags and lets set off on a🧵 #roadpeople #c19th #c20th 🗃️ 1/4
Cover image for The Road People, featureing a black and white photo of two men waking down a road in front of a sign that says "next time, try the train, relax". 1937 Photo source, Library of Congress

ALT Cover image for The Road People, featureing a black and white photo of two men waking down a road in front of a sign that says "next time, try the train, relax". 1937 Photo source, Library of Congress

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Check out my appearance on BBC Secret Kent! I talk about the 1747 Battle of Goudhurst and the smuggler-hunting militias of the era. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0mjv2… #podcasts #kent #smuggling #c18th

Secret Kent - Shootout at the Goudhurst Corral - BBC Sounds

A story of smuggling, violence and the Hawkhurst Gang.

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Some more pics from Wednesday's HWA Crown awards party, now added to Historia at historiamag.com/winners-crow… Imogen Robertson, Ayo Onatade, Cathryn Kemp; Annie Whitehead, Imogen, Cato Pedder; Joe Dragovich, Alex Edwards, Sophie Lenoir, Elaine O'Connor, Betty Moxon (📷Fatima Mian)
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In case you missed it: The winning, highly commended and shortlisted stories in the 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition are announced. Congratulations to these outstanding #histfic writers! Find out more at historiamag.com/hwaddss25-wi… #HWADDSS25
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Chuffed to bits that I've been highly commended in the HWA short story contest!
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Replying to @HistoriaHWA @DunnettCentral @RobertsonImogen @ChrissySturt @naomikelsey_
Shortlisted for the 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition and highly commended: We Bring Miracles: Joseph Dragovich “Elegantly builds the tension to a satisfying, surprising conclusion.” #HWADDSS25 5/10
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Really pleased to be long listed this year. I enjoy writing for this competition!
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Part 2 of the #HWADDSS25 longlist: Domina Tarraconensis Vandalorum: Alexander Daman A Game of Hazard: Katy Darby We Bring Miracles: Joseph Dragovich Poacher Turned Game Keeper: Alex Edwards The Changeling: Emma Fielder 3/7
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The Abdul Hamid II Collection at the LOC is a really awesome and extensive collection of photos from the late #c19th Ottoman Empire. Its a great, diverse visual resource for that period and is somehting you could get lost for hours in. 🗃️ loc.gov/collections/abdul-ha…
[Tuberculosis ward of the Hasköy Hospital for Women] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

ALT [Tuberculosis ward of the Hasköy Hospital for Women] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[Students, middle school Eyüp Rüşdiyesi] / Abdullah Frères, photographes de S.M.I. le Sultan.

ALT [Students, middle school Eyüp Rüşdiyesi] / Abdullah Frères, photographes de S.M.I. le Sultan.

Vue de la Tour de Galata / Abdullah Frères.

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The Imperial Ironclad Frigates Hamidiye, Osmaniye and Aziziye seen during equipping late #c19th This is part of a much larger collection of photographs of the late Ottoman Empire. A really great visual resource for people studying that period. LOC lccn.loc.gov/2003674603
framed photo of ironclad warships, late 19th century

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Margate Pier, late #c19th It's a cool shot. It's interesting how the pier branches out. LOC flic.kr/p/eLRKfM
Photo of Margate pier, late 19th century

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Map of Hawaii "Unsurveyed and very imperfectly known", late #c18th or #c19th includes A detail of Honolulu, when it was quite small. Its hi-res and worth a look! LOC loc.gov/resource/gmdtitlecol…
18th-century map detail of Honolulu

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18th-century map of Hawaii big island

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18th-century map of Hawaii

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Fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge, 1983 #c20th LOC flic.kr/p/2nvwypb
Color photo of fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge

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Machine shop instruction, 1920s I just think this photo is rad as hell, and will hopefully inspire some artist or #illustrator I'm just worried about their ties! #c20th 📸 LOC flic.kr/p/zki7Pm
Black and white photo of two men leaning over a lathe.

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Pamphlet about the first passenger train in the US. I love source from the past that look back even further! History about history! #c19th 🗃️ 🚂 LOC flic.kr/p/2qg8DSt
Red ink pamphlet about the first steam passenger train in the US

ALT Red ink pamphlet about the first steam passenger train in the US

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Animal locomotion diagram, 1887 I've seen the one from the side before, but the one from the back is new to me. #c19th 🗃️ LOC flic.kr/p/mKY1rM
Animal locomotion diagram of a horse, series of black and white photos

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Replastering an adobe house, NM, 1940. I love this as a photo and a record of a domestic process. I guess this is still done if adobe buildings are still around. #c20th LOC flic.kr/p/6pAPke
Women in hats replastering an adobe house, black and white photo

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A dog photo bombs a rather serious picture of strikers, Utica, NY 1910s It looks like the dog is shaking water off it's body, and it's hard not to chuckle when you see this picture. #c20th 🗃️ LOC flic.kr/p/4i9nTv
Black and white group photo of men and boy strikers, a blurry dog passes in front.

ALT Black and white group photo of men and boy strikers, a blurry dog passes in front.

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Panoramic view of crew of USS Mount Vernon, 1918. I love the perspective the panorama creates on the ship. 📸 #c20th LOC flic.kr/p/5zEnxS
Panoramic view of ship crew. Black and white photo

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Captured mine-laying German submarine, late 1910s #milhist #c20th LOC flic.kr/p/wKAyZG
Black and white picture of submarine

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Long exposure of a railroad departure yard at dusk, 1942 Looks almost like one of those light sculptures that were all the rage a few years ago! #c20th 🗃️📸🚂 #railroads LOC flic.kr/p/4jyVAd
Long exposure of a departure yard, 1942.

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Women inspecting aircraft wings, Douglas Aircraft factory, 1942. These OWI pictures are very posed and not representative, but this one is great as a photo. #c20th LOC flic.kr/p/4jCGcE
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Mother Goose Market, Kentucky, 1979 Very strong Fallout vibes here. Love it when you build your brand into the actual building. #c20th LOC flic.kr/p/29t9ci7
Small market shaped like a green goose

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