History Photographed on Instagram: "This incredible archival film captures a farmer, born in 1842, being interviewed in 1929.⁠ ⁠ He lived through the Civil War, the Wild West, and the dawn of the electrical age.⁠ ⁠ Hear his unique perspective as he contrasts a world where nature remained constant with the explosion of new technology like the telephone and electric light. A true step back in time."

Southern Belle, Elizabeth Van Lew was an abolitionist and spy for the Union during the Civil War who helped runaways and Union POWs. #elizabethvanlew #captainjuneteenth #civilwarwomen #maryelizabethbowser #libbyprison