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mmegaera in little_details

medical care and masonry in 1903 in the back of beyond

Jul 20, 2007 19:59

Hi, this is my first question here ( Read more... )

~architecture, 1900-1909, usa: wyoming, ~medicine: historical

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limina July 21 2007, 03:33:56 UTC

I am currently in the middle of a huge bookcase overhaul, otherwise I'd dig out Death in Yellowstone by Lee H. Whittlesey, which *should* contain a "freezing to death" section or at least some deaths during the winter. I can't speak to how helpful it actually is, though.

mmegaera July 23 2007, 18:58:04 UTC

I have a copy of it (and when I was at Powells in Portland yesterday, ran into a couple who were looking for that sort of thing -- they had a book on death in the Grand Canyon and were saying how they wished they could find more stuff like that, which is rather strange -- they were happy when I shoved a copy in their hands, though [g]), but it doesn't go into how the injured were treated, just what killed them.

thejim July 21 2007, 05:03:07 UTC

No can do on the medical stuff, but I do know about masonry, as my Uncles have owned a Masonry company for the last 25 years.

What can I do for you? ^_^

mmegaera July 23 2007, 18:59:50 UTC

Well, at this stage, that's what the problem is [g]. I don't know enough to ask specific questions yet, in the first place. But if I may hang onto your lj id and get back to you when I do, I would be most grateful.

sucrelefey July 21 2007, 05:32:23 UTC

History of stone masonry or brick masonry.
You have to specify the type of masonry.

archangelbeth July 21 2007, 13:40:25 UTC

I'm betting stone, but only because I think I recall the Old Faithful Inn is not brickwork...

I googled on stone building historical and my best hits were ( ... )

mmegaera July 23 2007, 19:04:27 UTC

Wow. Thanks for the links, Beth. I will take my time and peruse them, see what I can come up with (I have to say that the concept of "lots of building stone in Iowa, which I've always thought of as loess soil to umpteen feet thick, kind of boggled my brain there).

mmegaera July 23 2007, 19:00:24 UTC

Tried stone masonry, but as one word. Maybe that was my problem. Thanks.

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sollersuk July 21 2007, 14:00:42 UTC

Try "domestic architecture" and "building techniques" and narrow it down from there. Are you trying to find out how a particular building was constructed? In that case it may be simpler to look for building techniques for that particular period, as otherwise you may actually end up with more information than you need (do you, for instance, need to know how Maes Howe was built?)

mmegaera July 23 2007, 19:04:57 UTC

Yes. The Old Faithful Inn. I think I'm on my way, though. Thanks!

monissaw July 23 2007, 13:04:37 UTC

http://www.geocities.com/victorianmedicine/ might have something useful.

http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/index.html might have something too, although most of the texts are about medicines/herbsl products. The Eclectic Practice of Medicine might be worth a look though. There also lots of links to similar sites

mmegaera July 23 2007, 19:05:53 UTC

Thanks. I'll look into them.