A dam can be a good cover model and infrastructure, a good story
It was the daily Muck Rack newsletter that offered the following fascinating news nug (that’s something between a full story and a headline, by the way, according to some of the best in the business):
The cover of the first issue of LIFE magazine in November 1936 featured a photo of infrastructure.
As Muck Rack explained, the magazine showcased “a photo by Margaret Bourke-White of the Fort Peck Dam in Montana, a major project of the New Deal’s Public Works Administration. The photograph was later used on a United States postage stamp in the ‘Celebrate the Century’ series.”
Who knew? Not me. But I can honestly say I’m not really surprised. Days after Joe Biden signed the $1.2tn infrastructure bill into law, it’s worth remembering that infrastructure — aging pipes a…
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