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  Ampersands from Spain

  02.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Barcelona Christmas eve.

  In Spain.
  Sent in by Nelson.

• photography, reader links

  Seed & Feed

  02.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  December 1935. “Waterfront in New Orleans. French market sidewalk scene.” Large-format nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the FSA.
  Thanks to Jon, who found this on Shorpy.

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  Broken Ampersand

  01.13.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  MY HUSBAND BROKE MY AMPERSAND TODAY
  Are you familiar with the ‘green acrylic, decorative accessory ampersand’ sold by Pottery Barn? Well, I loved it when I saw it and bought one for $29.00. I am a graphic designer and found its shape very inspiring. I love typography and I could not resist this attractive element. Since [...]

• From the Field, ampersands I like, photography

  Yellow Black & Red

  10.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Spotted this weekend in San Francisco.

• ampersands I like, photography, reader links

  China & Glass

  08.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Brushes & Brooms.
  Submitted by Tim from Chipstead, England.

• photography, reader links, signage, writing about ampersands

  Mountain Lake & Stream

  08.08.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Craig Conley writes:
  Which came first: Ampersand Stream, or Lake, or Mountain? Here’s an intriguing explanation from The Gentleman’s Magazine, 1892:

  Ampersand is a mountain. It is a lake. It is a stream. The mountain stands in the heart of the Adirondack country, just near enough to the thoroughfare of travel for thousands [...]

• photography

  Olympic Sculpture Park. Seattle, WA

  08.08.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Love & Loss Sculpture by Roy McMakin in Olympic Sculpture Park. This one has been recommended to me many times.

  By Rachel-B

• 3-d ampersands, From the Field, ampersands I like, photography, signage

  Nice, shiny ampersand

  06.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

• From the Field, ampersands I like, photography

  Blue and White

  06.25.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

• From the Field, about this blog, photography

  I’ve been away…

  06.09.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Sorry for the brief hiatus. I had a friend in town, had a power cord catch on fire and was lazy.
  I have a ton of cool ampersand stuff to post so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the awesome backwards ampersand I found at a local wash & fold.

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The Ampersand

A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word "et."

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I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive character of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble ligature the respect it deserves. If you would like to submit some ampersand-related content, please let me know.

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