Who is this person?
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10-06-2019, 06:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-06-2019 06:06 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Who is this person?
(10-05-2019 08:46 PM)L Verge Wrote:Laurie, here's some interesting info on the history of ostrich farming - Australia began in 1870, by 1914 wearing ostrich feathers stigmatized the one who wore, so the "industry" collapsed. Anyway not an Australian bird, and way less related to the emu than most people think - both species just resemble in appearance due to developing in and adapting to similar environment.(10-05-2019 08:27 PM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote:(10-05-2019 08:15 PM)L Verge Wrote:(10-05-2019 08:02 PM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote: Is it possible that the photo has been misdated and mislabeled, and the man resembles Beveridge because he actually IS Beveridge? There is a photo of a woman I am currently researching that is generally identified as being taken in 1859, but I always had my doubts, because the woman's hairstyle, dress, and apparent age all pointed to a later date. One day I was browsing on Ancestry and saw the photo from which all of the published copies are taken, and my suspicions were confirmed--the woman was holding her two oldest children, which have been obscured in the published versions, which meant that it could not have been taken before the early 1870s. http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/19657 |
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10-06-2019, 06:51 PM
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RE: Who is this person?
Thanks, Eva. I read in one of the links that Queen Victoria may have started the trend of accessorizing with huge feathers because she detested small feathers, especially on women's hats. Certainly the Victorians had a fascination with birds in general, hence the large collections of stuffed birds in fancy cabinets that were found in many middle- and upper-class homes into the 20th century. I still have a very large, mean-looking stuffed owl stored in my basement. It was given to my mother in 1924, when she was ten, by an ancient lady who had gotten it many years earlier.
Moving on to my small findings on the levees mentioned in connection with royal festivities during the 19th century: First, it was quite hard to find that word without the French accent keys on my computer. Without the "aigu" (correct spelling, Rogerm?) over the second "e" in the word, I kept being doused with water information. With our current drought on the east coast, I do not need instructions on how to build levees. The root word here is French, "lever," meaning "to rise." The term levee, itself, dates to Charlemagne and is too lengthy and weird to adequately describe, but it dealt with a morning ritual of French monarchs to receive those who wanted to "rise up" in their aristocratic status during the monarch's morning ritual of getting dressed. There was something similar related to preparation for going to bed --"coucher." Each person received individual attention rather than the crush of office seekers that used to irritate Lincoln years later. Anyhow, this was passed down through Louis XIV in France and then taken up by British kings (starting, I think) with Charles II. It was finally copied in America, but changed to lunch, afternoon, or evening receptions by early colonial governors and even our early presidents. It seemed to stop with Thomas Jefferson, but the receptions continued as levees in England, and President and Mrs. Lincoln held them in the White House. They seem to have involved more political and diplomatic corps personnel who wanted to be considered for movement up the ladder. It makes sense to me that Mary Lincoln, with her knowledge of the French language and culture would bring the practice into the White House. |
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10-06-2019, 08:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-06-2019 08:34 PM by AussieMick.)
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RE: Who is this person?
Ostriches? There was quite an industry on hobby farms (around 50 acres) in Australia where ostriches became a 'craze'. Rather like a ponzi or pyramid selling scheme, the price of ostriches and their eggs reached quite high (LOL) prices. The thing with ostriches is that every part of them can be used. Eggs, skin, meat, and feathers.
when I googled just now I see that there are hobby farms in the US using ostriches. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-02/e...t/10190990 BTW, the male emu cares for the eggs and chicks. “The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns |
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10-06-2019, 10:25 PM
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RE: Who is this person?
With regard to what Laurie said above, here is an illustration of the French "accent aigu" in a word: "levée."
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10-07-2019, 03:16 PM
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RE: Who is this person?
Who is this gentleman. First clue: He has nothing to do with ostriches. Best Rob Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom. --Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent. --Carl Sandburg
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10-07-2019, 06:38 PM
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10-07-2019, 07:46 PM
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RE: Who is this person?
There's no question that he was known to many in that time.
Best Rob Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom. --Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent. --Carl Sandburg
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10-08-2019, 04:00 AM
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RE: Who is this person?
Henry Clay Whitney?
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10-08-2019, 04:10 AM
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RE: Who is this person?
I was going to joke 'Groucho Marx on his day off' but in view of your hint about being known to many I'll say he was a radio broadcaster.
“The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns |
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10-08-2019, 09:04 AM
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RE: Who is this person?
Sorry Roger, but it isn't Whitney.
Mike, it isn't any one of the Marx Brothers (especially their least funny brother, Karl), and it isn't a radio broadcaster. Next clue. He was born in Europe. Best Rob Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom. --Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent. --Carl Sandburg
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10-08-2019, 09:17 AM
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RE: Who is this person?
I've only seen photos of Otto Eisenschml in later years, but I'll take a guess that it is him?
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10-08-2019, 09:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-08-2019 10:20 AM by Rob Wick.)
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RE: Who is this person?
Good guess, Laurie, but it isn't Eisenschiml.
Best Rob In 1937, he tried to mount a production on the life of Lincoln, although this is by no means his greatest claim to fame. Best Rob Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom. --Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent. --Carl Sandburg
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10-08-2019, 11:09 AM
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RE: Who is this person?
Lord Charnwood?
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10-08-2019, 11:33 AM
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RE: Who is this person?
Again, that's a great guess, Roger, but it isn't Lord Charnwood.
One of his contributions to Lincolniana is that he presented information not generally studied by many people. Best Rob Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom. --Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent. --Carl Sandburg
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10-08-2019, 11:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-08-2019 12:01 PM by Gene C.)
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RE: Who is this person?
He looks a lot like this guy from a different camera angle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalinism#...P_1942.jpg Those last two clues really threw me off for a minute So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in? |
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