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Citation from Wikipedia:
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, MC, AFC was born 9 February 1897 and lost over the Andaman Sea, 8 November 1935 (aged 38).
In 1928, Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm arrived in the United States and began to search for an aircraft. Famed Australian polar explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins sold them a Fokker F.VII/3m monoplane, which they named the Southern Cross (on the coin, above).
At 8:54 a.m. on 31 May 1928, Kingsford Smith and his 4-man crew left Oakland, California, to attempt the first trans-Pacific flight to Australia. The flight was in three stages. The first, from Oakland to Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, was 3,870 kilometres (2,400 mi), taking an uneventful 27 hours 25 minutes (87.54 mph). They took off from Barking Sands on Mana, Kauai, since the runway at Wheeler was not long enough. They headed for Suva, Fiji, 5,077 kilometres (3,155 mi) away, taking 34 hours 30 minutes (91.45 mph). This was the most demanding portion of the journey, as they flew through a massive lightning storm near the equator. The third leg was the shortest, 2,709 kilometres (1,683 mi) in 20 hours (84.15 mph), and crossed the Australian coastline near Ballina before turning north to fly 170 kilometres (110 mi) to Brisbane, where they landed at 10.50 a.m. on 9 June. The total flight distance was approximately 11,566 kilometres (7,187 mi). Kingsford Smith was met by a huge crowd of 26,000 at Eagle Farm Airport, and was welcomed as a hero. Australian aviator Charles Ulm was the relief pilot. The other crewmen were Americans, they were James Warner, the radio operator, and Captain Harry Lyon, the navigator and engineer.
Note: This image is the result of searching for something to test focus stacking technique, using a macro rail slider.
I have successfully done focus stacking before, without the macro rail slider. The macro rail slider was supposed to make it easier and more accurate, mathematical formula and all . . . I can figure out the math, no problem, it is the photography I am having a problem with, even watching a couple u-tube videos. Turns out to be a real pain in the ass. I probably wasted $105 for the slider. I photographed a few different items and then stacked them, but the results were not even close to the above. I think I need to have more undisturbed time, more patience, and better technique. I started off using a 105mm Macro lens, but the above was taken with a 45mm lens. I also got distracted setting up the Nikon WT-4D Wireless Transmitter to be able to use the camera remotely and wirelessly transfer the photos to the computer, so I did not have to remove the CF card and use a card reader. The more times you remove and replace a CF card, the more chance you have of bending a pin or even shorting out the CF card. Well, I changed from an iMac to a Mac mini and had real difficulty getting it to work, even though I wrote myself setup instructions that were a lot more straight forward than Nikon's. In fact, I sent the instructions to Nikon, so they would know (how to write instructions). I finally got it to work after a three days.
If anyone is interested in the macro rail slider I used, I am happy to let you know which one I chose and why. It is robust enough to support the weight of a Nikon D3 and lens.
The hair is from my black Labrador . . . It looked clean and I did clean the background, before I photographed it, but maybe he was wagging his tail.
Model: Skye McLeod Fairywren
Skin: Vilda by LAQ
Hair: Rykiel by Lelutka
Outfit: Corps Uniform by Edelweiss
Cravat: Gentleman's Steampunk Cravat by CPD
Guitar: Inventory Library
Nails: Candy Nail
Makeup: Izzie's & m.o.c.k
Eyes: Mayfly
Earrings: Purple Moon
Ring: Foy Porter ring by Alchemy Immortals
Pose: Jump by Adorkable Location: Misali (aka Hazardous Sim) @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Misali/169/190/54
Jay
Garrulus glandarius
El arrendajo es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia de los córvidos. Es un ave de tamaño medio: longitud de 32 a 35 cm y envergadura alar de 54 a 58 cm. No presenta dimorfismo sexual.
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I want the light that you give me,
Yellow and warm, pink and soft,
Here when i need you
At midnight,
When I have too much homework.
Mery Huber
Hazardous, Hazardous Inc
The Go-Betweens
CD + Postcard :
The Go-Betweens
Before Hollywood
Rough Trade
ROUGH 54
A Ghost Of Something Old
It's Cold And Dusty In Here ...
Use Hearing Protection
GMA
Contributor(s):
Helene Fuld Health Foundation.
Publication:
[Trenton, N.J.? : Helene Fuld Health Foundation, between 1961 and 1963]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Clothing
Genre(s):
Photographs
Related Title(s):
Hidden treasure
Extent:
1 photographic print : 26 x 21 cm.
Technique:
hand-colored
NLM Unique ID:
101594775
NLM Image ID:
A033001
Permanent Link:
resource.nlm.nih.gov/101594775
NLM Hidden treasure p. 54
This October we celebrate Spina Bifida Awareness Month with Rainbow Tinies and anyone else interested. If you organize your own events or have anything else to report on this subject, message Pieni, and we will promote your project. My first blog post on this is here: pieni.art/spina-bifida-awareness-month/. Our events are Fridays 12NoonSL-2pmSLT: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Doyle/128/219/54 #SpinaBifida #SecondLife #SLevents
sur la ligne 54 à destination de Marcel Paul (Saint-Herblain), place Maréchal Foch, Nantes (Loire-Atlantique (44), Pays-de-la-Loire, France, FR)
I just love this candle designed by KNIFU. and called KNIFU. Home - Obscura Candle Set 2. Original mesh with 3 unique soy chains. Offers 3 metal options and easily resizeable. You will find this at the KNIFU. mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Champ/68/149/14
Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxldQ9eX2wo
My Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/144130363@N02/
My blog: roxymystic.wixsite.com/intothemystic
My FB: www.facebook.com/roxy.mistic.54/
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KNIFU.
KNIFU. Home - Obscura Candle Set 2
Available at the KNIFU. mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Champ/68/149/14
More information about KNIFU.:
Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Champ/68/149/14
MP: marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/223173
Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/14801012@N24/
FB: www.facebook.com/KNIFU6666
KNIFU. Linktree: linktr.ee/knifu666
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Other information, items/accessories in picture:
HER HAIR
S-CLUB JENNIE FATPACK HAIR
HER OUTFIT
::: F7 ::: FurtaCor ::: FUMMI TOP
RAPTURE-Pants Vitara ALL-Dark Mineral
HER JEWELRY
Vibing -- olivia earrings -- silver
(Yummy) Oceana Ring Collection
(Yummy) Oceana Hand Chain Rings
- Secrets - Olivia Chain Piercing - Silver
HER NAILS
Le Forme Bento Nails M03 NaturalGlam
PET
JIAN Classic Shelties // Sleeping Sheltie
PROPS / POSE
F o c u s Poses Couple 280
✦[geek.] Gear RECORDS AND COFFEE DECOR
MOGLIS Store vinyl records on floor
Christmas Cookies - Board MOD
:::ChicChica::: Coffee to go Classic
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sur la ligne 54 à destination de Marcel Paul (Saint-Herblain), Saint-Nicolas, rue de Feltre, Nantes (Loire-Atlantique (44), Pays-de-la-Loire, France, FR)
If anyone can ID the surfer, please let me know. Thank you.
Corona Pro Surf Edition 36 in Isabella, Puerto Rico. October 14-16, 2022.
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Bristol City centre at 10:03:54 a Friday morning which would see, many people about getting the coffee and travelling on the buses. prior to this image five double decker's passed me in convoy with 32 people visible
Is this the new normal
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Textures Only ~ Competition #54
Original image by Shadowgate
Textures by nasos3, playingwithbrushes, and asja. Thank you :)
Photoshoot of Applejack visiting with the Smurfs.
Applejack, Crazy Smurf, Vanity Smurf.
Apple Jack My Little Pony, Applejack action figure, Crazy Smurf, Vanity Smurf, mirror.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. cartoon: Smurfs.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 16, 2016.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/
BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:40AM, made it out driving by 8:20AM and went out until 1:40PM (3h9m spent driving). Spent $84.47 plus ~$9.77 gas for 53 miles of driving (15.9 mpg @ $2.93/G), for a total cost of $94.24. We drove to 25 yard sales, stopping at 19 (76%) of them. We made 41 purchases (49 items) for a total estimated value of $742.30, leading to a profit of $648.06, or a wage of $121.52/hr (as a couple) or $60.76/hr (each).
THE TAKE:
* $10.00: fan (2), black, floor standing, Lasko, 5 blades, 21.5" diameter, Type 18P, Black 1827/1829/1823 (EV:$24.96)
* $7.00: jack, hydraulic, blue, 20" (EV:$20.77)
* $5.00: tool, Bypass Lopper, Corona FL3460, red, 33" (EV:$30.41)
* $5.00: accordian, Schylling, red, (EV:$16.34)
* $5.00: litter box, blue, covered, with door flap, 21.75x17.5x18.75 (EV:$16.39)
* $5.00: microphones (2), one doesn't work, but get to keep the 1/4"-to-XLR adapter (12'). 1/8" jack (EV:$5.06 for 1)
* $5.00: Digital picture frame, 7", Panimage by Panidigital, 512MB internal memory, takes 8G SDHC cards, 8192 picture limit (EV:$24.99)
* $5.00: lights, silver orbs (3), QVC, I/O merch spheres, 3 balls, 8", 6", 4.5", 20130430, SKU H199995 848 000 (EV:$54.74). Purchased from Laura & Pat Johnson, 5201 Chowan Ave, Alex. 22312-2025
* $3.00: boombox, Sony, CFD-222, cassette, cd, radio, ~22.5" (EV:$48.59)
* $3.00: boombox, Vextra, VX973, cassette, cd, radio, silver, manufactured 201005, ~16x10", does not have that good of a sound (EV:$24.90)
* $3.00: boombox, Sony, red circular, ZS-E5, cd, radio, aux-in, no battery cover, 10.833 diameter (EV:$29.11)
* $2.50: bowling ball, Tigger, COT7061 VIZ-A-BALL, with Brunswick blue case, (EV:$53.74)
* $2.50: bowling ball, pink, Brunswick Axis GEV1195 (EV:$15.98http://www.ebay.com/itm/11lb-Brunswick-Z-Zone-Pink-Bliss-Bowling-Ball-/152293117343)
* $2.00: boxes (2), plastic, G.I. Joe, Foot Locker, Name Rank Serial No. stickers, army green, 13.5x6.25x4.785 (EV:$16.28 (8.14 each))
* $2.00: box, storage, combination, 10x7x7.5", Vaultz Lock It Up, VZ00102, barcode 826030001028, www.vaultz.net (EV:$19.99)
* $2.00: clippers, hedge, red handle, 21", 9" nose (EV:$15.26 ($6.27+$8.99 shipping))
* $2.00: snow shovel, metal, black, Klondike True Temper, 24x10" (EV:$9.71)
* $2.00: snow shovel, plastic, orange, with metal lip, 18x13" (EV:$9.71)
* $1.50: pantyhose (2), nude, Hanes, Silk Reflections, Size AB, (EV:$8.00 price tag)
* $1.00: seeds, lima beans, WITH WRITING ON THEM, so they grow with messages on them, Dunecraft, Peace Out Bean, 2012, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022, barcode 810017015474 (EV:$2.20)
* $1.00: tapestry, tie-dye, mostly purple, green heart in middle, "Heal The World. Cook dinner tonight. Penzy's Love To Cook, Cook To Love, 94051, 27.5x27.5" (EV:$19.99)
* $1.00: top, large, plays music, colorful (EV:$26.40)
* $1.00: timer, lamp, Timex, Model No: 12-8800719, barcode 031323126917(EV:$9.54)
*$1.00: blacklight fixture, 18", black, automatic power-on, VEI, model # V801, prod date 201307 (EV:the value of the bulb, since the fixture died on first use--smelled awful)
* $1.00: chair, camping, blue, low to ground (EV:$20.99) It's slightly broken, but still works (at least when we tested it at the yardsale).
* $1.00: decoration, carving, Indian, wood, 10x8"
* $1.00: toy, turtle, stuffed, hard shell, Cloud-b, Reg PA-11308 (CN), 15x11", date: 201111(EV:$7.85)
* $1.00: toy, My Little Pony, g2, 2002, Strawberry Swirl, Glitter Pony with tinsel in her hair, front hoof has magnet on bottom and heart on ankle, had a picture frame keychain attached to it (EV:$3.67) www.strawberryreef.com/Index/Name/strawberryswirl.html
* $1.00: toy, My Little Pony, g2, 2002, pink body, ice cream cutie mark, blue and white hair, front hoof has magnet on bottom (EV:$12.17)
* $0.50: toy, Smurfs, Crazy, 2013, McDonald's (EV:$4.98)
* $0.50: wax cubes, Betterhomes, butterscotch maple cream, 2.5oz, 6 cubes, barcode 877991003064 (EV:$1.49)
* $0.50: power outlet splitter, 6, 3-prong, Intermatic, Model No. EG63TIB/PT-10-3M, Clamping Voltage 400V L-N, N-G, 15A, 125VAC, 1875W, E115217, Date code: 00 09 (EV:$2.49)
* $0.50: power outlet splitter (2), 3, 2-prong to 3-prong, Leviton, Polarized Triple Outlet Grounding Adapter, 802-00698-W, still in packages, barcode 078477794012(EV:$4.98 ($2.49 each))
* $0.50: bread pans (2@0.25ea), 9x5, metal (EV:$3.98 ($1.99 each))
* $0.25: toy, My Little Pony, Apple Jack, real hair tail, 2.5x3.125" (EV:$1.25)
* $0.12: lightbulb, green, Sylvania, 25W, 046135117145 (EV:$0.86)
* $0.10: reading glasses, brown, small (EV:$1.00)
* $FREE: intercoms, Realistic, FM Wireless Room Monitor System, Cat No 43-208 (EV:$0--they did not work--we cut the wires off and created some rope out of them)
* $FREE: bowling balls, duck pins, black with orange & yellow swirls, with case, (EV:$27.99)
* $FREE: toy, Smurfs, Vanity, 2011, McDonald's (EV:$4.98)
* $FREE: charger, battery, GE, Charge 4, Nickel-cadmium. Model BC-4, barcode 4316812648. Includes 6 D batteries, 8 C batteries (EV:$12.99 price tag)
An image showing my love for milk...some might say I look like I hate milk but its more about being haunted by it haha...
Strobist info;
YN560 in 60x60 softbox placed very low in front of me
Created for Faestock Challenge #54
Thanks to:
Marcus Ranum for the model
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Ahrum for the model
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Screentones for the buildings
screentones.deviantart.com/art/buildings-2-158916671
Texture from Pareeerica
Created for Ruby’s Treasure Challenge 54
Premade Background With Thanks to Rubyblossom
This is the Atheneum, a visitor center located in historic New Harmony, Indiana. It was named for the Greek Athenaion, which was a temple dedicated to Athena in ancient Greece. It opened on October 10th, 1979 and was designed by noted architect Richard Meier. It won the Progressive Architecture Award that year, the American Institute of Architects Honor award in 1982, and in 2008 it won AIA’s prestigious Twenty-Five Year award, given to no more than one building per year.
Camera: Kalimar KX 7000 (Minolta X-300s/X-370n clone)
Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @28mm
Film: Kodak Colorplus 200 (expired 05/2013)
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a second
Date: October 8th, 2020, 11.54 a.m.
Location: New Harmony, Indiana, U.S.A.
Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41
Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees
Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees
Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean)
Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees
Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees
Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature
Water rinse: 2 minutes
Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute
KX 7000 Kodak Colorplus 200 Fountains 2020 37gf
Love this pose! It's designed by Break and called BREAK 220 Christmas SET. There are 7 couple poses in this pack. They are static poses m/c/nt and include the gifts! All poses with accessories were configured with other people's usability in mind. Therefore, all of them come with the objects configured to be rezzed at the time of use. EXCLUSIVE @ the TRES CHIC Event from 19th November - 10 December. Here is your ride: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tres%20Chic/165/56/146
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/roxymystic/
My blog: roxymystic.wixsite.com/intothemystic
My FB: www.facebook.com/roxy.mistic.54/
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BREAK
BREAK 220 Christmas SET
Available at the TRES CHIC Event from 19th November - 10 December.
Here is your ride: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tres%20Chic/165/56/146
More information about the BREAK Store:
Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Break/93/138/23
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/breaksl/
MP: marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/227049
Linktree: linktr.ee/breakstoresl
Facebook: www.facebook.com/breakstoresl
Instagram: www.instagram.com/breakstoresl/
Discord: discord.com/invite/PPajazqY3P
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Other information, items/accessories in picture:
HER HAIR
.Olive. the Holli *Beta* Hair
HER OUTFIT
Art&Ko - Christmas Set - Shoes
Art&Ko - Christmas Set - Skirt
Art&Ko - Christmas Set - Coat
HER NAILS
Pure Poison - Zoe Nails
PET
JIAN Snowday St.Bernards 1. Adult Companion RARE
JIAN Holiday Treats Side Table
PROPS
{anc} Lumiere / Christmas tree W2D2H4 24Li (24)RARE (T)
Christmas Cookies - Board
Junk Food - Christmas Cola
Dutchie library
[Ds] Port Royal - Pool Table TRIO
Mithral * Wall Mounted Moon Planters (Black)
{what next} Christmas Stocking
{what next} Reindeer Stocking Holder
+Half-Deer+ Christmas Garland
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We got the duckpin bowling balls for free because a random neighbor of the yardsale saw us buying the bowling balls and thought we might want the duckpin balls also. The big metal top is pretty cool because it plays music when you spin it. One of the silver orb lights ended up breaking, though. They are too fragile for our house.
Foot Locker box, Tigger bowling ball, big top, bowling duck pin ball, digital picture frame, silver orbs light, storage combination box.
cartoon: G.I. Joe. cartoon: Winnie The Pooh.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 16, 2016.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/
BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:40AM, made it out driving by 8:20AM and went out until 1:40PM (3h9m spent driving). Spent $84.47 plus ~$9.77 gas for 53 miles of driving (15.9 mpg @ $2.93/G), for a total cost of $94.24. We drove to 25 yard sales, stopping at 19 (76%) of them. We made 41 purchases (49 items) for a total estimated value of $742.30, leading to a profit of $648.06, or a wage of $121.52/hr (as a couple) or $60.76/hr (each).
THE TAKE:
* $10.00: fan (2), black, floor standing, Lasko, 5 blades, 21.5" diameter, Type 18P, Black 1827/1829/1823 (EV:$24.96)
* $7.00: jack, hydraulic, blue, 20" (EV:$20.77)
* $5.00: tool, Bypass Lopper, Corona FL3460, red, 33" (EV:$30.41)
* $5.00: accordian, Schylling, red, (EV:$16.34)
* $5.00: litter box, blue, covered, with door flap, 21.75x17.5x18.75 (EV:$16.39)
* $5.00: microphones (2), one doesn't work, but get to keep the 1/4"-to-XLR adapter (12'). 1/8" jack (EV:$5.06 for 1)
* $5.00: Digital picture frame, 7", Panimage by Panidigital, 512MB internal memory, takes 8G SDHC cards, 8192 picture limit (EV:$24.99)
* $5.00: lights, silver orbs (3), QVC, I/O merch spheres, 3 balls, 8", 6", 4.5", 20130430, SKU H199995 848 000 (EV:$54.74). Purchased from Laura & Pat Johnson, 5201 Chowan Ave, Alex. 22312-2025
* $3.00: boombox, Sony, CFD-222, cassette, cd, radio, ~22.5" (EV:$48.59)
* $3.00: boombox, Vextra, VX973, cassette, cd, radio, silver, manufactured 201005, ~16x10", does not have that good of a sound (EV:$24.90)
* $3.00: boombox, Sony, red circular, ZS-E5, cd, radio, aux-in, no battery cover, 10.833 diameter (EV:$29.11)
* $2.50: bowling ball, Tigger, COT7061 VIZ-A-BALL, with Brunswick blue case, (EV:$53.74)
* $2.50: bowling ball, pink, Brunswick Axis GEV1195 (EV:$15.98http://www.ebay.com/itm/11lb-Brunswick-Z-Zone-Pink-Bliss-Bowling-Ball-/152293117343)
* $2.00: boxes (2), plastic, G.I. Joe, Foot Locker, Name Rank Serial No. stickers, army green, 13.5x6.25x4.785 (EV:$16.28 (8.14 each))
* $2.00: box, storage, combination, 10x7x7.5", Vaultz Lock It Up, VZ00102, barcode 826030001028, www.vaultz.net (EV:$19.99)
* $2.00: clippers, hedge, red handle, 21", 9" nose (EV:$15.26 ($6.27+$8.99 shipping))
* $2.00: snow shovel, metal, black, Klondike True Temper, 24x10" (EV:$9.71)
* $2.00: snow shovel, plastic, orange, with metal lip, 18x13" (EV:$9.71)
* $1.50: pantyhose (2), nude, Hanes, Silk Reflections, Size AB, (EV:$8.00 price tag)
* $1.00: seeds, lima beans, WITH WRITING ON THEM, so they grow with messages on them, Dunecraft, Peace Out Bean, 2012, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022, barcode 810017015474 (EV:$2.20)
* $1.00: tapestry, tie-dye, mostly purple, green heart in middle, "Heal The World. Cook dinner tonight. Penzy's Love To Cook, Cook To Love, 94051, 27.5x27.5" (EV:$19.99)
* $1.00: top, large, plays music, colorful (EV:$26.40)
* $1.00: timer, lamp, Timex, Model No: 12-8800719, barcode 031323126917(EV:$9.54)
* $1.00: blacklight fixture, 18", black, automatic power-on, VEI, model # V801, prod date 201307 (EV:the value of the bulb, since the fixture died on first use--smelled awful)
* $1.00: chair, camping, blue, low to ground (EV:$20.99) It's slightly broken, but still works (at least when we tested it at the yardsale).
* $1.00: decoration, carving, Indian, wood, 10x8"
* $1.00: toy, turtle, stuffed, hard shell, Cloud-b, Reg PA-11308 (CN), 15x11", date: 201111(EV:$7.85)
* $1.00: toy, My Little Pony, g2, 2002, Strawberry Swirl, Glitter Pony with tinsel in her hair, front hoof has magnet on bottom and heart on ankle, had a picture frame keychain attached to it (EV:$3.67) www.strawberryreef.com/Index/Name/strawberryswirl.html
* $1.00: toy, My Little Pony, g2, 2002, pink body, ice cream cutie mark, blue and white hair, front hoof has magnet on bottom (EV:$12.17)
* $0.50: toy, Smurfs, Crazy, 2013, McDonald's (EV:$4.98)
* $0.50: wax cubes, Better homes, butterscotch maple cream, 2.5oz, 6 cubes, barcode 877991003064 (EV:$1.49)
* $0.50: power outlet splitter, 6, 3-prong, Intermatic, Model No. EG63TIB/PT-10-3M, Clamping Voltage 400VL-N, N-G, 15A, 125VAC, 1875W, E115217, Date code: 00 09 (EV:$2.49)
* $0.50: power outlet splitter (2), 3, 2-prong to 3-prong, Leviton, Polarized Triple Outlet Grounding Adapter, 802-00698-W, still in packages, barcode 078477794012(EV:$4.98 ($2.49 each))
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N74183 - Douglas C-54-A-10-DC (DC-4) - Florida Aircraft Leasing
(untitled)
at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport (FLL)
c/n 10.314 - built in 1944 for the USAF -
civilian operated since 1946 -
with Pacific Western Airlines as CF-PWS between 1957 and 1972 -
used by Florida Air Transport since 1982 -
seen 05/1990 as '90342' in USMC col for Pensacola Naval Air Museum (flyable) - tfd to El Toro CA 02/1997 at J. Hubbard Aviation Museum till 07/1999 - base closed moved by road to Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum at MCAS Miramar (CA) 09/1999 with fake serial '90342'
scanned from Kodachrome-slide
Dunham Massey is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Cheshire, England.[1] The parish includes the villages of Sinderland Green, Dunham Woodhouse and Dunham Town, along with Dunham Massey Park, formerly the home of the last Earl of Stamford and owned by the National Trust since 1976. Dunham Massey was historically in the county of Cheshire, but since 1974 has been part of Trafford Metropolitan Borough; the nearest town is Altrincham. As of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 475.[2]
Dunham Massey has a long history, as reflected in its 45 listed buildings. It was a locally important area during the medieval period, and acted as the seat for the Massey barony. The Georgian hall, with the remains of a castle in its grounds, is a popular tourist attraction. There are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dunham Massey: Dunham Park, located south of Dunham Town, and Brookheys Covert.
History
The Chester to York Roman road passes between the settlements of Dunham Massey and Bowdon and today forms the boundary between the two places. The name Dunham is derived from the Anglo-Saxon dun, meaning hill. The Massey element of the name is a result of its ownership by the Massey Barons. The manor of Dunham is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having belonged to the Saxon thegn Aelfward before the Norman Conquest and to Hamo de Masci after. De Masci was an influential baron, who also had control over the manors of Baguley, Bowdon, Hale, Partington, and Timperley. The addition of "Massey" to the name Dunham reflects the manor's importance within the barony; Dunham was the seat of the Masseys. The importance of Dunham is further emphasised by the presence of two of de Massey’s castles: Dunham Castle and Watch Hill Castle on the border with Bowdon; a third, Ullerwood Castle, was near Hale. The Masseys remained barons of Dunham and its environs until the 14th century, when the line became extinct.[3][4]
The Booth family inherited most of the Massey lands in 1409, with Dunham Massey remaining at the heart of the estate; at the time, only four villages were in the Trafford area. By the Elizabeth period, Dunham Massey Castle had been demolished. Probably during the medieval period, Dunham Massey Hall became the home of the manorial lord, and a centre of power in the area. The hall was rebuilt in 1616, leaving no remains of the old medieval hall. The mill at Dunham was first documented in 1353, although the mill's present structure dates to the 1860s. It lies on the River Bollin, opposite Little Bollington. The first record of Dunham's deer park was also in 1353. The settlement of Dunham Woodhouse dates from the 15th century. During the medieval period, the primary source of employment in Dunham Massey was agriculture, mainly arable.
The Warrington and Stockport Railway was constructed through Dunham during 1853/54. Dunham Massey railway station served the area between 1854 and its closure in 1962. Dunham grew as a result, the population increasing by 57.5% between 1851 and 1881. Otherwise, the industrial revolution had little effect on Dunham Massey, and it remained a predominantly agricultural area.
Dunham Massey Hall
Dunham Massey Hall.
The present hall was initially built in 1616 by Sir George Booth, who was amongst the creations of Baronets by James I in 1611, but was later remodelled by John Norris for George, Earl of Stamford and Warrington between 1732 and 1740; it was also altered by John Hope towards the end of the 18th century and by Joseph Compton Hall between 1905 and 1908. The hall itself, the stables, and the carriage house of Dunham Massey are all Grade I listed buildings, three of six such buildings in Trafford.[5]
The site is moated and lies immediately west of the village of Dunham, with the deer park lying to the south. The hall was donated to the National Trust by the last Earl of Stamford, in 1976. The hall was used as a military hospital during the First World War. Inside is a collection of Huguenot silver, the carving The Crucifixion by 17th century wood carver Grinling Gibbons, and a white marble bust of the Emperor Hadrian; the head is antique, but the neck and shoulders are 18th century, it was probably acquired by the 5th Earl of Stamford. The collection of paintings in the hall include Allegory with Venus, Mars, Cupid and Time by Guercino; The Cascade at Terni by Louis Ducros; and portraits by William Beechey, Francis Cotes, Michael Dahl, A. R. Mengs, Sir Joshua Reynolds, George Romney, Enoch Seeman, and Zoffany. The 7th Earl of Stamford removed a selection of paintings to Enville Hall in the late 1850s, and it was not until the time of Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford that some were returned after sales in 1929 and 1931.[6] The deer park at Dunham Massey is the only medieval park in Trafford to survive to the present.[4] The hall and grounds are open to the public and are a popular tourist attraction, with over 115,000 visitors in 2007.
Governance
The civil parish parish of Dunham Massey was created in 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, and has its own parish council. Dunham Massey became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in 1974 upon the borough's creation, but was previously in Bucklow Rural District. The village is part of the Bowdon electoral ward.[9][4] The councillors for the Bowdon ward are David Merrell, Paula Pearson, and Stephanie Poole, all members of the Conservative Party.[10] Dunham Massey is also a part of the Altrincham and Sale West constituency, and belongs to the North West England constituency of the European Parliament. Since the formation of the Altrincham and Sale West constituency in 1997, it has been represented in the House of Commons by the Conservative MP, Graham Brady. At the 2005 General Election, the Conservatives won with a majority of 7,159 and 46.4% of the vote. Labour won 30.3% of the vote, Liberal Democrats won 21.7%, and the United Kingdom Independence Party won 1.7%.
Geography
Dunham Massey lies to the east of Warburton, and to the west of Bowdon, with Altrincham approximately 2 miles (3 km) to the northeast. The landscape is generally flat, with some mossland. Dunham Park occupies 192.7 acres (780,000 m2) of the area. The Roman road running from Chester to York forms the boundary between Dunham and Bowdon. The River Bollin runs to the south, with the Bridgewater Canal running through the area. The local geology is lower keuper marl, with a ridge of sand and gravel running from Dunham to Warburton.
Demography
As of the 2001 UK census, Dunham Massey had a total population of 475. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. The average household size was 2.36.[2] Of those aged 16–74 in Dunham Massey, 42.0% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, similar to the figures for all of Trafford (40.8%) and in England (45.5%).[12][13] According to the census, 0.01% were unemployed and 19.24% were economically inactive.[12] 17.89% of the population were under the age of 16, and 9.89% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the residents of Dunham Massey was 43.71. 75.79% of residents described their health as 'good'.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Brookheys Covert
Brookheys Covert is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Dunham Park Estate (grid reference SJ742904). The site is a semi-natural wood consisting mainly of ash, birch, and rowan, with a wetland habitat and several marl pits, which have flooded to form ponds. The reserve spans 5.8 acres (23,000 m2) and is managed by the Dunham Massey Estates. Brookheys Covert provides a habitat for many animals, including foxes, rabbits, squirrels, and 57 species of bird.[15][16]
Dunham Park
Dunham Park covers an area of 192.7 acres (780,000 m2) and is part of the Dunham Park Estate, run by the National Trust (grid reference SJ740870). The park is mostly “pasture-woodland or park-woodland” and has been since the Middle Ages. Many of the oak trees, which make up the larger part of the woodland, date back to the 17th century. Dunham Park is the only place in the northwest of England with such a concentration of old trees, and one of only a few remaining in England, making it a site of national importance. The park supports a range of animals, including fallow deer and over 500 species of insect.
Grade II listed buildings
Dunham Massey has many grade II listed buildings; among the most striking is the 18th century sandstone obelisk at the end of the north vista from Dunham Massey Hall. Tradition has it that it marks the burial site of a race horse.[18]
There are many listed residences in Dunham Massey, most of them dating from the 18th or early 19th century, and many of them featuring Flemish bond brickwork and slate roofs. They include: Dunham Massey Lodge, on Dunham Road;[19] Willow Cottage;[20] numbers 1 and 2 Barns Lane;[21] number 1 Orchard View;[22] The Hollies, on Station Road;[23] numbers 1, 3 and 4 Woodhouse Lane;[24] Big Tree Cottages, on Woodhouse Lane.[25] Agden View, also on Woodhouse Lane, dates from 1725 and has both garden wall bond and Flemish bond brickwork.[26] Big Tree House, on Charcoal Road, dates from the mid-18th century and features English bond brickwork.[27] Yew Tree Cottage and Lime Tree Cottage are also on Charcoal Lane; both houses date to the 17th century and exhibit garden wall bond brickwork with slate roofs.[28] Ivy House, on Woodhouse Lane, was built in the early 18th century.[29] Kitchen Garden cottage was built in 1702.[30] Rose Cottage and Farm Cottage are late 18th or early 19th century.[31] The Meadows, on School Lane, was built in the 17th century and features garden wall bond brickwork and a thatched roof.[32]
The farm buildings of Home Farm, including its dovecote, were built in the early 19th century, and feature Flemish bond brickwork.[33][34] Sinderland House, also dating from the early 19th century, is another of Dunham Massey's listed farmhouses.[35] Manor Farmhouse, on Station Road, was built by George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington; the building dates from the mid-18th century and features both Flemish and garden wall bond brickwork.[36] The farmhouse on Station Road was built in 1752.[37] The barn on Woodhouse Lane dates from the early 18th century and features garden wall bond brickwork, a slate roof, and upper cruck frames.[38] Dog Farmhouse, also on Woodhouse Lane, was built in the early 19th century; however it may have been an adaptation of an earlier, possibly 18th century, farmhouse.[39]
Dunham School was built in 1759, with additions in 1860 and the 20th century. Above the door is an engraved panel reading “This School was Erected in 1759 For the Benefit of the Township of Dunham Massey. According to the Will of Thomas Walton Gent”. The school now serves as the parish hall.[40] The nearby Dunham School Bridge, over the Bridgewater Canal, was built in 1776 by John Gilbert,[41] who also built the aqueduct for the Bridgewater Canal over the River Bollin, which was opened in 1776.[42] The other listed bridge, Brick Kiln Lane Bridge, was also built in the 18th century.[43] Bollington watermill was constructed in the 1860s, and has an undershot waterwheel.[44]
There are a number of listed structures in the grounds of Dunham Massey Hall, including the 1720 wellhouse that supplied water to the hall until the 1860s,[45] and the early 18th century ornamental sundial in front of the hall, depicting a black slave clad in leaves, carrying the sundial above his head.[46] The stable buildings,[47] the slaughterhouse,[48] the deer house,[49] the orangery,[50] and an ashlar shelter to the west of the hall,[51] all date from the 17th or 18th century. Barn Cottages date from at least 1751. The cottages were originally a single barn, which was converted in the 19th century.[52] Other grade II listed structures in the grounds of the hall include: the lakeside wall (18th century);[53] two small piers south of the garden forecourt (18th century);[54] a pier north west of the garden forecourt (18th century);[55] the gateway opposite the kitchen (1750);[56] the piers at the south of forecourt garden topped with lions (18th century);[57][58] and an obelisk erected by George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington, in 1714 in memory of his mother.[59] Near the hall there is a Grade II* listed sawmill, probably built in 1616.[
sur la ligne 54 à destination de Gleyze-Vieille, terminus Gleyze Ville, allée Louis Lareng, Toulouse (Haute-Garonne (31), Occitanie, France, FR)
ARRENDAJO.
Es un ave de tamaño medio: longitud de 32 a 35 cm, y envergadura alar de 54 a 58 cm. Es inconfundible, tiene un plumaje muy llamativo, anaranjado con un panel azul claro en el pliegue alar, en las plumas terciarias. Tiene además un obispillo blanco muy llamativo, que es el detalle básico para identificarla en vuelo.
No presenta dimorfismo sexual.
Photo taken by Robert Samweber, slide kindly provided for scanning by Florian Weiß.
München-Riem
December 1990
N17VK
BAC 111-410AQ One-Eleven
054
Rodina Jet Services Inc.
Information from flickr - thanks to Paul Seymour:
c/n 054. Second prototype series 400 G-ASYE. First flew in 1965. Converted to a series 410AQ and delivered to Victor Comptometers as N3939V in 1966. To Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad as N77CS in 1972. Reregistered as N77QS in 1977. To Sheikh Abdul Maksoud Khotah as HZ-AMK in 1979. To AMK as N77QS in 1984 then to Concord Promotions in 1985. To Undercover Aviation as N8007U in 1986 then to Duncan Aircraft Sales in 1987 and Rodina Jet Service in 1988. Reregistered as N17VK in 1989 and N17MK in 1990. To Yukaipa Management in 1994 then to Fortis Aviation, the Jet Place Inc go GoJet Business Air Services in 1998. Withdrawn from use at Tulsa, OK in 2002 and later scrapped.
Registration details for this airframe:
www.scramble.nl/database/civil/details/bae111_54
This airframe as G-ASYE with BAC at AKL in January 1966:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/7/5/0277571.jpg
This airframe as N3939V with Victor Comptometers ca. late 1970s:
www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/34558223485
This airframe as N77CS with Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at CLE in March 1976:
www.flickr.com/photos/73886013@N06/51043804036
This airframe as HZ-AMK with Sheikh Abdul Maksoud Khotah at LTN in April 1984:
www.flickr.com/photos/pslg05896/31417374748
This airframe as N17MK with Rodina Jet Services Inc. at LBG in June 1991:
www.flickr.com/photos/pslg05896/45292164431
N17MK with Yukaipa Management ca. mid-1990s:
www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/48339674611
N17MK stored at TUL in March 2006:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/8/8/1020880.jpg
Scan from Kodachrome slide.
NGC 7497 (UGC 12392, PGC 70569 and others) is a somewhat edge on spiral galaxy located approximately 53 million light-years away in Pegasus. Our view is impacted by MBM 54, a cloud of IFN illuminated by our galaxy, approximately 900 light-years away. Several denser areas can also be found in the Planck Galactic Cold Clump (PGCC) catalog.
Luminance – 32x300s – 160 minutes – binned 2x2
RGB – 32:35:32x300s – 160:175:160 minutes each – binned 2x2
655 minutes total exposure – 10 hours 55 minutes
Imaged July 13th the the 17th, 2023 at the El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a QHY 600M on a PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm.
These are Telescope Live (telescope.live/) “One-Click Observations.”
FALTAM 51 DIAS PARA O LANÇAMENTO OFICIAL
Um baralho desenvolvido por 54 artistas convidados, cada um desenha uma carta do baralho, de forma totalmente livre e autoral.
Carta do dia: A - OUROS por Herbert Loureiro
Para conhecer mais, acesse:
Doz Cabezas, AZ, (est. 1879, pop. <25), elevation 5,082 ft. (1,549 m)
"The Dos Cabezasite is the only person on the globe who can sit serenely down and smile, and smile again, amid conditions and adversities which would madden a lowly follower of the lamb. When Gabriel blows his horn he will find some of these genial old fellows sitting on a rock telling each other of the promising future of the camp, or how rich the Juniper mine is." —“Tombstone Epitaph,” 28 Apr 1887
• Dos Cabezas, AZ is a "living" Sonoran Desert ghost town with few remaining residents • located in the Sulphur Springs Valley [photo] of Cochise County • lies beside the Dos Cabezas ("Two Heads") mountain range, named for its twin bald summits
• an historically significant spring with potable water, once known as Dos Cabezas Spring, stands about a half mi. southwest of the town by the old Southern Emigrant Trail, a principal artery of the westward movement • the trail descends to the valley from Apache Spring through Apache Pass
• on 4 Sep 1851, John Russell Bartlett & his Boundary Survey Commission were heading west through what was, for over 300 yrs., Spanish/Mexican territory • most of the land had been ceded to the U.S. in 1848, ending the controversial Mexican-American War, but much of southernmost Arizona & New Mexico remained under the Mexican flag • Bartlett's mission was to work with a Mexican survey team to formally define the post-war US-Mexico border
• the survey was a prelude to the 1853-54 Gadsden Purchase which, for $10MM, acquired 29,670 sq. mi. of Mexican territory south of the Gila River, Cochise County included • the deal was signed by President Franklin Pierce, a northern, anti-abolitionist ("doughface") Democrat • it was intended to facilitate development of a road, canal and/or New Orleans-LA railroad, & to open the southwest to Southern expansion, seemingly ignoring the fact that an economy based on slave-produced cotton was unlikely to flourish in the desert — “Cochise and his Times”
• with potable water a precious commodity for both 2- & 4- legged desert travelers, Apache Spring – like many watering holes – became the site of a stagecoach stop c. 1857 • was operated by the San Antonio-San Diego "San-San" Mail Line, commonly known as "Jackass Mail" • Chiricahua Apache attacks made Apache Pass the most perilous stop on the line's Birch Route [map], named for company owner James Birch (1827-1857) —“The West is Linked”
• the 1,476 mi. daylight-only journey — with daily stops for 2 meals (45 min. each) & team switches (5-10 min.) — typically took less than 30 days & could be as few as 22 • a one-way ticket cost $150, meals & 30 lb. baggage allowance included —“Deconstructing the Jackass Mail Route”
• the Jackass line had a fleet of celerity (mud) wagons, vehicles suited for travel in intense heat over rugged terrain • it also operated fifty 2,500 lb. Concord stagecoaches [photo] manufactured by the Abbot Downing Co. in Concord, NH
"To feel oneself bouncing—now on the hard seat, now against the roof, and now against the side of the wagon—was no joke. Strung beneath the passenger compartment, wide leather straps called 'thorough braces' cradled the coach, causing it to swing front to back. Motion sickness was a common complaint, and ginger root was the favored curative." —Historynet
• each stage could accommodate 9-12 passengers on three benches inside & up to 10 more on the roof • the coaches were drawn by four- & six-mule teams • the company maintained 200 head of mules in its western corrals
“The coach was fitted with three seats, and these were occupied by nine passengers. As occupants of the front and middle seats faced each other, it was necessary for these six people to interlock their knees; and there being room inside for only ten of the twelve legs, each side of the coach was graced by a foot, now dangling near the wheel, now trying in vain to find a place of support..." —”The History of Stagecoaches in Tucson, Arizona”, Bob Ring
• Tips For Stagecoach Travelers, “Cowboy Chronicles”
• The Passenger Experience, “Desert USA”
"The company recommended that each passenger:... should provide himself with a Sharp's rifle, (not carbine,) with accoutrements and one hundred cartridges, a navy sized Colts revolver and two pounds of balls, a belt and holster, knife and sheath..." —“San Diego Herald” 21 Nov 1857
• the line's stations were built 10-40 mi. apart • some provided rudimentary sleeping accommodations; all had water for passengers, drivers ("whips") & their teams • equipped with corrals, the depots served as relay stations where drivers & draft animals were changed • "swing stations" provided no meals, but larger "home stations," often operated by families, were "meal stops":
"…tough beef or pork fried in a grime-blackened skillet, coarse bread, mesquite beans, a mysterious concoction known as 'slumgullion,' lethally black coffee, and a 'nasty compound of dried apples' that masqueraded under the name of apple pie." —True West
• in Sept 1857 Jackass founder James Birch, sailing to California via Panama, was lost at sea along with 419 other passengers & 30K lbs. of gold, in the S.S. Central America disaster • that same month, the Butterfield-Overland Mail line [photos] began St. Louis to San Francisco service, gradually displacing the Jackass line & absorbing many of its stations
• by 1858 a new, fortified stone depot, Ewell's Stage Station [photo] , rose 4 mi. south of Dos Cabezas Spring • it's unclear which stage line erected the building, but around the time of its completion Jackass Mail quit the route, Butterfield-Overland later decided to bypass "Ewell's" & by 1861 it lay in ruins, destroyed by Apaches
• the Ewell name lived on at a tiny, hardscrabble settlement called Ewell Springs & at Dos Cabezas Spring, renamed Ewell's Spring when the original station was built • by 1879 the National Mail & Transportation Co. had established a new Ewell's Station
• Virginia-born Richard Stoddert "Baldy" Ewell (1817-1872) was a Captain in the First U. S. Dragoons, stationed in the Southwest in the 1850s • he resigned from the U.S. Army in 1861 to join the Confederacy • served in the Civil War as senior commander under Stonewall Jackson & Robert E. Lee • it has been argued that his decisions at the Battle of Gettysburg may have decided the outcome of that engagement
• during Ewell's service in the West, Gila Apache raids along the Southern Emigrant Route prompted a military response • he advocated unrestrained combat: "How the Devil can a soldier stop in the midst of battle and summon a jury of matrons to decide whether a redskin pouring bullets into the soldier is a woman or not." • the 1857 Bonneville Expedition, in which Ewell commanded about 300 men, engaged against Apaches at the Gila River
"…the June 27 fight... was short and sweet …Ewell walking away with the lion's share of the honors… Scarcely an Apache escaped. Nearly 40 warriors were killed or wounded and 45 women and children taken captive. … Ewell was freely acknowledged as the hero of the day; his unhesitating leap to action crushed the western Apaches and forced them to sue for peace." —“Robert E. Lee's Hesitant Commander”, Paul D. Casdorph
• From Lt. John Van Deusen Du Bois's account of the engagement: "An Indian was wounded and his wife carried him in her arms to the chaparral and was covering him with brush when the troops came upon them and killed them both... One fine looking Indian brave was captured and by Col. Bonneville's desire, or express command, was taken out with his hands tied and shot like a dog by a Pueblo Indian—not 30 yards from camp... May God grant that Indian fighting may never make me a brute or harden me so that I can act the coward in this way..." —“Journal of Arizona History”, Vo. 43, No. 2, Arizona Historical Society
• c. 1850, gold veins & a few gold nuggets were discovered around Ewell's Station • in the 1860s wildcatters found gold on both sides of the Dos Cabezas range • by 1862 claims were staked & worked near the mountains & in the Apache Pass area —“Index of Mining Properties”
• in 1866 Congress passed a mining act that proclaimed "mineral lands of the public domain... free and open to exploration and occupation" • in 1872 additional stimulus was provided to "promote mineral exploration and development… in the western United States" —“Congressional Research Service”
• in 1878 John Casey (c. 1834-1904), an immigrant from Ireland, staked the first important claim in the Dos Cabezas area • the Juniper, locally known as the "Casey Gold," was located just ~2 miles NE of Ewell's Spring • John & his brother Dan moved into a cabin at the site • by the end of the year a dozen employees were working the mine
• the news that Casey had struck pay dirt & word that a Southern Pacific RR station would soon be built at Willcox – just 14 mi. away – lured scores of prospectors, e.g., Simon Hansen (1852-1929), a recent immigrant from Denmark who filed 27 claims • with the arrival of the new settlers, a small school was erected • on 20 Oct, 1878, the Dos Cabezas Mining District was officially designated
• in 1879 the “Arizona Miner” reported rich silver & gold deposits & claimed a population at Ewell Springs of 2,000 • other accounts, however, suggest that prior to 1920 the local population probably never exceeded 300 —“The Persistence of Mining Settlements in the Arizona Landscape”, Jonathan Lay Harris, 1971
• amid the rapid growth of 1879, the Ewell Springs settlement gave way to Dos Cabezas, a town with its own post office located a bit uphill from Ewell • John Casey is generally considered its founder • Mississippi-born James Monroe Riggs (1835-1912), once a Lt. Col. in the Confederate Army, became Dos Cabezas' 1st postmaster & opened a store he named Traveler's Rest
• by 1880 the nascent town had ~30 adobe houses & 15 families • sixty-five voters were registered in 1882, the year the town's newspaper, the “Dos Cabezas Gold Note”, launched, then promptly closed • in 1884, 42 students enrolled in the town's school
• at its height, Dos Cabezas had ~50 buildings, 3 stores, 3 saloons, 2 dairies, carpenter shops, telegraphic facilities, a mercantile, barber shop, butcher, brewery, brickyard, hotel, dancehall, boarding house, blacksmith shop, 3 livery stables, 3 stamp mills for gold ore & about 300 residents though actually, the area's population was at least 1,500 counting prospectors, miners & other mining co. employees living in the nearby mountains & valleys —Books in Northport
• Dos Cabezas ("Two Heads") was often spelled & pronounced "Dos Cabezos" with an "o" replacing the 2nd "a" in "Cabezas" • the postmaster settled on both spellings, as seen in the town's postmarks • the English translation of Dos Cabezos is "Two Peaks," arguably a more accurate — if less poetic — description of the twin summits than the original • given that the erroneous version was only name registered at U.S. Post Office Department in Washington DC, the interchangeable spellings persisted well into the 20th c.
• in 1880 the railroad arrived in Arizona, a station was established at Willcox & a cranky Scotland-born miner, John Dare Emersley (1826-1899), arrived at Dos Cabezas to prospect for mineral deposits • J.D. was a grad of the U. of Edinburgh, a writer well-versed in science & a botanical collector with a drought-tolerant grass, muhlenbergia emersleyi (bull grass), named for him • was a correspondent for the Engineering & Mining Journal • several other magazines including Scientific American also published him
• according to a miner who knew him, Emersley was apparently a greedy – and unusually tall – claim jumper: "Every old settler in the Globe District remembers Emersley, a seven foot Scotchman who had more claims located than he could work, and jumped more than he could hold." -“Arizona Silver Belt” (Globe, AT), 06 Jan 1883
• the "Scotchman" soon found a gold deposit & staked about 20 claims • he built a cabin nearby at an elevation of ~6,000 ft., & lived a reclusive life • entered into a pact with God, vowing not to develop any of his claims unless he received a sign from above • nevertheless, the work legally required to retain title to his claims produced several tunnels, one, the Roberts, 160' long • the sign from God never materialized and while awaiting it, Emersley died of scurvy
• shortly thereafter “Starved Amid His Riches”, the story of J.D. Emersley, a religious recluse who lived & died on a "mountain of copper," appeared in newspapers throughout the country • Emersley willed his claims to the Lord to be used for the good of all mankind • though this final wish was never fulfilled, the "mountain of copper" story brought yet another wave of prospectors to the Mining District & sparked a local copper boom
• in 1899 a new town, Laub City, was being laid off at the mouth of Mascot Canyon, 2 mi. above Dos Cabezas • John A. Rockfellow (1858-1947) [photo], author of "The Log of an Arizona Trailblazer," performed the survey • Rockefeller's sister was Tucson architect Anne Graham Rockfellow (1866-1954), an MIT grad & designer of the landmark El Conquistador Hotel [photo]
• the townsite was near the Emersley claims, which had been acquired by Dos Cabezas Consolidated Mines • America's coast-to-coast electrification required countless miles of copper power lines, thus "copper camps" like Laub City proliferated & prospered • the town grew & by 1900 warranted its own post office
• Laub City was named for (and possibly by) Henry Laub (1858-1926), a Los Angeles investor born in Kentucky to German-Jewish immigrants • made his first fortune as a liquor merchandiser • later invested in mining, oil & Southeast Arizona real estate
"There is every reason to believe that Dos Cabezas will be one of the greatest mining districts of Arizona" —Henry Laub, 1902
• a worldwide surge in mining caused copper prices to fall as supply outstripped demand • several mining concerns colluded to restrict production in a failed attempt to stabilize the market • Consolidated Mines' financing subsequently dried up & by 1903 Laub City was a ghost town • Dos Cabezas also suffered from the mine closings but managed to hang on as some mines continued to operate
• in 1905 a Wales-born mining engineer, Capt. Benjamin W. Tibbey (1848-1935), arrived in town with a "Mr. Page" • Ben Tibbey's mining career began as a child in a Welch mine • Page was actually T.N. McCauley, a Chicagoan with a checkered career in investment & finance • the two surveyed the mining district • McCauley apparently remained, later claiming he had resided in Emersly's abandoned shack for 2 yrs. • he also quietly filed & acquired claims covering 600 acres
• in June, 1907 McCauley, organized the Mascot Copper Company with a capitalization of $10MM & began large scale development • euphoric reports of massive ore deposits appeared in the local press, e.g., "Many Thousands of Tons of Ore in Sight— Property Bids Fair to Become Arizona's Greatest Copper Producer"
• in 1909 Mascot acquired control of Dos Cabezas Consolidated Mines Co., the original Emersley claims that Laub's group had purchased • McCauley launched a campaign to sell Mascot stock at $3/share, later $4 & finally $5 • his extravagant promotions included investor & press junkets to the mine in private railroad cars, wining & dining at the property's Hospitality House & a lavish stockholders' banquet at the Fairmont Hotel In San Francisco, with the company logo, a swastika, prominently on display [photo]
"The management of the Mascot has to its credit a remarkable series of sensational ore discoveries and few, if any other copper mining companies can match their enviable record in point of actual tonnage when at the same stage of development." —Bisbee Daily Review, 10 Mar 1910
• though stock analysts familiar with McCauley's history as a con artist cautioned their clients, by August, 1910 reports had sales at $300,000 • shareholders owned 25% of the company, the remainder was retained by the promoters
• while actual mining & ore shipments were limited, the company announced that a store, a boarding house, sleeping quarters for employees, & a new office building had been completed • in 1912, as Mascot continued its costly build out & occasionally shipped ore, Arizona Territory gained statehood
• in 1914, the company launched the Mascot Townsite & Realty Co. to sell lots in a new town they were developing in Mascot Canyon:
"UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL PROFIT By the Purchase of a Lot In the MASCOT TOWNSITE This new town should have a population of 5000 within a few years." - May 1915
• by 1915 the town of Mascot had been established • homes accessed by winding paths rose one above another on terraces • residents pitched in to build a community hall in a single day • a band called the "Merry Miners" was organized to play at Saturday-night dances
"King Copper, the magic community builder, has once more raised his burnished scepter—and once more a tiny mining camp, a mere speck of Arizona landscape, has received the industrial stimulus which should shortly transform it into a factor to be reckoned with among the bustling little cities of the southwest… The tiny mining camp of the past was Dos Cabezas. The coming city is Mascot. —El Paso Herald, 25 Jun 1915
• within 10 yrs. the town would boast ~100 buildings & a population of ~800 • its children were educated at Mascot School & a second school, with 4 teachers between them • many of the town's boys "grew up panning gold to earn money" —Arizona Republic, 04 Mar 1971
• though most of the area's Mexican residents lived in Dos Cabezas, a few, like Esperanza Montoya Padilla (1915-2003), resided in Mascot:
"I was born in Mascot, Arizona, on August 28, 1915… In the early days, when I was a young child, Mascot was very built up; it was blooming. It was also a beautiful place. There were a lot of Cottonwood and oak trees on the road going up towards the mine and streams coming down the mountain. The school was on that road along with a grocery store and even a pool hall. There was a confectionery in the pool hall where they sold goodies like ice cream and candy. There was a community center on the hill where they showed movies. I remember silent movies with Rudolph Valentino. Even the people from Dos Cabezas came up to Mascot for the movies.
At Christmas they put up a tree in the community center, and all the children in town would get their Christmas presents. There was a road coming up from Dos Cabezas to Mascot and all kinds of houses along that road all the way up to the mine. Our house was on that road. I remember a time when everything was caballos – horses pulling wagons. The cars came later of course. —Songs My Mother Sang to Me
• on January 27, 1915, a celebration in Willcox marked the beginning of construction of the Mascot & Western Railroad • a large crowd watched a jubilant T. N. McCauley turn the first shovelful of dirt • the final spike - a copper one - was driven 15 June, 1915 at The Mascot townsite, followed by a "monstrous barbecue" for 4,000 guests [photos] • activities included a tour of a mine and the company's "2-mile" (10,6000') aerial tramway [photo]
"I feel that only great and lasting good can come of this project. It not only means that the Mascot, in itself, is established but it means that many people, who have known Arizona only a place in the desert before, may take home with them the idea of permanency which we enjoy in this great commonwealth." — H.A. Morgan, Bisbee Daily Review, 27 Jun 1915
• in 1916 a drought ravaged the mining district — wells dried up, cattle died & many mines shut down • on 1 July 1917, American Smelting & Refining took out a 20 yr. lease on the Mascot property only to relinquish it less than a yr. later, presumably because the operation was losing money
• with Mascot Copper facing insolvency, McCauley reorganized it via merger • the "new" Central Copper Co. began operations 15 Feb 1919 • McCauley devised a multi-level marketing scheme where stockholders became stock salesmen • the price was set at $0.50/share, purchases limited to $100/person with $10/mo. financing available • the salesmen, using portable hand-cranked projectors, screened movies of the property at small gatherings of prospective buyers
• reportedly 70,000 stockholders invested & were stunned as the price dropped 50% when the stock hit the market • lawsuits were filed • in a display ad published in several newspapers, McCauley denied each charge against the company
• by Jan, 1924, McCauley reported $4,500,000 spent on new construction • by 1926 400 employees were on the payroll, but output of the mines proved marginal • in 1927 stockholders were informed that falling copper & silver prices dictated that ore extraction be reduced to the minimum necessary to cover operating expenses
• the following year the enterprise was taken over by Southwestern Securities Corporation, a holding company • by late 1929 the payroll was down to 26 employees • on February 29, 1932, Southwestern Securities purchased the Mascot Company at public auction for $100,000 • McCauley promptly moved to Tucson, was implicated in a bank scandal, fled to California then disappeared without a trace —“A history of Willcox, Arizona, and Environs”, Vernon Burdette Schultz
• with the failure of Central Copper [photo] & exodus of miners, Dos Cabezas began its final descent, although not devoid of diversions • in spite of frequent mine closings & the onset of the Great Depression, the town fielded a team in the Sulphur Springs Valley Baseball League, which also included a squad representing a C.C.C. camp • Willcox had 2 teams in the league, the Mexicans & the Americans
• among the dwindling Dos Cabezas population was Jack Howard, the man who "sharpened the first tools that opened up the first gold discoveries of Dos Cabezas district" & spent his last 30 yrs. with Mary Katherine Cummings, history's "Big Nose Kate" [photo], memorialized in movies as Katie Elder —“Tombstone Daily Prospector”
• John Jessie “Jack” Howard (1845-1930) was born in Nottingham, England • as one of the first miners in the Dos Cabezas mining district, he is memorialized by Howard Peak & Howard Canyon • lived in the hills near Dos Cabezas • remembered as a crusty churl who hid in a manhole behind his shack to fire at intruders as they rode into range • on the other hand, some of his fellow Dos Cabezans considered him friendly • divorced his wife Mary who, according to court records, "displayed a vile and disagreeable disposition coupled with frequent outbursts of the most violent temper until she made his life a burden he could stand no longer.”
"…witnesses testified about Mary’s barrage of insults that included publicly calling Howard a white-livered son of a b—. She kept a filthy house, never washed dishes or clothing and even threatened to burn down his house and poison his stock." —“He Lived with Big Nose Kate”, True West
• Mary Katherine "Big Nose Kate" Horony (1850-1940) was born in Pest, Hungary, 2nd oldest daughter of Hungarian physician Miklós Horony • emigrated to the U.S. with her family in 1860 • placed in a foster home after her parents died • stowed away on a steamboat to St. Louis, where she became a prostitute • in 1874 was fined for working as a "sporting woman" (prostitute) in a "sporting house" (brothel) in Dodge City, KS, run by Nellie "Bessie" Ketchum, wife of James Earp [video (8:59)]
• moved to Fort Griffin, TX in 1876 • met dentist John "Doc" Holliday, who allegedly said he considered Kate his intellectual equal • Kate introduced Holliday to Wyatt Earp • Doc opened a dental practice but spent most of his time gambling & drinking
• the couple fought regularly, sometimes violently • according to Kate they married in Valdosta, Georgia • moved on to AZ Territory where Kate worked as a prostitute at The Palace Saloon in Prescott • they parted ways but she rejoined Holliday in Tombstone [photos] • claimed to have witnessed the 26 Oct 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral from her window at C.S. Fly's Boarding House
• 19 years later Kate, nearly 50 [photo] & divorced from an abusive husband, was long past her romance with Doc & too old for prostitution • in June 1900, while employed at the Rath Hotel [photo] in Cochise, AT, she answered a want ad for a housekeeper at $20/mo. plus room & board • the ad had been placed by Jack Howard • Kate lived with him as his employee ("servant" according to the 1900 census) until 1930
• on 3 January, Kate walked 3 mi. to the home of Dos Cabezas Postmaster Edwin White.
“Jack died last night, and I stayed up with him all night.”
• Howard was buried in an unmarked grave in Dos Cabezas Cemetery • after living alone for 2 yrs. Kate sold the homestead for $535.30 • In 1931 she wrote Arizona Gov. George W.P. Hunt, requesting admission to the Arizona Pioneers Home at Prescott • although foreign born thus not eligible for admission, she claimed Davenport, Iowa as her birthplace & was accepted • she died 5 days shy of her 90th birthday • was buried under the name "Mary K. Cummings" in the Home's Cemetery—“Big Nose Kate, Independent Woman of the Wild West” —Kyla Cathey
• the Mascot Mine closed in 1930
• the Mascot & WesternRailroad discontinued operations in 1931 — the tracks were taken up four years later
• 1940s Dos Cabezas photos
• in 1949, the U.S. Postal Dept. corrected its spelling of the town's post office from Dos Cabezos to Dos Cabezas
• mid-20th c. Dos Cabezas family [photos]
• the Dos Cabezas's post office was discontinued in 1960
• in 1964 the town's population was down to 12
• McCauley's Mascot Hospitality House was repurposed as part of the Dos Cabezas Spirit & Nature Retreat Bed & Breakfast [photo]
• today, Dos Cabezas is considered a ghost town, its cemetery the town's main attraction