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"America"

[1914 June 22]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:

Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.

Photograph shows the launch of the Curtiss Model H Flying Boat airplane "America" on June 22, 1914 in Hammondsport, New York. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 and Glenn Curtis: Pioneer of Flight, Cecil R. Roseberry, 1991)

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

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Call Number: LC-B2- 3122-3

American Snout (Libytheana carinenta).

Cedar Hill State Park. Cedar Hill, Texas.

Dallas County. 30 September 2018.

Nikon D500. Nikkor AF-S 300mm f4E ED PF VR + TC-14e III teleconverter.

(420mm) f8 @ 1/2500 sec. ISO 800.

"American Prayer" is not one of U2's better-known songs, but after reading the lyrics and grasping what the song is about, it seemed inspiring.

Bono wrote this song as a call to America's churches to do something (ironically, something besides just praying) about the global AIDS crisis. This is the version as performed by Bono, The Edge, Dave Stewart, and Beyonce Knowles

Alright, yeah, wow

This is a tune Beyonce and us have been working on

It's funny how religious people are sometimes the most judgemental

And anyway, this is a song we wrote it's called American Prayer

It could be anything, Irish Prayer, could be African Prayer

It's just a message to the churches that we really need you

To open your door and give sanctuary and break the stigmatization

That goes with being HIV positive

But I can hear children screaming African Prayer

As an aside, thanks to d.rex for giving us this assignment. It really moved me. I will certainly be taking this cause to my church.

Composition: The flag quilt and cross were chosen for obvious reasons; the carousel horse represents the millions of children who have lost their lives or had their families shattered by AIDS; the angel represents hope and is placed outside the auxiliary lighting to represent the hope for healing and compassion which is present but unseen.

Fluorescent lights in a basement; no flash used. A hand-held flashlight was used for auxiliary lighting. Post-processing was limited to a crop, Grey World color balance to correct the orange glow created by compact fluorescent bulbs, and a Curves adjustment to darken shadow areas and bring forward some of the highlights.

What I like about the picture: The glow on the cross and the intensity of light on the horse.

What I don't like: Not much, but if you look hard you can see my wife's shoes, which I didn't see when I was arranging the flag quilt.

DSC_2662:

This American Robin (or "Rouge Gorge" in French) has a nest in the tree on our front lawn.

A couple of weeks ago, I was doing Spring inspection of our lawn and noticed a tiny light blue Robin's egg on the ground so I think it was a fatality of this nest.

Yesterday, I was sitting outside with my camera waiting for birds to come to the tree and suddenly 3 Grackles showed up. The Grackles made a lot of loud noise and were trying to get at this nest in the tree. The pair of nesting Robins rallied and chased away the Grackles successfully.

Today I went looking for the nest, spotted it, and managed to get this shot of one of the adult pair incubating the remaining eggs.

This nest is not very far from the Starling nest in the eaves of my neighbour's house. The Starlings sometime visit this tree, but I've noticed that the Starlings always seem to be chasing away other Starlings who try to get into their own nest.

ROCKLINE'S JUICE - JAXSON x CIROCK

American Geekthic. (altho actually, i think caterina's Canadian... eh?)

correction: she's a yankee, sez stewart ... see below

American Bittern at the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge

Photo Credit: Ken Sturm/USFWS

First timer at Selsey. Owned by her keeper for 20 years and frequently used to frighten motorcycles on the A27

Manhood Classics monthly gathering, East Beach Car Park, Selsey, West Sussex

Glenmore Landfill, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Cape Henlopen, Delaware

The American Tobacco Campus is located beside the Durham Bulls Triple-A baseball park, adjacent to the new 2,800-seat performing arts center, and bordered by the highly traveled NC-147. The campus features an on-site YMCA, public green space, biking trails, and five restaurants. American Tobacco is home to some of the most prominent businesses in the region, including the nationally recognized public broadcasting station, WUNC Radio. American Tobacco is a registered historic site with roots in the American Tobacco Factory established in the 1800s.

Miller St. Pond, Seekonk, Massachusetts | December

I spent some time last week fishing and camping in Central Oregon. There were hundreds of these giant birds on the lake in their breeding plumage. The wing span can get to 10 feet and they can reach over 70 inches in length. This shot was taken from my friends boat in the early morning light. It was great to watch them fly just a few inches above the water surface. Really amazing birds. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_pelican

2010 Miss America

American Samoa 7

American Queen is said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. The ship was built in 1995 and is a six-deck recreation of a classic Mississippi riverboat, built by McDermott Shipyard for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company. Although the American Queen's stern paddlewheel is indeed powered by a steam plant, her secondary propulsion, in case of an emergency and for maneuverability around tight areas where the paddle wheel can not navigate, comes from a set of diesel-electric propellers known as Z-drives on either side of the sternwheel. She has 222 state rooms for a capacity of 436 guests and a crew of 160. She is 418 feet (127 m) long and 89 feet (27 m) wide. (Wikipedia)

August 2010

American McGee's Alice for the PC. The inside is also really nice!

American River, El Dorado County, California

American 4 departs Los Angeles on Flagship Service, heading for New York Kennedy.

N103NN

Airbus A321-231

Construction Number: 5884

First Flight: 10 December 2013, as D-AVZW

Delivery: 17 December 2013, American Airlines

Gilmer County (GA) Engine 2 is a 1988 GMC/American engine with a 1000 gpm pump and 500 gallon tank. It is a diesel with manual transmission and carries a serial number of 14648. Photo taken on 17 June 1995.

Ricoh 35mm SLR

An American Redstart in a woodland area of Whitewater State Park, Minnesota

Le 29 Juin 1927,soit un mois apres le vol historique de Charles Lindbergh,un FOKKER F7 baptisé AMERICA quittait Roosevelt Field a New York pour le premier courrier postal aerien au dessus de l'Atlantique Nord.Sa destination etait Paris,France.Quarante deux heures plus tard et apres avoir essuyé une tempete terrible,l'America arrivait a destination ,mais Paris etait recouvert d'une epaisse couche de brouillard.Etant a court de carburant,le Commandant de bord Richard Byrd demanda a Bernt Bachen de se diriger vers la cote et d'amerrir au large de Ver-sur-Mer.Les habitants du village organiserent les secours ,sauvant les quatre membres d'equipage ainsi que le courrier dont ils avaient la charge

Musee AMERICA-GOLD BEACH,Ver-sur-Mer.

About 30 days after Lindbergh historic flight,on June 29th 1927, a FOKKER F7 named AMERICA left Roosevelt Field in New york,carrying the first official mail to Paris,France.

42 hours later,after having faced a terrific storm,the "AMERICA" arrived over Paris but could not land due to heavy fog.Being short of fuel,Captain Richard Byrd instructed Bernt Balchen to fly toward the coast in Normandy and to set down in the water next to Ver-sur-Mer.The crew was rescued by the locals and the mail saved.

AMERICA-GOLD BEACH museum,Ver-sur-Mer .

Lettre de Rodman Wanamaka,prseident de The American Trans Ocean Company au President Gaston Doumergue:

Letter from Rodman Wanamaka,Chairman The American Trans Ocean Company to French President Gaston Doumergue June 21/1927:

Your Excellency,

"AMERICA" brings France a sacred American flag.It was made by the grand grand grand niece of Betsy Rose of Philadelphia who designed and made our Republic first flag.Identical material has been used for it.Commander Richard E.BYRD of the "AMERICA " brings you this flag,begging you to consecrate it on the grave where the valiant French Knight and brave friend of America ,La Fayette,lives in the minge soil about our two countries.

So that ,by appropriate ceremonies,this flag may symbolize the profond gratitude we steel feel for the indomitable sons of heroic France .

May the consecrated flag been return to take it's place in the independance hall of Philadelphia ,where America proclamed for the 2nd time our freedom,thus sealing the circle which units the two Republics in the eternal links of Liberty,Equality and Fraternity.

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) - Center Road (a.k.a. P.A.P.I. (precision approach path indicator) Lights Road), Canaveral National Seashore, Wilson, Florida

National Gallery of Art

The American Robin looks like a big sparrow, about twice the size of a common sparrow. It is a migratory bird, and is currently paying a visit to the San Francisco Bay area. There are lot of them around, and they are quite musical.

Sony A7-II + Tamron 150-600mm + Sony LAEA4 adapter

A7Mk2-_DSC0332

The new magnifier feature in flickr is terrible! If you click the image, you see a bigger image, but it is done with pixel doubling, which destroys the sharpness and micro contrast. If you'd like to see the image in a larger size, please click the "Download this photo" button at the bottom right corner of the image, and click the "View all sizes" link to see the original size in your browser, or click the "Original" link to download the high res image to your computer and see it with your image editing software.

..I gotta say he was what brought this country down so i throw the FINGAZ up all in his face!!!! GEORGE JR. U DESTROYED AMERICA!!!!!!!.....And you really belive you did a good job........Well THAT KID RICH says FUCK YOU!!!!!!!! Who's the real TERRORIST???

On the mosaic sidewalk across from the crew hotel

{My 2nd GIG trip, 30AUG-01SEP2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil layover}

São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

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Ruth's Career as a Flight Attendant – Happy Highlights –

The time has come for me to say a certain good-bye. I have decided to accept a Voluntary Early Out Program (VEOP) of the world's largest airline – saving another flight attendant from being cut involuntarily due to the corona virus pandemic – since our Company doesn't need 80% of us now. Upon leaving September 27, 2021, once exited, I turn into a retiree with full retirement benefits. So I worked my last trip March 1-4, 2020, not knowing – the Lord knew – it'd be my last, and very good.

My first flight to Germany, when I was a child, took 2 days, on a Constellation propeller aircraft in 1960 transporting military families like ours, hugging coastlines and stopping every so often along the way to refuel. Four years later, ending my father's tour of duty, I flew back to America on a jet airliner.

In working flights from the early 90's into 2020 I encountered unexpected joys, exceptionally difficult people, and potentially deadly situations; however, on 1 flight a passenger came to the jetbridge boarding door I was working on his hands... because he had no legs; he had to walk into the restroom on his hands, then ate his meals with those same hands. I said to myself that I wouldn't complain about anything ever again.

Never did any flight I was working on cancel; however, during one month of 4 transatlantic Frankfurt trips, the flight from the day before on 3 of my 4 return flights cancelled: we carried their relaxed, rested return (deadheading) crew, who had an extra full day in Germany to enjoy doing whatever they wanted to do, back over the ocean, working the totally filled flights while they sat, ate, and slept in passenger seats, 100% full airplane each time! I wished I also could have had an extra day, too, at least once!

In a quarter century I flew Germany about 1,000 times as Speaker (making the airplane announcements in German), usually once, sometimes twice, occasionally 3 times in a week, even worked – assigned as a reserve – 10 transatlantic flights in 15 days, 5 trips back-to-back non-stop; plus worked other international destinations, also 5 years domestic, mostly 3-day but a few 1-, 2-, or 4-day, and 1 prized 5-day trip. I will have accumulated 29½ yrs. seniority from my 20May1992 hire, acquiring lifetime memories, enjoying amazing friendships. This scenic journey down memory lane highlights my working trips of which I have pictures: 1 in 1994; 2 in 2001; 2 in 2010; after buying a smart phone, 252 the next day 11AUG2012 through 04MAR2020. Enjoy this mere 1% of a total of ~70,000 photos and occasional notes on working trips as a crewmember!

I had a real hard time getting a good shot of a male Redstart on my trip. For birds with a black face, you really need the sun to light them up properly to show their face. I ended up getting this shot here in St. Catharines today!

American Graffiti - Mels in Universal Studios Florida - nov 1990 -

Canon A-1/Kodak Film 35mm/Ektar 100

Miss Asian America 2008

American Crow - Blue Ridge Parkway, NC

Bird Species (# 144) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000

Reinita Amarilla

Setophaga petechia

american chopsuey

never grew um the size of a baseball before...

An American Bison standing hard against the sub zero temperatures in Northern Michigan.

Mack is a 21 year old rescue horse. When he came to me I was told he was a Trakehner and I searched long and hard for a brand of any kind. I couldn't find anything. Fast forward 6 months later, now with some meat on his ribs and a nice coat look what I found!! Mack will have a forever home with us and I think he is fantastic!!

Caledonia Wisconsin

The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis), also known as the eastern goldfinch, is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter.

The only finch in its subfamily to undergo a complete molt, the American goldfinch displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter, while the female is a dull yellow-brown shade which brightens only slightly during the summer. The male displays brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate.

-wiki

Prints for sale at:

fineartamerica.com/featured/1-american-goldfinch-ricky-l-...

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Spirit Airlines

A320-232 N601NK

s/n 4206 del. MAR/2010

American Airlines

MD-83 N9625W

ln nbr 2244 del. DEC/2001

ex-TWA del. OCT/1998

American Airlines

IATA - AA

ICAO - AAL

Based at Dallas, Texas

American Radio & TV at approximately 1800 Wilson Boulevard with its RCA and Zenith signs. [7000i-077-11]

OWS - March Against Spectra Manhattan, NY 12-06-05

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved construction of the NJ-NY Expansion Project, also known as the Spectra Pipeline. The Spectra Pipeline's radon-laced, fracked gas could shorten the lifespan of up to of 30,000 New Yorkers due to lung cancer. There is also risk the pipeline—which would run near parks, a chemical plant, under the Hudson, and emerge near the West Village High Line—could blow-up, just as a pipeline with similar specs exploded in San Bruno, California in 2010.

The Hudson River Park Trust is granting an easement to Spectra Energy for their pipeline to cross state lines and receive sanctuary in the West Village. In order to accommodate Spectra, the Trust will have to change the Hudson River Park Act. More on that here.

Oh yeah, HRPT also wants to amend the act to allow for condo development along the Hudson. As Picture the Homeless has pointed out, there are more vacant homes in NYC than there are homeless. Instead of building more condos for the wealthy and destroying what little green space we have in New York, we need to ensure families have a roofs over their heads and revitalized New York's ecosystems.

OWS Environmental Solidarity will be ratcheting up the fight against the Spectra Pipeline this summer. Thursday's rally kicks off our campaign. On Tuesday we'll be paying FERC a visit: