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This is the other end of the summer. I'm in the same trousers, now wrinkled and oil-stained. The shirt is probably 60% poly, the shoes are Adidas Runners, hot items that year.
My precious Filson packer hat, my 'trademark', that I have had for decades, bought in Canada but I don't remember when. It's a mess now, but I still wear it. In fact I ordered a new one quite some time ago, but it is still in its packaging as I love this old one so much.
For Looking Close on Friday theme 'Headwear'.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Photo by: A. Shamandour
Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Cincinnati was founded in 1788 when Mathias Denman, Colonel Robert Patterson and Israel Ludlow landed at the spot on the north bank of the Ohio River opposite the mouth of the Licking River. The original surveyor, John Filson, named it "Losantiville". In 1790, Arthur St. Clair, the governor of the Northwest Territory, changed the name of the settlement to "Cincinnati" in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, of which he was a member.
Germans were among the first settlers. General David Ziegler succeeded General St. Clair in command at Fort Washington and became the mayor of Cincinnati in 1802. Cincinnati was incorporated as a city in 1819. The introduction of steam navigation on the Ohio River in 1811 and the completion of the Miami and Erie Canal helped the city grow to 115,000 residents by 1850.
Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal began on July 21, 1825, when it was called the Miami Canal, related to its origin at the Great Miami River. The canal became operational in 1827. In 1827, the canal connected Cincinnati to nearby Middletown; by 1840, it had reached Toledo. During this period of rapid expansion, residents of Cincinnati began referring to the city as the "Queen" city.
Cincinnati depended on trade with the slave states south of the Ohio River, at a time when growing numbers of African Americans were settling in the state. This led to tensions between anti-abolitionists and citizens in favor of lifting restrictions on blacks codified in the "Black Code" of 1804. There were riots in 1829, where many blacks lost their homes and property, further riots in 1836 in which an abolitionist press was twice destroyed, and more rioting in 1842.
Railroads were the first major form of commercial transportation to come to Cincinnati. In 1836, the Little Miami Railroad was chartered. Construction began soon after, to connect Cincinnati with the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, and provide access to the ports of the Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie.
In 1859, Cincinnati laid out six streetcar lines, using horse-drawn cars, making it easier for people to get around the city. By 1872, Cincinnatians could travel on the streetcars within the city and transfer to rail cars for travel to the hill communities. The Cincinnati Inclined Plane Company began transporting people to the top of Mount Auburn that year.
Cincinnati, a major city of the Ohio Valley, is situated on the north bank of the Ohio River in Hamilton County, which is the extreme southwestern county of the state of Ohio. It is midway by river between the cities of Pittsburgh and Cairo. The city lies opposite the mouth of the Licking River, which fact was apparently the determinant as to its original location.
Cincinnati's core metro area spans parts of southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 79.54 square miles (206.01 km2), of which 77.94 square miles (201.86 km2) is land and 1.60 square miles (4.14 km2) is water. The city spreads over a number of hills, bluffs, and low ridges overlooking the Ohio River in the Bluegrass region of the country. Cincinnati is geographically located within the Midwest and is on the far northern periphery of the Upland South. Two-thirds of the American population live within a one-day drive of the city.
This topography is often used for physical activity. The Steps of Cincinnati provide pedestrians a mode to traverse the many hills in the city. In addition to practical use linking hillside neighborhoods, the 400 stairways provide visitors scenic views of the Cincinnati area.
seen in the window of Filson, a new store in Gastown, sooo nice inside, fab stuff, very high end, I scored a gorgeous catalogue fer free :)
In the old days, Gastown was where loggers and sailors flopped in rooming houses and hotels, drank and caroused in local bars until the weather improved and they ran out of money, then off they skedaddled to the waterways and dense forests, to work hard, make money, then return to Gastown for fun and relaxation. There is no way they would have ever been able to afford the stuff in this store, and would probably have ran them out of town :)
And I got to spend a few mornings here alone, with good coffee.
Nikon D700 FX
Nikon 12-24mm AFS ED Zoom lens
Lens set at 18mm
The Filson Historical Society
The Ferguson Mansion, home of the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville.
The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately supported historical society located at 1310 South 3rd Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The Filson is an organization dedicated to providing continuing adult education in the form of quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal, Ohio Valley History, a quarterly magazine, The Filson, weekly lectures, historical tours, and exhibits.[1]
The Filson Historical Society
The Ferguson Mansion, home of the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville.
The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately supported historical society located at 1310 South 3rd Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The Filson is an organization dedicated to providing continuing adult education in the form of quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal, Ohio Valley History, a quarterly magazine, The Filson, weekly lectures, historical tours, and exhibits.[1]
And guess which gets worn more!
Top - Australian Akubra slouch hat, which for some reason I thought I had always wanted. In 2013 I paid $130 for it, Now $150. I didn't like the clipped up left brim, characteristic of the Australian Army, so I removed the brass clip to have full sun protection on both ears.
About 2 years ago I saw the other hat in our corner thrift store for $7. It was old and crushed, but apparently unworn. It is lighter, flexible, and can be rolled up and put in a pocket. Plus, it has character. It became my everyday walking hat. The narrow and flexible brim allows it to be worn in the car, and to slip a camera strap over. And I don't worry about a $130 hat blowing away.
It is a Filson Tin Cloth Packer Hat, which retails on the Web for $52 to $75.
The brick mansion dates back to 1884 but its significant history begins in 1899 when Louisville industrialist Edwin Hite Ferguson purchased the home. In a successful attempt to overshadow the surrounding Victorian houses in the neighborhood, he commissioned the Louisville architectural firm Cobb and Dodd — the same firm that designed the Seelbach Hotel + Kentucky Capitol Building
The 4-year renovation began in 1902 and included wood and damask paneling, sculpted marble, bronze mantelpieces, an oak staircase framed by 4 carved wooden columns + a turquoise chimney with gold iridescent glass.
The Ferguson family lived in the mansion until 1924. After the Ferguson fortune dwindled, Edwin sold the house to the Pearson family which operated the mansion as Pearson Funeral Home until the mid-70s.
The Filson collects, preserves, and tells the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture. Come visit us in the beautiful Ferguson Mansion and Owsley Brown II History Center
Clock sign outside the Shinola North Loop Store, 228 North Washington Avenue #150, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shinola is an upscale dealer of watches and other items. This location closed in February 2018 and the store moved to a nearby mall.
The Filson Historical Society
The Ferguson Mansion, home of the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville.
The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately supported historical society located at 1310 South 3rd Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The Filson is an organization dedicated to providing continuing adult education in the form of quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal, Ohio Valley History, a quarterly magazine, The Filson, weekly lectures, historical tours, and exhibits.[1]
The Filson Historical Society
The Ferguson Mansion, home of the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville.
The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately supported historical society located at 1310 South 3rd Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The Filson is an organization dedicated to providing continuing adult education in the form of quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal, Ohio Valley History, a quarterly magazine, The Filson, weekly lectures, historical tours, and exhibits.[1]
The Filson collects, preserves, and tells the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture. Come visit us in the beautiful Ferguson Mansion and Owsley Brown II History Center
Dining Room fireplace on the first floor of the Edwin Hite Ferguson Mansion. The glass tile fireplace is credited to the Chicago firm of Orlando Giannini. The glass artwork depicts a flowering vine growing over a brick wall.
Edwin Hite Ferguson (1852-1924) was a Louisville industrialist who made his fortune in the cottonseed-oil business. His company grew to be the 2nd largest of its kind in the world. Ferguson commissioned the Louisville architectural firm Cobb and Dodd—the same firm responsible for designing the Seelbach Hotel and the Kentucky capitol building—to design his home in 1901. Construction of the mansion took four years (1901-1905) and $100,000, approximately ten times the cost of the neighboring Victorian homes. At the time, the mansion was the most expensive home in Louisville. In comparison, the home would cost an estimated $2 million today, which doesn’t include the difficulty or cost of the intricate craftsmanship found throughout the building. Since 1986, the mansion has been the home of The Filson Historical Society.
The Filson collects, preserves, and tells the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture. Come visit us in the beautiful Ferguson Mansion and Owsley Brown II History Center
he Filson collects, preserves, and tells the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture. Come visit us in the beautiful Ferguson Mansion and Owsley Brown II History Center
The Filson collects, preserves, and tells the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture. Come visit us in the beautiful Ferguson Mansion and Owsley Brown II History Center
Self portrait captured with my Minolta Autocord on JCH StreetPan 400 film. Developed with D76 at 1:1.
Haven't done one of these in a few years, and I've upgraded most of the (ever-changing) kit. Figured it was time.
This is about as much as the Filson 256 can hold. This is the max carry, for me--more often the laptop stays docked at home and the iPad has its own sleeve that rides opposite the Grid-It.