View allAll Photos Tagged Filthy
As an historical re-enactor I often portray an Indentured Servant broker ca. 1800. In that character one had to have a certain amount of specie on hand. This was often carried in a leather poke carried in a waistcoat pocket or contained in a possibles bag similar to this one. Gold and silver coins were the most common forms of payment. If you look closely at this image you may notice a few odd shaped triangular silver pieces known as pieces of eight. These are so called because the Spanish silver dollar was cut into 8 pieces. One such piece is called a bit; 2 bits equaled a quarter, 4 bits 50 cents and so on. For a long time this was the only way fractional currency was made. A wax sealed letter is also visible in this image.
As a broker of Indentured servants I was essentially a middle man who bought the indentures of migrants or prisoners that came to the New World for a number of reasons. We prepared the legal documents, filed them in court, and saw to the exchange of money between the servant and the person who purchased the indenture. We took a cut of that purchase as our fee. We would often meet ships from overseas who carried indentured servants to the New World and purchase the indentures from the ships captains. We then resold those indentures to people who needed a servant or worker locally. Most persons who came to the New World in the mid 18th century to the mid 19th century came here under indenture. Other Indentured servants came here either because they were convicted of a crime or otherwise needed to settle a debt. Parents sometimes indentured their children when they could not afford them. In theory, the children would get a room and board while also learning a trade. The parents would receive the money for the indenture to pay their expenses and debts. If you think about it, we were much like a sports or entertainers agent who sought out prospects and arrange terms of employment while taking a cut of that person's earnings as a fee.
Grain hoppers head east & west through the Kenney Street crosing on CN's Skeena Sub in Terrace, BC - 4 April 2019 [© WCK-JST]
On a wet and dismal morning a filthy Colas Class 60 is seen heading towards Niddrie West Junction. 60047 is hauling 6D62, Oxwellmains - Viewpark loaded cement train on Monday 20th November 2017 at 0850.
Mad or what !
A filthy 755415 passes through Whitlingham Junction on the 28th October 2020. Since this photo was taken, a new train washer, costing £1.2 million, has been installed at Norwich Crown Point depot in December 2020 as part of the Stadler invasion of Greater Anglia's fleet.
On filthy day in North Cardiff we 66130 working the 6C45 10:54 Tower Colliery to Aberthaw PS with 21 loaded HTA's passing southbound through Radyr nr Cardiff. The train is approaching a permanent speed restriction sign with directional arrow on the right of the picture here the train crosses over the loop line and the speed for the crossing reduces from 40 mph to 25 mph. The train will continue to cross over until it joins the City Line towards Cardiff. Taken on Thursday 18.12.2014
INNOCENT & FILTHY
(DROP 2 LIVEPAINTING - POSCA ON CARDBOARD)
MANY THANKS TO: LIDIA, PHYL, MIZZO, SAFU, EMPTYAGE
PROPS TO: PBK9(!), SCHWARZMALER KKADE BARE AERO, MALIK, NOTE, CHROMEO, PASE AND SHARK
DROP2 CLIP:
DROP 2
2012 - 06 - 16 LES DOCKS LAUSANNE
Graffiti - Peinture - Design Graphique - Toy Custom - DJ & VJ SET
MORE ARTWORK:
With so little rain over the last few weeks the Ribble is little more than a tricklle - most of that will be thanks to privatised water company's dumping raw sewage into water courses ... Treating sewage is costly and contrary to max profit for chief execs, don't you know!
A Christmas outing for the Odiham branch of the Hampshire Jolly Boys took preserved former Stagecoach Fleet Buzz liveried Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer 2 33306 AE51VFV on a recreation run of the 72 route from Aldershot to Reading. The run took us through Church Crookham, Fleet, Elvetham Heath, Hartley Wintney, Riseley, Swallowfield and Spencers Wood. On the return journey we diverted onto the former route 30 from Fleet Station into Farnborough before returning to Aldershot. A jolly trip had by all!
Strobist Stuff: 430ex2 in 60in umbrella at camera right.
True Stuff: I loves my ef50mm 1.4, it really only leaves bad pictures on me. I think I may be getting the hang of flash photography finally. More pics will have to be taken to know for sure.