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May 24, 2011. Taken at Emperial First. My lovely KittyCatS. My CatS, The Royal Family - Kate and William - and their 2nd kitten - George - which is also a Burmese Platinum.
Having met up with everyone else that came along on Sunday we walked back down to Trafalgar Square to meet our first strangers - and I met George.
I was overlooking the square as I saw George wandering across it towards the steps in the corner so I headed in that direction expecting to meet him at the bottom of the steps - I wasn't that lucky, half way down was as far as I had got, George was easily moving at a much faster pace than I imagined and as I introduced myself to him although he slowed in his ascent of the steps he still didn't stop. I very quickly explained why I wanted to photograph him and though he agreed with a very warm smile he still didn't stop ascending the steps. I could tell straight away this was going to be either great fun or a complete disaster.
In my mind George almost demanded a whole photoshoot to himself, there were so many details that seemed to all add together to make up this character. A couple of quick portraits and we had reached the top of the steps and George finally paused, "gotta keep movin' man" - it was obvious that I wasn't going to get as long with George as I really wanted so I stood back to get a full length shot with Nelsons Column in the background - George struck his pose for a couple of seconds and was off again. A quick handshake, a handover of my card, a final question about what he does - "I'm a woodworker, I make furniture" and with pencil and sketch pads in hand he was off.
A character in the classic sense and maybe even an enigma, I wish I had spent longer with George, I assumed the photos pinned to his scarf are his loved ones but I'll never know, perhaps that's how he likes it.
I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in the shots, I don't think they capture the warmth of his spirit - and certainly not the speed that he moved - but considering everything they could have been worse :)
Thank you for agreeing to take part in the project George.
This picture is #23 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
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Minister of finance George Papaconstantinou in parliament with the vice president of the goverment Theodoros Pangalos
Heading eastwards down George Street towards Easington in March 1970 is Connor & Graham's Leyland PD2/12/East Lancs of 1956 vintage, which had recently been acquired from Southdown and repainted from the latter's apple green and cream livery into something akin Brighton Hove & District red and cream. Its identity is not clear but is possibly RUF189, 190, 192 or 193. The Easington service of Connor & Graham was the only stage service into Hull run by an independent operator. C&G did not have access to the joint KHCT/EYMS bus station but terminated some distance away in Baker Street, adjacent to Hull Central Library. Connor & Graham enjoyed a long 70-years' life as an independent, being finally taken over by East Yorkshire Motor Services in January 1993.
Let's take a closer look at the architectural backdrop: at the far left behind the bus is the handsome facade of Carmichael's, the most upmarket of Hull's department stores. My mother rated it highly, specifically for the coffee served in its cafeteria, better than Hammond's she reckoned - Mama was a connoisseur of these things. The late actor Ian Carmichael (1920-2010) was a scion of the family. The store closed some years ago but the building survives, used latterly as a nightclub.
But the eye is surely drawn to the art nouveau exhuberance of the Criterion cinema, flanked by its lions. These alas are all that survive today, in a Hornsea park. The Criterion opened as the Majestic in 1915, being renamed in 1935. It had closed forever its doors to patrons just before I grabbed my pic. Demolition followed soon afterwards, and the site is today occupied by the blandest of office developments.
I was fortunate enough to see one film before the Criterion's demise, and this may or may not have changed my life. As an impressionable 17-year old eager to make his mark in life, I viewed "Blow-Up" (1966), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and the exotic model, Verushka. The film depicts a shallow - and darker - side to the 1960s Swinging London scene. The David Hemmings fashion photographer character (allegedly inspired by David Bailey) is weary and increasingly less involved with the frenetic world around him, but his life is jolted after he may - or may not - have been witness to a murder, with La Redgrave as a true femme fatale - or maybe not. But what the heck! This was definitely going to be the life for me: I was just taking the most tentative juvenile steps in photography, armed with my Kodak Bantam, but my future was marked out in lights. Just like David Hemmings, before too long I too would be having women hurl their bodies at me. Er, yes, well...fast forward 45 years. What happened exactly? I carried on photographing buses and trains, even endeavoured to become a Photographer With A Social Conscience as I explored the by-ways of Hull. But very few Vanessa Redgraves and Verushkas so far...
George Washington stops at the light, signaling for a right turn.
Mount Vernon neighborhood, Baltimore City.
"Extolling your might, O Lord, we humbly implore you, that, as Saint George imitated the Passion of the Lord, so he may lend us ready help in our weakness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."
– Collect for the feast of St George (23 April).
Stained glass by Kempe from Winchester Cathedral.
Accession Number: 1972:0033:0021
Maker: Alexander Gardner (Scottish, 1821 - 1882)
Title: George B. Atzerodt
Date: 1865
Medium: albumen print
Dimensions: Image: 16.6 x 12.9 cm, Mount: 27 x 34.5 cm
George Eastman House Collection
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Homemade George Washington doll wearing a black wool suit, crocheted jacket, cuffs. The hands are crocheted also and the shoes have metal buckles and are stiffened with wax. He also wears a white kid masonic apron, breeches, and silk hose. A sculpted face is crocheted over composition, with fine blonde hair, eyes, eyebrows and mouth.
In the collection of the Hingham Historical Society [DOLL14].
British postcard by Art Photo in the Famous Film Stars series, no. 36. Caption: George Raft - Born 27th September, 1903, in New York City. Black hair, brown eyes. Height 5ft, 10 Ins. In his teens was professional fly-weight boxer. Later took up professional dancing. Has stage experience before coming to the screen. Films include: 'The Trumpet Blows', 'Limehouse Blues', 'Rumba', 'Every Night at Eight' and 'The Woman Tamer'.
American actor George Raft (1901-1980) was born and grew up in a poor family in Hell's Kitchen, at the time one of the roughest, meanest areas of New York City. With his dark good looks and sharp dressing, Raft tried his luck in Hollywood. His first big role was as the coin-tossing henchman in Scarface (1932). His career was marked by numerous tough-guy roles, often a gangster or convict. The believability with which he played these, together with his lifelong associations with real-life gangsters like Bugsy Siegel, added to persistent rumours that he was also a gangster. The slightly shady reputation helped his popularity early on, but it made him somewhat undesirable to movie executives later in his career. He somewhat parodied his gangster reputation in Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959).
George Raft was born George Ranft in New York in 1901. He was the eldest of ten children of German immigrant Conrad Ranft and his wife Eva Glockner. His parents worked as dancers in New York nightclubs. George grew up in poor circumstances in Hell's Kitchen, at the time one of the roughest, meanest areas of New York City. George Raft spoke fluent German, which he had learned from his parents. In his childhood, he befriended the later mobsters Bugsy Siegel and Owney Madden, who grew up in the same neighbourhoods as he did. The friendship between Siegel and Raft lasted a lifetime, with Raft making Siegel's acquaintances in Hollywood and using his popularity to support him in courtroom prosecutions. Raft ran away from home at the age of 13. In his younger years, he tried his hand as a boxer, taxi driver and nightclub dancer. His success as a dancer in New York nightclubs led him to Broadway, where he also worked as a dancer. Fred Astaire, in his autobiography 'Steps in Time' (1959), said Raft was "the neatest, fastest Charleston dancer ever. He practically floored me with his footwork." George Raft married Grayce Mulrooney in 1923 but soon after they would divorce. Grayce, a devout Catholic, refused Raft a divorce, however, and he remained married to her until her death in 1970. Raft later had several relationships with Betty Grable and Mae West. He appeared with Mae West in both her first film, Night After Night (Archie Mayo, 1932) and her last film, Sextette (Ken Hughes, 1977). He openly declared that he wanted to marry Norma Shearer, but his wife's refusal to divorce meant that his wedding plans came to nothing.
George Raft moved to Hollywood in 1929 and first played small roles there. His success came in Scarface (Howard Hawks, 1932). He played Guino Rinaldo, the aspiring gangster partner of Paul Muni, who is ultimately killed by him because of an affair with his sister. Raft's charisma made him an ideal gangster on the silver screen. Raft solidified his reputation as a movie star in the 1930s with crime and gangster films such as The Glass Key (1935). In 1938 he played the male lead in You and I, directed by Fritz Lang. He was one of the most popular actors in gangster roles of the 1930s, with James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson. Raft and Cagney worked as convicts in a prison in Each Dawn I Die (William Keighley, 1939). From 1945 his popularity waned and from then on he was mostly seen as the lead in B-movies in Film Noir style. He also took leading roles in European films. In the 1950s, Raft, along with Kosher-Nostra head Meyer Lansky and mob boss Santo Trafficante, opened the Capri Casino in Havana, which was initially financially successful. However, he lost it in 1959 to the revolution in Cuba. In 1965, Raft was accused of tax evasion because of his financial problems. However, he got off with a suspended sentence as he pleaded guilty. In 1967, Britain banned him from entering the country because of his Mafia contacts. One of his best-known later film appearances was in the comedy classic Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959), where he played the gangster boss "Spats Colombo" in a parody of his usual roles. Some Like It Hot became one of Raft's last major film appearances. In the 1960s and 1970s, the veteran star mostly had to settle for cameo appearances. Raft's last film Sam Marlow, Private Detective (Robert Day, 1980) was released in the last year of his life and was a tribute to his co-star Humphrey Bogart. George Raft died of leukaemia in Los Angeles in November 1980 at the age of 79. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Sources: Ken Yousten (IMDb), Wikipedia (Dutch and English) and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
Ionia County
Woodland Lake Rd.
"George Pray was born August 27, 1825, in Allegheny County, New York. His parents Ezek and Sallie came to Michigan in 1825, when George was five weeks old, and were among the earliest settlers in Superior Township, Washtenaw County. They purchased and improved a large farm there, where George’s life up to age fourteen was similar to all boys on the farm. At fourteen he entered the Ann Arbor Academy and prepared for the University. In 1841, when the University opened, he entered the first class at age sixteen, and became a member of the first graduating class of the U of M in 1845.
He pursued the practice of Medicine in Ann Arbor and elsewhere, but in 1856 relocated to Ronald Township, along the shore of Woodard Lake, where he purchased over 500 acres.
Here Doctor Pray and his wife Deidamia (they had married in 1849) resolved to raise their son. They had a large home and array of farm buildings erected on the site, where their descendants continued to live for several generations.
Of the Doctor’s life at the estate, he was very active in the community. A leader in the local Grange all his life, he was also Ronald Township Supervisor, Representative to the State Legislature, and active in the University’s administration.
After a few years back in Ann Arbor, they returned to the Ronald farm in 1867. Their life there was good, until Deidamia became ill with pneumonia and died childless on March 14, 1875, at the age of 46.
After a year of mourning, he married Adele on April 9, 1876, and became the father of a boy on June 16, 1877. George and Adele had five children total, of whom three lived and attended the University of Michigan.
After a day calling on patients in dead of winter, George too caught pneumonia and died January 27, 1890, at age 64. His two youngest children died of whooping cough within four months of his death. Five months after that, in October, Adele died of consumption at age 32, leaving three orphaned children, ages 13, 7 and 5. The children remained at the farm, where parcels were sold off to put them through the University as well.
Eventually the family began to move on, and visit the Woodard Lake property only seasonally. The home being empty much of the year began to take its toll, and ultimately the place remained unvisited for
several years.
The Picketts then came on the scene, seeing the great potential in the home. Over several years, they began to rebuild and restore the place as both a home and bed-and-breakfast establishment. The ICHS members agree that the couple have done a marvelous job at it!
In addition to the fascinating history of the Pray House, the Picketts’ own person-ality has found its way into the decor. This includes not only treasures that date back to the house’s origins, but more modern “arti-facts.” From the oil lamp and player piano in the parlor, to the barber chairs and pin-ball machines, every room was a delightful discovery. There was a “juke box” which had been in the original Woodard Lake Pavilion (now long gone) and paintings and print ads framed on the walls to connect today with the distant past."
-- January 2014, The Chronicle of the Ionia County Historical Society
Please board the revolution here.
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This image is part of a continuing series following the unrest and events in Minneapolis following the May 25th, 2020 murder of George Floyd.
Belgian 10 Euro coin issued on the 100th anniversary of his birthday. Most published author of the 20th century.
There were TV series of his Commissioner Maigret character in about 8 different countries.
"George Washington" (1960) by C. Edgar Patience at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum in Scranton, PA.
British postcard, no. 58. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
American actor George Raft (1901-1980) was born and grew up in a poor family in Hell's Kitchen, at the time one of the roughest, meanest areas of New York City. With his dark good looks and sharp dressing, Raft tried his luck in Hollywood. His first big role was as the coin-tossing henchman in Scarface (1932). His career was marked by numerous tough-guy roles, often a gangster or convict. The believability with which he played these, together with his lifelong associations with real-life gangsters like Bugsy Siegel, added to persistent rumours that he was also a gangster. The slightly shady reputation helped his popularity early on, but it made him somewhat undesirable to movie executives later in his career. He somewhat parodied his gangster reputation in Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959).
George Raft was born George Ranft in New York in 1901. He was the eldest of ten children of German immigrant Conrad Ranft and his wife Eva Glockner. His parents worked as dancers in New York nightclubs. George grew up in poor circumstances in Hell's Kitchen, at the time one of the roughest, meanest areas of New York City. George Raft spoke fluent German, which he had learned from his parents. In his childhood, he befriended the later mobsters Bugsy Siegel and Owney Madden, who grew up in the same neighbourhoods as he did. The friendship between Siegel and Raft lasted a lifetime, with Raft making Siegel's acquaintances in Hollywood and using his popularity to support him in courtroom prosecutions. Raft ran away from home at the age of 13. In his younger years, he tried his hand as a boxer, taxi driver and nightclub dancer. His success as a dancer in New York nightclubs led him to Broadway, where he also worked as a dancer. Fred Astaire, in his autobiography 'Steps in Time' (1959), said Raft was "the neatest, fastest Charleston dancer ever. He practically floored me with his footwork." George Raft married Grayce Mulrooney in 1923 but soon after they would divorce. Grayce, a devout Catholic, refused Raft a divorce, however, and he remained married to her until her death in 1970. Raft later had several relationships with Betty Grable and Mae West. He appeared with Mae West in both her first film, Night After Night (Archie Mayo, 1932) and her last film, Sextette (Ken Hughes, 1977). He openly declared that he wanted to marry Norma Shearer, but his wife's refusal to divorce meant that his wedding plans came to nothing.
George Raft moved to Hollywood in 1929 and first played small roles there. His success came in Scarface (Howard Hawks, 1932). He played Guino Rinaldo, the aspiring gangster partner of Paul Muni, who is ultimately killed by him because of an affair with his sister. Raft's charisma made him an ideal gangster on the silver screen. Raft solidified his reputation as a movie star in the 1930s with crime and gangster films such as The Glass Key (1935). In 1938 he played the male lead in You and I, directed by Fritz Lang. He was one of the most popular actors in gangster roles of the 1930s, with James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson. Raft and Cagney worked as convicts in a prison in Each Dawn I Die (William Keighley, 1939). From 1945 his popularity waned and from then on he was mostly seen as the lead in B-movies in Film Noir style. He also took leading roles in European films. In the 1950s, Raft, along with Kosher-Nostra head Meyer Lansky and mob boss Santo Trafficante, opened the Capri Casino in Havana, which was initially financially successful. However, he lost it in 1959 to the revolution in Cuba. In 1965, Raft was accused of tax evasion because of his financial problems. However, he got off with a suspended sentence as he pleaded guilty. In 1967, Britain banned him from entering the country because of his Mafia contacts. One of his best-known later film appearances was in the comedy classic Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959), where he played the gangster boss "Spats Colombo" in a parody of his usual roles. Some Like It Hot became one of Raft's last major film appearances. In the 1960s and 1970s, the veteran star mostly had to settle for cameo appearances. Raft's last film Sam Marlow, Private Detective (Robert Day, 1980) was released in the last year of his life and was a tribute to his co-star Humphrey Bogart. George Raft died of leukaemia in Los Angeles in November 1980 at the age of 79. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Sources: Ken Yousten (IMDb), Wikipedia (Dutch and English) and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
Impression of the Seal of the Guild of St George, Ferrara.
Italian gilt-bronze, 13th Century, in an exhibition in the British Museum.
George Hendrik Breitner, Girl in Red Kimono, Geesje Kwak, 1893–95. Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 1/2 in. Noortman Master Paintings, Amsterdam. On behalf of private collection, Netherlands.
George's (@stancyvw) bagged CC on K3 Projekt IND-SB6s.
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we went to the george eastman house in rochester
for valentine's day.
it was amazing..they let you take pics inside
(although, it makes sense that they would
since he invented hand-held cameras..)
:)
GEORGE FREEMAN QUARTET - live@inntoene Festival 04.06.2017 - weitere Fotos unter:
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Jazz am Bauernhof
Besetzung:
George Freeman: guitar
Osian Roberts: sax
Jan Korinek: hammond organ
Jeff Boudroux: drums